Hong Kong connection [2003]
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21:30 1. The Premier's headache
2003-01-07
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Firecrackers are a sizable industry in the Jiangxi Province which is said to be China's second largest fireworks production area. This programme features the problems of peasants in a village of Shang...
21:58 2. October in Palestine
2003-01-14
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Talks about the living of Palestinians under the shadow of Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Hong Kong Connection reporter follows a Medecins Sans Frontieres team to visit some Palestinian families in He...
22:45 3. Fear not, only believe
2003-01-21
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Five years after 1 July, 1997, the Hong Kong SAR Government announced that Article 23 of the Basic Law was to be enshrined in legislation. What is Article 23? How much does the public know about it? H...
22:22 4. The Lawyers' Last-Ditch Battle
2003-01-28
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Article 23 of the Basic Law is a provision that deals with crimes like subversion, secession and sedition. Its imminent legislation has got Hong Kong's legal professionals up in arms, even when many o...
21:57 5. It's An Ill Wind
2003-02-04
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The people of Hong Kong have always prided themselves on their liberal spending habits, particularly on food. But times have changed and even these proud spenders have become rather tight-fisted. The ...
21:56 6. Domestic helpers
2003-02-11
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The Hong Kong Government is reviewing its policy on domestic helpers from overseas, a policy that has been in effect for 30 years. To many, the review is long overdue. Fact is, many local women now ne...
21:57 7. My Son Is 66
2003-02-18
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Recent demographic statistics show that in 30 years, one out of four people in our community will be over the age of 65. This is another confirmation that the population is ageing. It's no longer rare...
21:58 8. Take These Broken Wings And Learn To Fly
2003-02-25
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Formed in the late 70's, Blackbird was not an ordinary band. Its founder, Lenny Guo, had a mission, which was to use music to chronicle important happenings in Hong Kong as well as express his views o...
21:57 9. Blessed Are The Peacemakers
2003-03-04
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Joseph Zen became the Bishop of the Hong Kong Catholic Church in September last year, but his new post does not seem to have changed him as a man. Outspoken as ever, he remains very much a champion of...
22:08 10. Self-employed
2003-03-11
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In these difficult economic times, many large companies, including government departments, are resorting to staff downsizing, cost cutting and outsourcing to stay afloat. Outsourcing, in particular, i...
