South China Post
Quit call to Suen in class cut row
When Michael Suen Ming-yeung announced 10 days ago that elite King’s College would join secondary schools in reducing its Form One intake, the education minister can have had little idea of the firestorm of protest his statement would set off. »
HK law may rule in Qianhai test zone
Hong Kong lawyers may be allowed to mediate in disputes between Hong Kong and mainland companies under plans for Qianhai, a strip of land near the border that Shenzhen aims to use as an economic test lab. »
Quit call to Suen in class cut row
When Michael Suen Ming-yeung announced 10 days ago that elite King’s College would join secondary schools in reducing its Form One intake, the education minister can have had little idea of the firestorm of protest his statement would set off. »
Donald’s dust-up reverberates in corridors of power
One by one, mainland officials have lined up to express their concerns to Donald Tsang Yam-kuen over injuries allegedly inflicted on him by a radical protester in Hong Kong. Condemning the "attack" and expressing sympathy have become favourite openings for mainland officials in striking up conversations with the Hong Kong chief executive. »
HK$21.6b ‘not enough’ if arts hub built now
The authority responsible for the West Kowloon arts hub yesterday admitted that the budget of HK$21.6 billion would not be enough to cover the costs if it is built in one go. The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority said it picked Norman Foster’s design even though it knew it was not the cheapest of... »
Donald’s dust-up reverberates in corridors of power
One by one, mainland officials have lined up to express their concerns to Donald Tsang Yam-kuen over injuries allegedly inflicted on him by a radical protester in Hong Kong. Condemning the "attack" and expressing sympathy have become favourite openings for mainland officials in striking up conversations with the Hong Kong chief executive. »
ESF parents to ask government to block fee rise
Parents angry at fee rises of up to 3.3 per cent for English Schools Foundation (ESF) pupils in the coming academic year are writing to the Education Bureau asking officials to block the increase in schooling costs. »
Quit call to Suen in class cut row
When Michael Suen Ming-yeung announced 10 days ago that elite King’s College would join secondary schools in reducing its Form One intake, the education minister can have had little idea of the firestorm of protest his statement would set off. »
HK$21.6b ‘not enough’ if arts hub built now
The authority responsible for the West Kowloon arts hub yesterday admitted that the budget of HK$21.6 billion would not be enough to cover the costs if it is built in one go. The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority said it picked Norman Foster’s design even though it knew it was not the cheapest of... »
Quit call to Suen in class cut row
When Michael Suen Ming-yeung announced 10 days ago that elite King’s College would join secondary schools in reducing its Form One intake, the education minister can have had little idea of the firestorm of protest his statement would set off. »
Donald’s dust-up reverberates in corridors of power
One by one, mainland officials have lined up to express their concerns to Donald Tsang Yam-kuen over injuries allegedly inflicted on him by a radical protester in Hong Kong. Condemning the "attack" and expressing sympathy have become favourite openings for mainland officials in striking up conversations with the Hong Kong chief executive. »
Donald’s dust-up reverberates in corridors of power
One by one, mainland officials have lined up to express their concerns to Donald Tsang Yam-kuen over injuries allegedly inflicted on him by a radical protester in Hong Kong. Condemning the "attack" and expressing sympathy have become favourite openings for mainland officials in striking up conversations with the Hong Kong chief executive. »
HK$21.6b ‘not enough’ if arts hub built now
The authority responsible for the West Kowloon arts hub yesterday admitted that the budget of HK$21.6 billion would not be enough to cover the costs if it is built in one go. The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority said it picked Norman Foster’s design even though it knew it was not the cheapest of... »
HK$21.6b ‘not enough’ if arts hub built now
The authority responsible for the West Kowloon arts hub yesterday admitted that the budget of HK$21.6 billion would not be enough to cover the costs if it is built in one go. The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority said it picked Norman Foster’s design even though it knew it was not the cheapest of... »
Legco finally passes ban on idling engines
Environment chief Edward Yau Tang-wah achieved a symbolic victory yesterday with the passage of a much-watered-down law banning idling engines, but lawmakers urged him to set tougher targets for curbing air pollution. »
Olympic Trail ban sends mountain bikers into a spin
The hills of Lantau are alive with the sound of angry mountain bikers, upset that they are barred from the Olympic Trail, renamed in 2008 by the government to commemorate the success of the Beijing Games. »
Legco finally passes ban on idling engines
Environment chief Edward Yau Tang-wah achieved a symbolic victory yesterday with the passage of a much-watered-down law banning idling engines, but lawmakers urged him to set tougher targets for curbing air pollution. »
Olympic Trail ban sends mountain bikers into a spin
The hills of Lantau are alive with the sound of angry mountain bikers, upset that they are barred from the Olympic Trail, renamed in 2008 by the government to commemorate the success of the Beijing Games. »
(What’s so funny ’bout) seeing Elvis Costello?
Elvis lives. In a remarkable solo performance in the Cultural Centre last night, Elvis – Elvis Costello that is – showed his songs are just as sharp, his lyrics as biting and his voice as powerful as they were when the British singer-songwriter burst onto the scene as the angry young man of pop... »
(What’s so funny ’bout) seeing Elvis Costello?
