Pearl report [2003]
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31. Language laggards
2003-09-21
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The English standard among Hong Kong's youths is plummeting and getting an A in public examinations can hardly prove English proficiency. Students who have scored "C" or above in English in last years...
32. Vows of equality
2003-09-28
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Same sex marriage is illegal in Hong Kong. Roddy Shaw Kwok-wah (Founder, Civil Rights for Sexual Diversities) and Nelson Ng Chin-pang (Physiotherapist) were first joined in civil union in Vermont and ...
33. SARS round 2? ; [Repercussion of SARS patients]
2003-10-05
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Part 1: To prepare for a possible SARS comeback, the government spends $400 million to upgrade hospital hardware. Hospital staff from different units with Intensive Care Ward training is ready for dep...
34. China's 1st manned space flight : divine vessel
2003-10-12
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Reviews China's space programme since the 1960's which culminated in the Shenzhou space flight. Despite Chinese scientists' claim that it is all proprietary technology, the Soviets think differently. ...
35. China's 1st manned space flight : lift off and beyond
2003-10-19
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After the successful 2003 Shenzhou V space flight, cosmonaut Yang Liwei was given a hero-style welcoming ceremony. Discusses the real objectives and purposes behind China's space programme: whether it...
36. Razzle, dazzle, fizzle
2003-10-26
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Examines the controversial Hong Kong Harbour Fest, a "re-launch campaign" to generate positive publicity for Hong Kong and to boost morale in the aftermath of SARS. But the festival was wrought with p...
37. Choppy waters
2003-11-02
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Looks at the worsening controversy over reclamation in the harbour. Discusses the pros and cons of the government's proposal of building a Central-Wanchai bypass to ease the traffic problem between th...
38. Life is a classroom ; Lessons farewell
2003-11-09
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Part 1: Looks at options available to students who cannot make Form 6. A "gap year" student works as a volunteer with a small social organization helping foreign domestic helpers. Peter Chiu Wing-tak ...
39. Behind closed doors ; Crafty croc
2003-11-16
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Part 1: Former and current Members of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) comment on the dismissal of Patrick Yu Chun-yin as Director of Operations by Chairperson Michael Wong Kin-chow. While som...
40. District Council polls
2003-11-23
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Shows the campaign strategies and platforms of several candidates running in the 23 November 2003 District Council Election. Pro-democracy Cyd Ho Sau-lan and Ip Kwok-him (Democratic Alliance for Bette...
