The pearl report [2015]
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22:33 31. Give way
2015-08-03
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"Despite an increasing volume of road users, the casualty toll from road accident has not risen in a decade. But experts note pedestrians, rather than drivers and cyclists, remain the most vulnerable....
32. Sex, selfies & social media
2015-08-10
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"Women are often objectified in the media as sex objects. And increasingly, women themselves objectifies or empowers themselves by posting sexy selfies on the internet. Now, feminists are worried such...
22:43 33. The last witnesses
2015-08-17
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"Few people who experienced the Japanese invasion and occupation of HK during the second world war are alive today. How vital is it to preserve the memory of that tumultuous slice of history? The last...
34. Safety first
2015-08-24
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"Earlier this summer, a party in Taiwan turned into a deadly conflagration. In light of the tragedy, two events involving coloured party materials have been canceled in HK. So what precautions and mea...
35. The Shaw prize : life science and medicine
2015-08-31
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"It's time for the Shaw Prize 2015 and the Life Science and medicine award goes jointly to Peter Greenberg and Bonnie Bassler, two America microbiologists who've shown the world how a bacterium commun...
36. The Shaw prize : astronomy, maths
2015-09-07
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"The year's Shaw Prize for Astronomy goes to Bill Borucki. The NASA scientist led a team that put into space the kepler telescope. It was deployed in 2009 to search for earth-sized planets outside our...
22:18 37. Taxi tug-o-war
2015-09-14
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"Recent arrests of personnel of Uber, the car-hailing App, are likely to be the first pulls of a tug-o-war between the traditional taxi industry and more technologically advanced services. HK laws lag...
22:28 38. Save by not saving
2015-09-21
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"Dying in ones own bed, surrounded by family and friends,is a most comforting prospect. But in HK, most people passaway in hospitals, after aggressive treatments to prolong life failed. Many terminall...
22:23 39. Mine is yours
2015-09-28
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"Need a car or a suitcase to rent for a day, tap on an app. Many of these online marketplaces have started up to rent or barter good and services under a so-called sharingeconomy. Its still too early ...
22:23 40. Retain or remove?
2015-10-05
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"In Hong Kong, over 70% of graded historic buildings are privately owned. And they're increasing being turned into commercial premises. The Government has no power to stop owners unless a building is ...
