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1. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   Are Hong Kong's freedoms really under threat?

   Posted Jan 25th 2013, 12:00am by Bernard Chan

   ... Institute added an index of personal freedom to the economic freedom index we know so well. Hong Kong comes third in the combined result. This is largely because of our commanding lead in economic ... capitalistic system of HK. Now some appear to have woken up. Basic question to Mr Chan. What is the point of having the freedom to vent through the media and on the streets when Hongkongers don't ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1135295/are-hong-kongs-freedoms-really-under-threat
2. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   It’s not stenography…and it’s not always nice

   Posted May 22nd 2013, 10:23am by David Schlesinger

   ... defines a secret as: “matters which, if divulged, would harm national security and interests in the areas of politics, economics, national defence, and diplomacy.” In other words, just about ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1243279/its-not-stenographyand-its-not-always-nice
3. News - Hong Kong - GOVERNMENT

   Hong Kong risks losing its 'world's freest economy' title, says report

   Posted Jan 11th 2013, 12:00am by Stuart Lau

   ... Foundation warned, in the release of its annual index yesterday. The conservative American think tank wrote in its 2013 Index of Economic Freedom that Hong Kong, the winner of the title every year ... the truth if it was a territory arrangement for Carrefour to go north without much competition of the likes from Hong Kong. new --> Byebye Jan 11th 2013 4:18pm If freedom scored at the expense ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1125080/hong-kong-risks-losing-its-worlds-freest-economy-title-says-report
4. Comment - Insight & Opinion - LEADER

   Myanmar must not gag its media

   Posted Apr 11th 2013, 12:00am by SCMP Editorial

   ... Comment Insight & Opinion Myanmar Press freedom Media Freedom Censorship Newspaper SCMP Editorial Of all Myanmar's reforms, few are as fundamentally important to the nation's people as media freedom. The recent launch of four privately owned newspapers - the first of 16 given approval to publish daily by the quasi-civilian government - is a small but vital step ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1211743/myanmar-must-not-gag-its-media
5. Comment - Insight & Opinion - JAKE'S VIEW

   Think tanks free to fool themselves about economic freedom

   Posted Jan 13th 2013, 12:00am by Jake Van Der Kamp

   ... And is this calculated to bring us the civil and political freedoms that the Fraser Institute assures us we can expect from economic freedom? jake.vanderkamp@scmp.com ... "free market" hypothesis of Eco 101. new --> johnyuan Jan 13th 2013 6:52am I am not a economic major yet I always sense something is mightily wrong when the Heritage Foundation turns ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1126636/think-tanks-free-fool-themselves-about-economic-freedom
6. News - Hong Kong

   Hong Kong again named world’s freest economy

   Posted Jan 10th 2013, 01:19pm by Stuart Lau

   ... Hong Kong remains No 1 in the index rankings, the uniqueness of its commitment to economic freedom has eroded in recent years, and any further implementation of populist policies that empower ... artificially that drive everything here! There are virtually no VC invested in HK here man! What freedom? ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1124621/hk-again-named-worlds-freest-economy
7. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   Two cheers for end to media censorship in Myanmar

   Posted Aug 28th 2012, 12:00am by Greg Torode

   ... political, economic and social changes under way in Myanmar. First, the fashion, entertainment and sports magazines were told they no longer had to submit to pre-publication censorship from ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1023655/two-cheers-end-media-censorship-myanmar
8. Comment - Blogs

   Xi Jinping's 'bring on the criticism' brings little more than scepticism

   Posted Feb 08th 2013, 08:45am by John Kennedy

   ... Economics professor Xu Xiaonian: Will you stop censoring books and media reports? Academic Chen Tongkui: Will you stop press censorship? Academic Wang Xiaoyu: Can you not delete the comments ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1145865/xi-jinpings-bring-criticism-brings-little-more-scepticism
9. News - Asia - MYANMAR

   Myanmar sees return of privately owned daily newspapers

   Posted Apr 01st 2013, 12:15pm by Associated Press in Yangon

   ... in the country since it came under military rule in the 1960s. President Thein Sein took office in March 2011 as head of an elected civilian regime. Political and economic liberalisation were at the top ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1204603/myanmar-sees-return-privately-owned-daily-newspapers
10. Hidden dangers of the politicians' happy talk

    Posted Jan 24th 2011, 12:00am by Tom Holland

    ... to spread the message. And here in Hong Kong, the Heritage Foundation, which this month declared our city to be the freest economy in the world, said that the more economic freedom a country enjoys, ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/736614/hidden-dangers-politicians-happy-talk

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