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Hong Kong Property Bubble Bursts Into Public Outrage
Region: Hong Kong
Earlier in October, an apartment in Hong Kong was sold for USD$57 million, a recording breaking price, locally and globally. The 6,158 square foot duplex apartment is in a building called “Conduit Road 39″ located at the western mid-levels of Hong Kong Island. The unidentified buyer is from Mainland China. Recording breaking price in time of recession At the same time, Hong Kong has become the number one ... more
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Hong Kong: TVB's beaten journalists and brave new voice
Region: Hong KongWidespread anger over the recent beating up and detention of three Hong Kong journalists as they reported on ethnic unrest in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region came to a head this weekend with a high profile protest outside the Chinese central government liaison office in Hong Kong. Of the three journalists, two represented Hong Kong television broadcaster TVB; referred to by many as CCTVB for its... more
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Summer Musical Camp of HKUST Starting on June 28
Region: Hong KongThe first Summer Musical Camp of HKUST has attracted 50 students, 16 alumni, 3 staff and family members to join this fun-filled course in singing and dancing. Quite a few participants show their keen interest to help in backstage and music support even though they cannot fully attend the training and practice sessions. The participants will go through 3 weeks of intensive training (singing, dancing, and acting) and... more
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Bike and Skateboard Riding on HKUST Campus
Region: Hong KongRecently Safety Office has received reports on a number of cases involving riding skateboards and bicycles erratically and at high speed around HKUST campus. These dangerous incidents had occurred in the atrium, in the parking lot, on roads with steep incline, etc. Such acts are not only hazardous to the riders but are also threatening to the safety of others. In this connection, the members of campus community are r... more
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A confirmed H1N1 Human Swine Flu case of a primary school student attending a UST summer camp
Region: Hong KongA group of 262 primary 6 students from a Hong Kong local Primary School participated in a 4-day summer camp organized by the School of Science of HKUST (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). These students together with their 12 teachers and 60 HKUST UG student assistants stayed at UG Halls 1 and 2. The program started on July 3 and was set to finish in the afternoon of July 6, 2009. One of the camp partic... more
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Hong Kong protests for democracy
Region: Hong KongAround 76,000 people in Hong Kong held a pro-democracy march yesterday afternoon as the local government was celebrating the 12th anniversary of its return to China. Grumbling protesters expressed their discontent over the economic downturn and their Beijing-appointed leader Donald Tsang with big slogans writing "I love democracy". Government statistics show Hong Kong's jobless rate hits a four... more
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The first anniversary of the 8.0 magnitude Sichuan earthquake
Region: Hong KongToday, 12 May, marks the first anniversary of the 8.0 magnitude Sichuan earthquake. A year has passed but many wounds are still open and many lives remain shattered. Tens of thousands of victims still live in temporary shelters, and tens of thousands of children still do not have a school to go to. That's why my university, HKUST, has decided to launch the Sichuan Earthquake Charity Fundraising campaign to turn thei... more
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No Plastic Campaign in HKUST
Region: Hong KongAs part of the “No plastic bags everyday” activity, the No Plastic Campaign on the UST campus is performing in HKUST from April 22nd to April 24th. The aim of this campaign is to show us that we can make a difference to save the Earth by saying "NO" to plastic. During the Campaign on these 3 days, the following will be implemented: At All Canteens and Shops: - No Plastic Bags - No Styrofoam Boxes ... more
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Chaotic drug management in Hong Kong
Region: Hong KongThe diuretics were contaminated with bacteria; the antiepileptic drugs were contaminated with fungi, and one patient died because of taking those drugs; the antihypertensive drugs and the antidiabetic drugs were mixed. These events happened in the past two months in the hospitals of Hong Kong one by one, and I don’t believe it will stop soon. As Jackie said, Hong Kong is chaotic and as I said, the hospitals of ... more
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Jackie is NOT Out of Control
Region: Hong KongIt must have been known worldwide what Jackie Chan, the Chinese actor, has said: “China needs to be under control. I am conflicted about whether freedom is good or not. Because being too free, it will become chaotic just like Taiwan and Hong Kong. Hong Kong and Taiwan is the so-called free society in chaos. This news has been reported for days as Jackie out of control. But I think he is not. He expressed his fe... more
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