The pulse [2008]
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22:06 1. Do Our Legislators Deserve a Pay Rise?; Servicing Islamic Finance; More Electronic Waste
2008-01-04
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Part 1: The government announced that legislative councilors would get a pay rise of 15%. This part invited legislator Lee Cheuk-yan and Francis Hui of Legislative Councilors’ Catholic Monitors Group ...
22:03 2. More Activism for Democracy?; Night Shift Work and Health; US Election Primaries
2008-01-11
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Part 1: The pro-democrats are still seeking universal suffrage by 2012. This part looked into this issue. Part 2: Recently, a report from World Health Organization (WHO) had suggested that night shif...
22:06 3. Chief Executive Q & A in Legco; Public Radio Access and Technological Developments; Cruelty to Animals, Interview with Fiona Woodhouse of SPCA; Professor Paws Programme
2008-01-18
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Part 1: Chief executive Donald Tsang attended his first Legco question and answer session. He responded to social, economic and political issues. Part 2: The court case of unlicensed radio broadcaste...
21:18 4. A Shortsighted Budget?; A Not-so-level Playing Field?
2008-02-29
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Part 1: Financial Secretary John Tsang delivered his budget with a record high surplus. This part outlined the measures of the budget. It also invited legislator Lee Cheuk-yan and Chua Hoi-wai of HK C...
21:42 5. Property Developers and Public Space; The Work of Medecins Sans Frontieres - Dr. Christophe Fournie, International President, MSF; Macau - Coping With the Boom
2008-03-07
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Part 1: Over the years, some public space in private developments has been used by private enterprises. This part discussed this issue. Part 2: Interviewed with Dr. Christophe Fournier of Medecins Sa...
21:42 6. Consultation Paper on Healthcare Reform
2008-03-14
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The government listed six financing options in the consultation paper for health-care reform. In the first part, we talked to Dr. York Chow (Secretary for Food and Health) about the new proposal. In t...
21:20 7. Unrest in Tibet; Elections in Taiwan; English in the Air
2008-03-21
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Part 1: Tibetan monks staged an anti-Chinese protest in Lhasa. This part invited Mary Kissel of the Wall Street Journal Asia to analyze this incident. Part 2: Highlighted the news of Taiwan’s preside...
21:35 8. The Mainland's Migrant Workers; In-depth Interview - Departing British Consul Stephen Bradley
2008-03-28
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Part 1: In China, migrant workers were often badly treated. Cases such as contract violations, low-pay and poor working conditions are common. Recently, Chinese government appointed three migrant work...
21:51 9. Politics and the Olympics; Basic Law Test for Civil Servants; Interview with Martin Lee
2008-04-04
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Part 1: Politics has long been an important part of Olympic game. This part looked at some recent incidents such as unrest in Tibet and sentence of activist Hu Jia, which may bring politics to the com...
21:47 10. Oasis Airlines Bankruptcy; Racial Discrimination Legislation; Controversy Over Associate Degree Courses
2008-04-11
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Part 1: Hong Kong-based airliner Oasis shut down and applied for liquidation. This part invited Robin Kwong of Financial Times and Bruce Stanley of Wall Street Journal to analyze the reasons behind. ...
