The pearl report [2015]
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24:57 1. Hearts & hands [videorecording] / TVB News Public Affairs production.
2015-01-05
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In a competitive society such as Hong Kong, the underprivileged can easily be crowded out. The government offers a myriad services. Many charities help out. HK people are known for their magnanimous d...
2. Law & disorder
2015-01-12
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The streets are clear, for now, in a divided post Occupy Hong Kong. For or against police. Universal suffrage or 'genuine' universal suffrage. The Pearl Report asks, protestors or the establishment; w...
25:25 3. Kung fu masters
2015-01-19
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Kung fu, or Chinese martial arts, made its way from Mainland China to Hong Kong, starting in the 1920's and 30's as people left to find a better future. But popular kung fu styles are dying out with t...
25:49 4. Kung fu masters 2
2015-01-26
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Dozens of styles of kung fu are being practised in Hong Kong. But most people are familiar with just a handful that've been popularised in movies and on TV. Many styles have also vanished as practitio...
25:35 5. Ghost cities [videorecording] / TVB News Public Affairs production.
2015-02-02
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Mainland China's push for urbanisation saw many cities-in-the-making, nationwide. So many buildings, but where are the residents? Hu Bao Yin Yu economic zone, Bohai economic rim, Beibu Gulf economic p...
24:04 6. Open doors [videorecording] / TVB News Public Affairs production.
2015-02-09
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International travellers are increasingly renting private accommodations online where everything from teepees to tenements are on offer. While this is not expected to pose a serious challenge to the c...
7. China's whistleblowers [videorecording] / TVB News Public Affairs production.
2015-02-16
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They use different means to do the same thing: expose mainland China's entrenched corruption. These whistle blowers some from all walks of life. But unlike the ICAC in HK, the Mainland's system of pro...
8. A baby step for dads [videorecording] / TVB News Public Affairs production.
2015-02-23
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Dads of newborns will get 3 days partly paid paternity leave. The new law though has been greeted with ambivalence, drawing a divide between workers and bosses. Some new dads have chosen to quit their...
23:59 9. Wearable wave [videorecording] / TVB News Public Affairs production.
2015-03-02
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Wearable devices can track anything from the steps we take to how many calories we burn. They come in the form of watches, clothing, eye-glasses etc embedded with sensors. Our body is the source of da...
22:59 10. Equal to [videorecording] / TVB News Public Affairs production.
2015-03-09
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The Equal Opportunities Commission is sorting through more than 100,000 responses to its first ever review of discrimination law in Hong Kong. A consultation posed broad questions for the public to co...
