The pulse [2013]
Showing 11-20 of 42 results
21:37 11. Universal suffrage ; Occupy Central; Land use controversies; Tin Sau Bazaar
2013-03-15
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"The occupation of Central is one strategy that's being suggested if Beijing does not allow genuine universal suffrage for the Chief Executive in Hong Kong. And there have been increasing noises from ...
21:48 12. Do we need a Children's Commission? ; Student union conflicts ; Former CPU head Leo Goodstadt on poverty in Hong Kong
2013-03-22
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"Sometimes the motto of government in Hong Kong seems to be if in doubt set up a committee or a commission. There are commissions looking into all kinds of things in Hong Kong. Some worry though that ...
21:24 13. Resisting interpretation on right of abode ; New dog breeding laws ; Light pollution
2013-03-29
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"At the beginning of the week, the Court of Final Appeal dismissed an appeal by two Filipino domestic helpers who were seeking permanent residence in Hong Kong. It also, significantly, refused to bow ...
21:43 14. Hong Kong's water supply - Dongjiang pollution ; Hong Kong's water supply - Alternative options
2013-04-05
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"Friday 22nd March was World Water Day, a day devoted to focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. Last week in the Legi...
21:47 15. H7N9 bird flu ; Container terminal strike ; Interview with professor Rick Glofcheski
2013-04-12
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"It's flu season. When isn't it flu season? But what's even more worrying this year is that there have been reports of a SARS like illness in the middle East, and - closer to home - a new bird flu str...
21:59 16. PLA dock controversy ; Public debate under threat? ; Dog breeding licences too lenient ; Choi Yuen Tsuen villagers in limbo
2013-04-19
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"It's an old complaint that too few areas of Hong Kong Island's northern waterfront are open to public access. And now there's new controversy that one area in Central may be zoned for exclusive milit...
21:54 17. A donation for Sichuan? ; The new gold rush ; HIT dockers' strike continues
2013-04-26
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"Last Saturday's, magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Sichuan, killed almost 200 people and left tens of thousands homeless. In the wake of that, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying proposed donating HK$100 milli...
22:01 18. Chen Guangcheng in New York ; Labour Day and labour relations
2013-05-03
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"This week there have been reports that Chen Kegui, the imprisoned nephew of the blind Chinese civil rights activist Chen Guangcheng, is suffering from acute appendicitis. Prison authorities, while tr...
21:44 19. Malaysian election ; CE Q & A ; ICAC overspending
2013-05-10
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"On Wednesday night, at least 40,000 supporters of Malaysia's opposition held a rally to protest against alleged fraud in the country's recent elections. Anwar Ibraham, its leader, has vowed to expose...
22:00 20. Lu Ping interview ; The filbuster ends... for now ; Kicking out the street sleepers
2013-05-17
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"On October 12th last year some readers of the South China Morning Post were surprised to read a letter from former liaison office head Lu Ping. 'These guys who advocate for Hong Kong independence are...
