Hong Kong connection [2003]
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21:57 11. Feng Shui - for peace of mind
2003-03-18
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Feng Shui, the ancient Chinese school of divination, is gaining popularity in Hong Kong. Some people are taking it very seriously, following the advice of Feng Shui masters to the letter, studiously l...
21:57 12. Stop littering
2003-03-25
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A Fixed Penalty Ordinance came into effect several months ago to revive the 'Clean Hong Kong' campaign that had been in intermittent existence for some 30 years. Has the fine of $600 had a deterrent e...
21:54 13. What We Need Is Community Spirit
2003-10-07
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SARS, some people say, could be a dark cloud with a silver lining. It has certainly awakened the people in Hong Kong in general to the importance of hygiene, both personal and public. In demand now ar...
21:58 14. It's Time To Reflect
2003-10-14
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The fear of SARS has been very real in Hong Kong. In a city that is already not known for warm and close human relationships, the epidemic, or the fear of it, has made the people even more aloof. Many...
21:56 15. So Close, So Different
2003-10-21
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In Hong Kong, the disease of SARS can be likened to an invading monster. Most if not all of the people in the territory take it very seriously. But just across the border on the mainland, most of the ...
21:41 16. Learning From Two Different Wars
2003-10-28
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While the SARS virus has taken a heavy toll in Hong Kong, the war in Iraq, too, has had a huge adverse impact, albeit indirectly, on the territory. Academics and pundits have had a field day expoundin...
21:51 17. Welcome To Hong Kong
2003-11-04
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The Chinese Government has recently relaxed certain restrictions on people wanting to visit Hong Kong and Macau. In what is known as the “ Individual Tourists ” policy, mainlanders are allowed to visi...
21:54 18. A Pauper's Existence
2003-11-11
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Behind the hustle and bustle that is North Point, tucked between Marble Road and Java Street is an obscure alley … dilapidated, filthy and evidently an unfit place to live. Yet, people have lived ther...
21:52 19. The Story Of Xiaoying
2003-11-18
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Dignity is not for sale! So said many workers in Thailand not so long ago. And the slogan aptly reflects the sentiment of Xiaoying, one of the workers severely injured in a toy factory fire in Shenzhe...
21:56 20. Resettling
2003-11-25
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Tseung Kwan O is to be one of the proud new towns in Hong Kong. Even when its development is still going on, many people from the urban districts on both sides of the harbour have moved in. Also reset...
