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1. Comment - Blogs

   Landmark ruling for transsexual echoes far and wide

   Posted May 13th 2013, 08:53pm by Hong Kong Around the World

   ... of the EU and Canada. The Wall Street Journal 's China Realtime Report  also quoted a gay rights advocate, who said: “It’s quite absurd that Hong Kong has maintained an obsolete position for so long,” said Law Yuk-kai, who heads the Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor. The story also appeared in Spanish on the news site Emol in Santiago, Chile, and on Panorama in Venezuela. Reaction ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1236966/landmark-ruling-transsexual-echoes-far-and-wide
2. Comment - Blogs

   Love thy neighbour? Hong Kong ranks low on racial tolerance

   Posted May 16th 2013, 04:04pm by Hong Kong Around the World

   ... The Washington Post bases its article and map, was mistranslated. In fact, Hong Kong may be one of the most racially tolerant places because of inverted results. The Reddit user writes: The correct result should be: In Hong Kong 78.1% found it acceptable to have different race neighbours, while less than 20% found it acceptable to have drunks, emotionally unstable and drug addicts ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1238963/love-thy-neighbour-hong-kong-ranks-low-racial-tolerance
3. Comment - Blogs

   Diaoyus dispute encapsulates the Hong Kong identity crisis

   Posted May 05th 2013, 07:48pm by Hong Kong Around the World

   ... in Hong Kong's democracy movement. On the H7N9 avian flu Hong Kong steps up flu flight The Wall Street Journal writes that border authorities in Shenzhen have increased temperature screenings ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1230746/diaoyus-dispute-encapsulates-hong-kong-identity-crisis
4. Comment - Blogs

   Milk powder beats out heroin in smuggling arrests - huh?

   Posted Apr 29th 2013, 11:33am by Hong Kong Around the World

   ... Hong Kong sceptics Corruption among mainland officials is the biggest concern, the Wall Street Journal reports. Female HSBC banker ditches BlackBerry for sled Bloomberg talks to several women ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1225850/milk-powder-beats-out-heroin-smuggling-arrests-huh
5. Comment - Blogs

   The American doctor is in, to do a bird flu check-up

   Posted Apr 21st 2013, 09:11pm by Hong Kong Around the World

   ... Comment Blogs H7N9 avian flu Bird Flu HKEye Smog Eldes Tran eldes.tran@scmp.com Hong Kong is paid a visit by Dr Richard Besser, ABC News’ chief health and medical editor in the US. Other ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1220072/american-doctor-do-bird-flu-check
6. Comment - Blogs

   Dock strike to set off global ripple effect

   Posted Apr 07th 2013, 05:13pm by Hong Kong Around the World

   ... as it drags into a second week, underlining the huge implications the labour dispute has on international trade. Hong Kong’s port is the world’s third busiest and is a trade hub for mainland China. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1209207/hong-kong-dock-strike-set-global-ripple-effect
7. Comment - Blogs

   Nothing but sceptics on Occupy Central idea

   Posted Apr 15th 2013, 05:14pm by Hong Kong Around the World

   ... behind Occupy Central - Benny Tai Yiu-ting , Chu Yiu-ming , Chan Kin-man and others - a few non-Hong Kong media looked at the bigger picture. Plans for Occupy Central , a civil disobedience ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1215267/nothing-sceptics-occupy-central-idea
8. Comment - Blogs

   Britain did a good job with Hong Kong for the world, said Margaret Thatcher (video)

   Posted Apr 09th 2013, 07:46pm by Hong Kong Around the World

   ... Comment Blogs Margaret Thatcher Eldes Tran eldes.tran@scmp.com The death of the former British prime minister has triggered much reminiscing in Hong Kong and about Hong Kong. Just wonder ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1210917/britain-did-good-job-hong-kong-world-says-margaret-thatcher-video
9. Comment - Blogs

   In world's priciest luxury city, baby formula is most precious commodity

   Posted Mar 04th 2013, 10:47am by Hong Kong Around the World

   .... Everyone's a critic Hong Kong returned to international headlines later that week with Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah’s budget speech. A Wall Street Journal editorial points out ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1175662/worlds-priciest-luxury-city-baby-formula-most-precious-commodity
10. Business

    China’s CNOOC agrees to alter Nexen’s US oil lease, says reports

    Posted Mar 02nd 2013, 11:54am by Reuters in Hong Kong

    ... reported, citing an email to employees from Peter Addy, the president of Nexen’s US unit. The Wall Street Journal reported the new structure may be similar to those where a majority owner retains ...

    http://www.scmp.com/business/article/1169260/chinas-cnooc-agrees-alter-nexens-us-oil-lease-says-reports

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