Newsline [2004]
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25:11 11. [Discusses the Financial Secretary's new budget]
2004-03-14
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〝The budget contains few new ideas and relies mainly on economic revival. Martin Glass (Deputy Secretary, Financial Services and the Treasury) says the government does not want to stifle recovery with...
22:01 12. [Outcome of the election in Taiwan]
2004-03-21
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〝Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian was re-elected by a razor-thin majority a day after an attempt on his life. Willy Lam Wo-lap (Political Commentator) says the ssassination attempt has changed the ou...
24:36 13. [Dispute over the Taiwanese election]
2004-03-28
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〝Regarding the dispute over the Taiwanese election, Ma Ngok (Assistant Professor, Division of Social Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) says the current Taiwanese law does no...
24:52 14. [Interpretation of the Basic Law]
2004-04-04
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〝The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (SCNPC) is taking the initiative to interpret the Basic Law's (BL) provisions on political reform. Margaret Ng Oi-yee (Legislator, Legal Func...
26:20 15. [The National People's Congress Standing Committee interpretation of the Basic Law]
2004-04-11
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〝The National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) has decided that only the Central Government can initiate political reform in Hong Kong. Albert Chen Hung-yee (Professor, Faculty of Law, The...
25:40 16. [Constitutional reform]
2004-04-18
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〝The Chief Executive (CE), Tung Chee-hwa, has recommended in his report to the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) to change the way the CE and Legislative Council are to be elected ...
12:40 17. [Outlook of political reform in Hong Kong]
2004-04-25
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〝David Akers-Jones (Former Chief Secretary) says based on the Basic Law, universal suffrage in 2007/08 is unlikely as it is not a gradual step forward. He thinks the government should stick with the e...
25:03 18. [Interpretation of the Basic Law by the National People's Congress Standing Committee]
2004-05-02
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〝Discusses the April 26 ruling by the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) on the 07/08 direct election. Ma Lik (Chairman, Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong) says his pa...
25:15 19. [Radio Talk Shows in Hong Kong]
2004-05-09
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〝Popular talk show host Albert Cheng King-hon attributed his decision to take a long leave from his show to the suffocating atmosphere after Beijing ruled out direct election. Allen Lee Peng-fei (Poli...
25:57 20. [Possible reform in electoral matters in 2007/08]
2004-05-16
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〝Martin Lee Chu-ming (Democratic Party) blames the government for not standing up for the people of Hong Kong when it allowed the National People's Congress (NPC) rule out universal suffrage in 2007/0...
