Pearl report [2003]
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1. Deficit
2003-01-02
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Government departments are criticized for being bureaucratic and their overlapping structure a waste of resources. James Tien Pei-chun (Member, Executive Council) says surveys show civil servants' sal...
2. [Policy Speech panel]
2003-01-09
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Chief executive Tung Chee-hwa gives his first Policy Speech of his second term in office, on January 8th 2003. In this programme, a panel in which a senior government official, a think tank commentato...
3. Where the money goes
2003-01-16
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Investigates why and how funds were appropriated for superfluous projects including: the $140-million Tolo Highway noise barrier which is too far to protect residents from the din of the highway and w...
4. Crosses to bear
2003-01-23
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Churches in Mainland are government-regulated. This raises the question of religious freedom in China. This programme briefly recounts the historical development of Christianity since the Qing Dynasty...
5. Face/on ; All that I want
2003-01-30
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Part 1: Andrew Burd (Chief of Plastic Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital) explains the "Spray-on Skin" (Keratinocyte Keloid Interaction) process, a technique for removing scared tissues on body and lim...
6. China's peasants : our day will come
2003-02-13
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To improve their life, 100 million farmers in mainland China have moved to the cities looking for jobs. Those staying behind pin their hope on educating their children. However, even with free governm...
7. Budget
2003-02-20
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Faced with record budget deficit, the government is expected to raise and implement new taxes to increase revenue. But before doing these, the government should consider scaling back its spending. Loo...
8. Living with SARS
2003-04-06
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Probes into the causes and treatment of SARS and its effects on people's lives. Looks at the lives of residents in Amoy Gardens where 270 people have contracted the virus. Some schools experiment the ...
9. Beating the bug
2003-04-13
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While the world blames China for concealing the extent of the SARS infection in the country, specialists from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention claim that they have reported the co...
10. Foregoing parenthood
2003-04-20
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Contrasts walled villagers' sense of responsibility to continue the lineage with an increasing number of city dwellers who choose to be childfree. Explores the reasons why the younger generation does ...
