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1. News - Hong Kong - SAFETY

   Children's life vests still out of reach on ferries

   Posted Apr 23rd 2013, 12:00am by Simpson Cheung

   ... week still kept children's life vests only on the main deck, and one even had them locked up. Marine Department regulations require ferries to have all life-saving equipment located ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1220923/childrens-life-vests-still-out-reach-ferries
2. News - Hong Kong - FERRY DISASTER INQUIRY

   Missing life vests strike sad final note

   Posted Mar 13th 2013, 12:00am by Simpson Cheung

   ... News Hong Kong Lamma ferry disaster Lamma IV life vests Simpson Cheung simpson.cheung@scmp.com Last submissions after 50 days dwell on the children's life jackets that never were and the watertight door that never was The commission of inquiry into the Lamma ferry tragedy is set to decide whether Marine Department officers made false statements about children's life vests ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1189384/missing-life-vests-strike-sad-final-note
3. News - Hong Kong - FERRY DISASTER INQUIRY

   Most victims of Lamma IV not wearing life vests, inquiry told

   Posted Jan 11th 2013, 12:00am by Simpson Cheung

   ... News Hong Kong Lamma ferry disaster Lamma IV life vests Simpson Cheung simpson.cheung@scmp.com Official figures show at least 28 people who died could not get their hands on life jackets At least 28 out of the 39 victims who died in a sea collision off Lamma Island were not wearing life jackets, while four others were merely holding flotation vests in their hands, a commission ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1124998/most-victims-lamma-iv-not-wearing-life-vests-inquiry-told
4. News - China - POLITICS

   Li Chengpeng, the author who signs his books wearing a stab-proof vest

   Posted Mar 05th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... and scuffles between liberals and leftists. "I wear a stab-proof vest now for book signings," said Li, in a rare face-to-face interview with the foreign media, sitting in his hometown ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1177444/li-chengpeng-author-who-signs-his-books-wearing-stab-proof-vest
5. Super fibre makes impact

   Posted Jun 28th 2006, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Technology Technology Ballistic Vest Technology JESSIE HUI researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed a super-strong fibre which can enhance the strength of bullet-proof vests. The project was a joint effort by the university's departments of chemical engineering and mechanical engineering. By adding carbon nanotubes, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/554583/super-fibre-makes-impact
6. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   Civilisation as we know it isn't too big to fail

   Posted May 04th 2013, 12:00am by Kevin Rafferty

   ... and the overconfidence of being too smart to fail. He is worth listening to because he built his investment reputation by steering clear of bubbles. He warns that vested interests always defend the status quo ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1229418/civilisation-we-know-it-isnt-too-big-fail
7. Lifestyle - Fashion & Watches - FASHION

   Hong Kong designers nominated for prestigious Woolmark fashion prize

   Posted May 17th 2013, 12:00am by Divia Harilela

   ... are not based around a theme. Instead, they take inspiration from everyday objects - be it the wooden bead mats found in local taxis, which they transformed into vests in their spring-summer 2013 ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-watches/article/1239037/hong-kong-designers-nominated-prestigious-woolmark-fashion
8. Lifestyle - Family & Education - CHARITY

   Watchdog steps up pressure on non-transparent Hong Kong charities

   Posted May 21st 2013, 12:00am by Nora Tong

   ... to comply with legal obligations. NGO leaders such as To worry about vesting too much power in one body. "There are no details with regards to the make-up of the commission. Will all members ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1242049/watchdog-steps-pressure-non-transparent-hong-kong
9. News - Hong Kong - LAMMA TRAGEDY

   Life jacket law ignored for 4 years

   Posted Mar 02nd 2013, 12:00am by Simpson Cheung

   ... extra life vests. Wong Wing-chuen, the department's senior ship inspector, said management had come up with a "short-term measure" - intended to last a year - after holding meetings with operators. Only newly built vessels were required to comply with the new law, while old vessels were "encouraged" to introduce extra life vests gradually. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1167237/life-jacket-law-ignored-4-years
10. Lifestyle - Family & Education - LEARNING CURVE

    Learning Curve: relieve anxiety the Hindu way

    Posted Mar 11th 2013, 12:00am by Anjali Hazari

    ... the logic that all they can control is the present, the opportunity to bring into the activity of studying all that is vested in them, and immersing themselves in it. Because such inspired learning ...

    http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1186401/learning-curve-relieve-anxiety-hindu-way

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