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Winne Ko

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a postgraduate student at the Central European University. born, raised and educated in Hong Kong, interested in public affairs, especially human rights and related issues in Asia.

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14 March 2011

Hong Kong: Panic Over Milk Powder Shortage

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Hong Kong has been hit by a shortage in infant milk powder due to mainland Chinese customers buying large amounts of the territory's baby milk formula. Local Hong Kong parents have called for intervention policies from the government, such as a milk powder departure tax to stop smugglers from reselling for profit.

7 March 2011

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Hong Kong: A Governance Crisis Money Can't Solve

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On 23 February, 2011, Hong Kong Financial Secretary John Tsang made a U-turn in a controversial government policy to delay a 6,000 Hong Kong dollar poverty-alleviating cash handout. However, plenty of the territory's residents are still dissatisfied with both the policy and issues of governance it has raised.

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