Elvis lives. In a remarkable solo performance in the Cultural Centre last night, Elvis – Elvis Costello that is – showed his songs are just as sharp, his lyrics as biting and his voice as powerful as they were when the British singer-songwriter burst onto the scene as the angry young man of pop... »
Legco finally passes ban on idling engines
Environment chief Edward Yau Tang-wah achieved a symbolic victory yesterday with the passage of a much-watered-down law banning idling engines, but lawmakers urged him to set tougher targets for curbing air pollution. »
Legco finally passes ban on idling engines
Environment chief Edward Yau Tang-wah achieved a symbolic victory yesterday with the passage of a much-watered-down law banning idling engines, but lawmakers urged him to set tougher targets for curbing air pollution. »
HK law may rule in Qianhai test zone
Hong Kong lawyers may be allowed to mediate in disputes between Hong Kong and mainland companies under plans for Qianhai, a strip of land near the border that Shenzhen aims to use as an economic test lab. »
(What’s so funny ’bout) seeing Elvis Costello?
Elvis lives. In a remarkable solo performance in the Cultural Centre last night, Elvis – Elvis Costello that is – showed his songs are just as sharp, his lyrics as biting and his voice as powerful as they were when the British singer-songwriter burst onto the scene as the angry young man of pop... »
HK law may rule in Qianhai test zone
Hong Kong lawyers may be allowed to mediate in disputes between Hong Kong and mainland companies under plans for Qianhai, a strip of land near the border that Shenzhen aims to use as an economic test lab. »
HK law may rule in Qianhai test zone
Hong Kong lawyers may be allowed to mediate in disputes between Hong Kong and mainland companies under plans for Qianhai, a strip of land near the border that Shenzhen aims to use as an economic test lab. »
(What’s so funny ’bout) seeing Elvis Costello?
Elvis lives. In a remarkable solo performance in the Cultural Centre last night, Elvis – Elvis Costello that is – showed his songs are just as sharp, his lyrics as biting and his voice as powerful as they were when the British singer-songwriter burst onto the scene as the angry young man of pop... »
ESF parents to ask government to block fee rise
Parents angry at fee rises of up to 3.3 per cent for English Schools Foundation (ESF) pupils in the coming academic year are writing to the Education Bureau asking officials to block the increase in schooling costs. »
ESF parents to ask government to block fee rise
Parents angry at fee rises of up to 3.3 per cent for English Schools Foundation (ESF) pupils in the coming academic year are writing to the Education Bureau asking officials to block the increase in schooling costs. »
ESF parents to ask government to block fee rise
Parents angry at fee rises of up to 3.3 per cent for English Schools Foundation (ESF) pupils in the coming academic year are writing to the Education Bureau asking officials to block the increase in schooling costs. »
With eye on the top job, Leung is not interested in a supporting role
Will Executive Council convenor Leung Chun-ying be willing to play second fiddle if his rival Henry Tang Ying-yen, the chief secretary, is picked to be Hong Kong’s chief executive next year, as some have speculated recently? »
Olympic Trail ban sends mountain bikers into a spin
The hills of Lantau are alive with the sound of angry mountain bikers, upset that they are barred from the Olympic Trail, renamed in 2008 by the government to commemorate the success of the Beijing Games. »
Olympic Trail ban sends mountain bikers into a spin
The hills of Lantau are alive with the sound of angry mountain bikers, upset that they are barred from the Olympic Trail, renamed in 2008 by the government to commemorate the success of the Beijing Games. »
With eye on the top job, Leung is not interested in a supporting role
Will Executive Council convenor Leung Chun-ying be willing to play second fiddle if his rival Henry Tang Ying-yen, the chief secretary, is picked to be Hong Kong’s chief executive next year, as some have speculated recently? »
With eye on the top job, Leung is not interested in a supporting role
Will Executive Council convenor Leung Chun-ying be willing to play second fiddle if his rival Henry Tang Ying-yen, the chief secretary, is picked to be Hong Kong’s chief executive next year, as some have speculated recently? »
With eye on the top job, Leung is not interested in a supporting role
Will Executive Council convenor Leung Chun-ying be willing to play second fiddle if his rival Henry Tang Ying-yen, the chief secretary, is picked to be Hong Kong’s chief executive next year, as some have speculated recently? »
Dissatisfied father set up school for his daughter
Former magazine editor Wang Xiaofeng, 48, started a home kindergarten four years ago because he was disappointed with public education. The Ri Ri Xin (Daily New) kindergarten in Beijing focuses on nurturing minds and personalities rather than strict rules and academic progress and has quickly expanded as other parents have heard about it. »
Congress in progress
The 11th National People’s Congress gets under way in Beijing yesterday. Clockwise from left: Hotel guides pose in Tiananmen Square; military delegates head for the Great Hall of the People, with its ornate ceiling; mobile police keep Tiananmen Square clear; and minority delegates leave the session. »
Tycoon repeats demand for rail link on bridge
Former Sun Hung Kai Properties chairman Walter Kwok Ping-sheung is not one to admit defeat and yesterday repeated his demand that a railway to be added to the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge that is already under construction. »
Market-oriented measures aim to boost health care
Beijing says it wants to take a more market-oriented approach to health care, allowing expanded private investment in medical institutions and permitting doctors to practice in multiple hospitals. »