The pulse [2013]
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31. A hotel on the Peak ; Preserving the country parks ; The poverty line
2013-10-11
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"The question of how much access to nature we have is increasingly on some people's minds. The government is now trying to initiate discussion on taking bites out of our country parks for development....
32. Free TV licensing upset ; Kindergarten wars
2013-10-18
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"This week, having previously said there was no upper limit on how many new applicants might be awarded TV licences, the government gave them to just two operators, and sidelined company that seems to...
33. Population policy consultation ; From TV license to constitutional crisis
2013-10-25
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"Hong Kong's workforce is expected to decline quickly in the next two decades. And the population is aging. By 2041, only 1.8 people of working age - defined as those between 15 and 64 - will support ...
34. Breast cancer ; Air pollution and cancer ; Student language controversies
2013-11-01
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"October was International Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and many specialists are warning that Hong Kong women still remain relatively unaware of the risks and need for early diagnosis"--RTHK's websi...
35. Free TV licences and the P&P Ordinance ; Cold War attitudes on the mainland?
2013-11-08
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"The controversy over the government's refusal to award a free TV licence to HKTV reached new levels this week with an attempt in the Legislative Council to invoke the Powers and Privileges Bill to in...
36. Super typhoon hits the Philippines ; 2013 Pride Parade - The march to LGBT rights
2013-11-15
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"Super Typhoon Haiyan, known as Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines, first hit last Thursday, causing damage nationwide but particularly devastating Samar Island and Tacloban city on Leyte Island. It w...
37. Ethnic minority education ; English schools controversy
2013-11-22
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"Excluding domestic helpers, Hong Kong's South Asian community, largely made up of Pakistanis, Nepalese and Indians, is relatively large, at just over 1%. Many are second or even third-generation Hong...
38. Unrest in Thailand ; Corruption crackdown in China ; Mong Kok Pedestrian Zone
2013-11-29
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"Protests are still continuing in Thailand, with demonstrators this morning protesting in six different sites. There have been similar scenes in Bangkok over the years, and some have even involved mil...
39. Universal suffrage consultation ; Tai Long Sai Wan ; Nelson Mandela
2013-12-06
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"At long last it's here. Or at least the first step of it: the government's consultation on methods for selecting the Chief Executive in 2017, and for forming the Legislative Council in 2016. Well, wh...
40. Regulating Charities; Power Price Hikes; Trapping the trappers
2013-12-13
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"There seem to be more and more charity collectors on the streets, more and more often, some of whom are increasingly pushy, while others have been revealed to be somewhat dubious. The Social Welfare ...
