The pearl report [2011]
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23:55 21. Brain drain[videorecording] /TVB News Public Affairs production.
2011-05-23
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Hong Kong's public doctors have been fighting for better working conditions for years, but they've had little to show for it. Now, after an exodus of doctors to the private sector, and the threat of i...
22. Defence[videorecording] /TVB News Public Affairs production.
2011-05-30
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The Hong Kong government will move this summer to new offices at the Tamar site. A coalition of community groups is fighting to hold onto the land that makes up the Central Government Offices compound...
23:55 23. Happiness is--[videorecording] /TVB News Public Affairs production.
2011-06-06
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What is Happiness? Charlie Brown, of Peanuts fame, says it's a warm blanket. Most agree money can't buy it. Rich folks in HK are not any happier now than they were a year ago. But lower income people ...
24:55 24. Wage flaw[videorecording] /TVB News Public Affairs production.
2011-06-13
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On May 1st, a minimum wage was finally imposed in Hong Kong. But the floor of $28 was greeted by much tension and confusion. Bosses are vilified for withholding pay for meal and rest breaks. Workers a...
23:38 25. App, app & away[videorecording] /TVB News Public Affairs production.
2011-06-20
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It's the first thing many people do in their spare time: tap on their apps, or mobile phone applications. We can't get enough of it. And that's turned app-making into the fastest growing industry in H...
26. Chinglish[videorecording] /TVB News Public Affairs production.
2011-06-27
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Chinglish seems to have become HK youths' lingua franca, whether they're communicating in person or on the internet. Mainland students are now starting to learn English in primary instead of in second...
23:56 27. Evil roots[videorecording] /TVB News Public Affairs production.
2011-07-04
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Cyanobacteria, a type of algae, proliferates every year upstream Dongjiang, a river in Guangdong province. A Hong Kong academic blames the algae growth on the heavy erosion brought about by widespread...
28. Shelter[videorecording] /TVB News Public Affairs production.
2011-07-11
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The days of bulging nets for fishermen in Hong Kong are long past. In 18 months, a destructive type of fishing, trawling, will be permanently banned in our waters so that fish can be given a chance to...
24:09 29. Members only[videorecording] /TVB News Public Affairs production.
2011-07-18
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Many private recreational clubs in HK occupy prime land worth millions but pay only a nominal rent. They're a relic of colonial policy. Now that their leases are again up for renewal, Diane To looks a...
30. Celebrity tutors[videorecording] /TVB News Public Affairs production.
2011-07-25
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Tutoring is big business in Hong Kong. It's estimated that more than 50% of secondary school students seek outside help for their studies. And every year, hundreds of millions of dollars are spent by ...
