The pulse [2016]
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11. Illegal dumping in Hong Kong, China's two sessions: discussion with Joseph Cheng
2016-03-11
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"Last December, a massive construction waste landslip engulfed dozens of buildings in Shenzhen, swamping an area equivalent to more than 70 football fields, leaving debris up to 32 feet deep. More tha...
12. The spike in student suicide & interview with democracy expert, Larry Diamond
2016-03-18
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"The coming Sunday has been designated by the United Nations as the International Day of Happiness. This week, the UN revealed that Hong Kong is slipping down the happiness charts in the annual World ...
13. Homelessness in Hong Kong: squatter homes got bulldozed in Kwu Tung, problems street sleepers face in HK
2016-03-25
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"The past few days have been unseasonably cold, rainy and unpleasant. That's a small inconvenience to those of us with roofs over our heads, but spare a thought for Hong Kong's homeless. We're not kno...
14. HKSAR, if necessary, will leave UN Convention Against Torture? And discussion with Leong Che-hung on standard working hours
2016-04-02
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"The rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer. The problem with trickle-down economics is that the wealth just isn't trickling down. And Hong Kong sits very high in international charts me...
15. Studio discussion with CEO of The Link REIT, George Hongchoy, China's vaccine scandal & HK Medical Council reform
2016-04-09
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"With an enhanced monitoring system in place, Hong Kong people may have less need to worry about local food and pharmaceutical safety. But they do have to worry about the cost. Not only is grocery sho...
16. The left-baggage saga, new political groups set up by young people and in our studio to talk about China under Xi Jinping's rule is Rana Mitter of Oxford University
2016-04-16
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"We all know the airport drill: "ensure your luggage had been packed by yourself", bags are to be checked in or x-rayed before you board the plane, laptops on a separate tray, an electronic body scan ...
17. LGBTI rights & ladies' night, studio discussion with former chairman of EOC, York Chow & solicitor Michael Vilder
2016-04-23
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"This week, Stephen Davies sitting in for Steve Vines.The Equal Opportunities Commission was set up in 1996, with the remit to promote equal opportunity in our society and implement our laws against d...
18. The controversy of possible review of our poverty line, youth hostel and one that might damage the Man Mo Temple, Hong Kong's historic buildings and are they here to stay?
2016-04-30
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"As the cliché goes, the poor are always with us. But just how many of them are there? It depends who you ask. Last weekend, after spending an hour or two at a poverty simulation workshop, Chief Execu...
19. Press freedom and discussion with Chris Ng on the new arrangement in getting information from the Companies Registry, working hours and the left-luggage saga
2016-05-07
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"According to Reporters Without Borders's latest annual rankings on press freedom released just two weeks ago, international press freedom is declining. The findings of the independent watchdog Freedo...
20. The controversy of schools for social development , patent & intellectual property rights on the mainland & discussion of the Panama Papers with Alex Gardner & David Lee
2016-05-14
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"This week we've got a heady mixture of murky off-shore dealings, confusion over trademarks and what can only be described as prejudice. "--RTHK's website. "These accusations of prejudice revolve a...
