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Sunday, March 29, 2015

South China Morning Post Hong Kong

Parents protest sackings at Hong Kong’s troubled Canadian International School
More than 100 parents dressed in black rallied at Hong Kong’s troubled Canadian International School to demand answers over the sacking of two senior teachers.
Updated 30 Mar 2015 - 10:48am
Hong Kong's background radiation levels 'astounding', says former top official
'Astounding' levels of background radiation measured in some of the city's urban areas are almost a third higher than the world average, a former environmental protection official says.
30 Mar 2015 - 9:40am
 
Hong Kong's background radiation levels 'astounding', says former top official
Any innovative system can fail, a top Beijing official said in reference to Hong Kong's Basic Law - before stressing that he strongly believed the "one country, two systems" principle would prove...
30 Mar 2015 - 8:47am
 
Hong Kong's background radiation levels 'astounding', says former top official
There is no need for Beijing to promise that the election model for the chief executive could be amended beyond 2017 as this is already guaranteed by the Basic Law, mainland official on legal...
30 Mar 2015 - 9:07am
 
Hong Kong's background radiation levels 'astounding', says former top official
Indonesia is wooing Hong Kong investors with its ambitious infrastructure development road map.
30 Mar 2015 - 8:40am
Schools urge parents to be vigilant in wake of phone kidnap threat scams in Hong Kong
Several schools have reminded parents to stay vigilant against phone scams that claim their children have been kidnapped.
Updated 30 Mar 2015 - 10:49am
"Long Live ATV" was the slogan Wong Ching chanted at his press conference when he took over Asia Television in 2010.
30 Mar 2015 - 4:54am
 

OPINION

A four-year-old boy survived a five-storey plunge after crawling through a window at a flat in Battery Street, Yau Ma Tei, shortly after 4pm on Sunday.
30 Mar 2015 - 5:11am
A study that the government commissioned from a "reputable international consultancy firm" in 2008 to identify possible shake-up measures for struggling Hongkong Post was never finished, the South...
30 Mar 2015 - 4:46am
Former boss says the department should useits links with hundreds of cities around the world to develop its own e-commerce network.
Updated 30 Mar 2015 - 10:29am
The Federation of Students, a key player in last year's Occupy protests, has set up a reform committee to make the organisation more open and democratic in an attempt to stop member unions from...
30 Mar 2015 - 4:45am
A new group formed by former Occupy Central protesters says it aims to become a "third power" in Hong Kong politics - outside the pro-establishment and anti-government camps.
30 Mar 2015 - 5:15am
The sombre mood at a Hong Kong viewing of the live broadcast of Lee Kuan Yew's state funeral on Sunday was momentarily broken by a Kim Jong-un impersonator and activist.
Updated 30 Mar 2015 - 10:34am
 
A lack of running water for almost five hours at the height of the second day's play meant 40,000 revelers in need of relief had to flush facilities with buckets.
29 Mar 2015 - 11:28am
 
Familiar faces greet Brits at end of nine-month cycling odyssey from London to HK that raised HK$173,000 for prostate cancer research.
29 Mar 2015 - 9:19am
 
Former ATV owner Deacon Chiu Te-ken considered making a personal donation to staff of the beleaguered broadcaster who went without pay at Christmas, the late tycoon's son said at his funeral.
29 Mar 2015 - 5:23am
 
An expanded plastic bag levy scheme starts on Wednesday, but are the city's retailers ready?
29 Mar 2015 - 11:30am
 
A noodle shop that's been in the family for 70 years is one of more than 10 businesses in the area that will close to make way for a URA project.
29 Mar 2015 - 10:35am
 
Holding times over Chek Lap Kok are getting longer. But a third runway may not solve the problem.
29 Mar 2015 - 9:59am
 
Police will this week ramp up efforts to catch illegal road racers ahead of the Easter holidays with a series of operations targeting hotspots where thrill seekers gather.
29 Mar 2015 - 5:23am
 
Government officials are looking for ways to reassure the public that arrangements for the 2017 chief executive election can be improved for future polls if the reform package is approved.
29 Mar 2015 - 5:23am
 
For 140 years, vendors have sold their wares in Graham Street, site of the city’s oldest wet market. Soon, the area will completely change.
29 Mar 2015 - 3:58pm
Some visitors to Asia's World City did not seem to have had a good time at famous tourist spots in Hong Kong, as they made very clear on the travel review site TripAdvisor. Here's the best of the...
28 Mar 2015 - 3:00pm
 
Two senior officials with Macau’s Marine and Water Bureau  are under investigation on suspicion of accepting bribes to commit illegal acts, the city’s Commission Against Corruption  said on...
29 Mar 2015 - 12:52am
Railway passengers will see fares rise 4.3 per cent in June despite the MTR Corporation's HK$15.6 billion profit last year.
28 Mar 2015 - 4:18am
 
Hong Kong is seeking actively to join the new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a China-led regional version of the World Bank that has been attracting more countries to sign up as...
28 Mar 2015 - 4:07am
 
Remains of a large suspected shipwreck have been found in the sea bed off Wan Chai during dredging works for the construction of the Central-Wan Chai Bypass.
28 Mar 2015 - 4:19am
 

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