The medium is the message for green artists
— June 23, 2014A small group of artists are hoping to inspire change in Hong Kong’s attitude towards the environment.
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Hong Kong Retailers Hit by Tensions Over China Tourists
— June 11, 2014Debate over a controversial proposal to curb the number of Mainland tourists was already tense with concerns that any cut would hurt the retail sector and put a dent in the economy. Now new figures show retailers have every reason to be concerned, especially those in the jewelry, watch and luxury goods market.
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China’s frontiers: Is there anything left to explore?
— June 11, 2014Exploration is challenging. If it’s too easy, then it’s not real exploration. So says Wong How Man, a Hong Konger who in 1974 began leading expeditions into what was then one of the world’s most isolated countries — China. “It was a time when China had very few friends, so we decided to step in…
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Cafe Scientifique talks capture imagination
— June 3, 2014An initiative to promote informal discussion with experts about science topics is gaining popularity
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Sleep in Kim Jong-il’s bed
— June 2, 2014The power had gone out. I was lying on the floor in the pitch black, listening to waves crashing on the beach outside, wondering whether the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il had heard similar sounds as he fell asleep here.
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How Hong Kong crime has changed
— April 20, 2016Exhibition marking 30 years of criminology programme at University of Hong Kong shows graduates’ work on issues such as triads, policing, and how crime patterns have evolved since the 1980s