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21. Donald Tsang resigns to run for Chief Executive; Hong Kong, NOT a City of Enterprise; Rising Commercial Rents.
2005-05-27
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Part 1: Acting Chief Executive Donald Tsang announced he was quitting the Civil Service to run for election. Part 2: Hong Kong is a city that encourages entrepreneurship. A recent study, by the Chine...
22. The New Chief Executive and the Future of Exco; Concerns about the arrest of Journalist Ching Cheong in Guangzhou; Air-Conditioning - The Big Freeze; The Christian Industrial Council Turns a New Page
2005-06-03
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Part 1: Chief Executive Donald Tsang revealed his election platform, including building increased trust between Hong Kong and the mainland, and a revamp of the Executive Council. Part 2: Hong Kong j...
23. Pressuring the next Chief Executive; Media Crackdown on the Mainland; Food Labelling and the Chronically I11; The Social Stigma of Mental Illness
2005-06-10
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Part 1: The new Chief Executive has not been elected yet. Individuals and interest groups are pressurizing the leading candidate to go on way or another if he gets in. Part 2: Mainland authorities h...
24. The Chief Executive Election - Really?; Protection of Intellectual Property in Hong Kong and China; Conservation Partnerships
2005-06-17
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Part 1: Donald Tsang was elected at the 2005 Chief Executive Election with no poll needed. However, it is a lack-luster election as there is only one candidate, alleged pressure from Beijing. Part 2...
25. Swearing-in of the New Chief Executive; Legco's Expectations of Donald Tsang; Civil Servants' Pay; Improving Early Education; Clinic Queues for the Elderly
2005-06-24
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Part 1: Donald Tsang was being sworn in as the SAR’s 2nd Chief Executive in Beijing. In response to a Motion by Democrat Martin Lee, legislators had discussed their expectations of him. Part 2: The...
26. Child Abuse; 2005 International Lions Clubs’ Convention; Jung Chang and Jon Halliday’s new Biography of Mao Zedong
2005-07-01
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Part 1: The University of Hong Kong conducted a survey on domestic violence. 23% of children had been physically assaulted by one or both parents. The violence is ranged from minor to very severe. We ...
27. Sex workers and Human Rights issues; Politicising the Civil Service?; The Changing Status of Social Workers
2005-07-08
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Part 1: More tourists from Mainland China are allowed to visit Hong Kong. It boosted the retail and tourist industries likewise the black economy including the sex trade. We look at how the sex trade ...
28. Freedom of Speech – Under Threat?; Free newspapers; The internet and New Radio
2005-07-15
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Part 1: Recently several issues have been in public eye as being connected with possible restrictions on freedom of speech in Hong Kong. Besides, the authorities may have many demonstrators to contend...
29. Lantau Special - Disneyland Controversies; Tai O Fishing Village; Keeping Lantau Green
2005-09-09
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Part 1: Lantau Island was a place to escape form the noise and pressures of city life. With Hong Kong's Disneyland opening on Lantau on the 12th September, Lantau Island has been facing the infrastruc...
30. Disneyland with Hong Kong Characteristics; The Pulse interviews Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurscany; The Men's Beauty Business
2005-09-16
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Part 1: The Hong Kong Disneyland opened on Monday 12th September. We look at the opening and the visit of Vice President Zeng Qinghong, as well as talking to two of the local entities – Lee Kum Kee an...