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27 April 2013

Chinese Corruption Spreading to Hong Kong “Like SARS & Avian Flu”

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A misconduct scandal implicating Timothy Tong, the former chief of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), has Hong Kong and mainland Chinese people worried that ubiquitous corruption in China has spread to Hong Kong.

25 April 2013

Hong Kong Boycotts Donations for Sichuan Earthquake

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HK Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying’s call for donations to China’s quake-hit Sichuan province has been denied by legislature due to overwhelming opposition by Hongkong citizens.

24 April 2013

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Cheap Gold Puts China in a Frenzy

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Mainland Chinese tourists tempted by the plunging price of gold emptied Hong Kong's local banks and jewelry shops over the weekend of the precious metal.

22 April 2013

Hong Kong Man Arrested for Cursing China's President with Graffiti

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The excessive use of police force in the recent arrest of a man who wrote graffiti cursing the Chinese President has outraged many in Hong Kong.

6 April 2013

Taiwan Independent News Academy Hits at Corporate Media

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A group of Taiwanese independent journalists and academics in journalism and communication launched the Academy of Independent Media in March 2013. The academy is to provide journalistic skill to citizen reporters and serve as incubator for independent media organizations.

24 March 2013

Hong Kong's Democrats Have Radical Plans

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To pressure Beijing to grant Hong Kong genuine universal suffrage, democratic activists have begun discussing civil disobedience as a viable tactic .

19 March 2013

Today's Tibet, Tomorrow's Hong Kong?

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An activist network in Hong Kong organized an assembly to express their solidarity with Tibetans on the 54th Anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day last Sunday March 10, 2013. Some participants who joined the meeting believed that Hong Kong people should learn from Tibet and avoid the history from recurring in Hong Kong.

6 March 2013

Outrage Brews in China Over Hong Kong Milk Powder Regulation

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Mainland Chinese are outraged by Hong Kong government's latest border regulation that restricts travelers from taking more than 1.8 kg of infant milk powder out of Hong Kong.

5 March 2013

Nepali Newspaper Gives Voice to Hong Kong's Neglected Minorities

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inmediahk.net interviewed the editor-in-chief of a Nepali independent newspaper, Ethnic Voice, based in Hong Kong. The weekly newspaper encourages Nepalese living in Hong Kong to speak out and participate in public affairs.

7 February 2013

Hong Kong's Parents Turn to Obama Over Baby Formula Shortage

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Hong Kong residents, frustrated by a shortage of powdered baby formula caused by mainland Chinese smugglers making a run on the city's stocks, have launched a petition seeking help from the White House. So far, more than 22,000 have signed.

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