The pulse [2016]
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21. 50th anniversary of the Cultural Revolution, discussion with Jean-Pierre Cabestan, Zhang Dejiang's visit & discussion with Maria Tam
2016-05-21
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"Monday marked the 50th anniversary of the Cultural Revolution, launched by Mao Zedong in May 1966. The resulting decade of political and social turmoil brought fatal levels of chaos to China and a ve...
22. Regulations of green roof and how barrier-free is Hong Kong
2016-05-28
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"Nature lovers can be thankful perhaps that so much of Hong Kong is either inconvenient to get to or not so easy to build on. There are more than 260 outlying islands, not forgetting the hills and mou...
23. June 4th: the rift between the Alliance & universities' student unions, collapse at old Central Police Station, and the "Age Friendly Community" subsidies
2016-06-04
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"It is now 27 years since the Tiananmen Square crackdown on June 4th 1989. Since then tens of thousands of people have gathered each year in Victoria Park to commemorate the dead and to demand that th...
24. Lancôme cancels concert with activist singer Denise Ho, the lead-contaminated water enquiry, and bad press for the DAB
2016-06-11
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"International brands like to use the faces and talents of stars and celebrities to boost sales of their products. In the spirit of cultural relativity and maximised profits, some are also driven to p...
25. Causeway Bay Bookstore book seller Lam Wing-kee spoke out, discussion with Albert Ho & William Nee, Belt Road Scholarship with Michael Tien & Chan Ka-lok
2016-06-18
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"We are looking at what can only be described as a bombshell news conference held on Thursday by, Lam Wing-kee, one of the Causeway Bay booksellers detained on the Mainland, and, according to Mr Lam's...
26. UK leave EU, discussion with Anna Healy Fenton who's for Brexit, Sam Holsen for remain & scholar James Downes & interview with bookseller Lam Wing-kee
2016-06-25
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"Last week bookseller Lam Wing-kee gave a detailed account of what's been happening to him, and his four other colleagues from the Causeway Bay Bookstore, during their eight months in captivity. Chief...
27. July 1st March, Medical Council reform controversy: discussion with Kwok Ka-ki & Alex Lam of HK Patients' Voices
2016-07-02
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"Since the handover Hong Kong's pro-establishment figures have celebrated July 1st, while many civil society groups have taken to the streets to use this day for protests, most dramatically in 2003 wh...
28. Review of the cross-border notification mechanism, MTR South Island Line (East) and restructuring of bus routes and the regulations of mini-storage unit in industrial buildings
2016-07-09
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"This week a delegation of top Hong Kong officials went to Beijing to follow up on concerns over why Hong Kong had not been notified that four of its citizens had been detained in the mainland and to ...
29. CE Q&A, Review of Legco year, "709 crackdown" & discussion with John Clancey of China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group
2016-07-16
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"The Legco year is coming to an end and in September lawmakers are up for election. On Thursday, the Chief Executive addressed legislators' questions. For some, it was their last chance in the chamber...
30. Marine & electronic waste in HK and interview with Christine Loh, acting Secretary for the Environment
2016-07-23
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"Rubbish, garbage, trash, waste. No, we're not talking about recent events in Legco but the 9,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste Hong Kong produces every day, meaning that everyone who lives here is,...
