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1. Comment - Letters

   Letters Question, September 20, 2012

   Posted Sep 20th 2012, 12:00am by LETTERS

   ... Comment Letters Social Issues No change. Do you agree with the government that the time is not right to raise the present retirement age of 60 for civil servants, given that young staff fear their path to promotion would ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/article/1040928/letters-question-september-20-2012
2. At Last

   Posted May 22nd 2011, 12:00am

   ... Social Issues Social Issues James Kidd At Last by Edward St Aubyn Picador (e-book) At Last is the fifth and final part of Edward St Aubyn's truly wonderful series of novels featuring Patrick Melrose. Starting ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/968456/last
3. Caribou Island

   Posted Apr 17th 2011, 12:00am

   ... Social Issues Social Issues Tessa Chan Caribou Island by David Vann Penguin HK$117 A 13-year-old boy is asked by his depressed, desperate father to spend a year homesteading with him in a remote cabin in Alaska. Soon ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/965317/caribou-island
4. News - Hong Kong - SOCIETY

   We love our neighbours, but only if they're like us

   Posted May 17th 2013, 12:00am by Christy Choi, Jennifer Ngo

   ... Kong people are more tolerant of that other people aren't elsewhere in the world. For instance, Islam isn't a contentious issue in Hong Kong The figures, part of a survey by the World ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1239224/we-love-our-neighbours-only-if-theyre-us
5. Briefs

   Posted Apr 01st 2012, 12:00am

   ... Social Issues Disaster Social Issues Fire on cruise ship with HK holidaymakers put out Two Hong Kong holidaymakers are unharmed after a fire broke out on their cruise ship in waters near the Philippines. The fire aboard ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/997120/briefs
6. Culture clash

   Posted May 26th 2008, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Social Issues Social Issues Experts have said that the planned budget of HK$4.7 billion for the M+ museum is too small. Do you think more should be spent on this project so that it can be turned into a world-class centre? Write to us. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/639042/culture-clash
7. Upbeat attitude

   Posted Jan 02nd 2008, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Social Issues Social Issues Hongkongers are the most optimistic in the world about how things will turn out for them this year, according to a global survey. Are we right to feel so optimistic about the city's prospects for 2008? Write to us. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/621395/upbeat-attitude
8. Two Caravans

   Posted Mar 16th 2008, 12:00am by James Kidd

   ... Social Issues Social Issues James Kidd Two Caravans by Marina Lewyca Fig Tree, HK$132 Marina Lewyca's debut, A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, is one of the most charming, funny and successful novels of recent times. The problem with such debuts is that they must be followed up. That Two Caravans avoids the pitfalls of DSNS (difficult second novel syndrome) says ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/630039/two-caravans
9. Missing links

   Posted Aug 23rd 2007, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Social Issues Social Issues A report on population policy has been criticised for not including recommendations such as a later retirement age. What proposals would you like to see in the report, to improve the quality of life? Write to us. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/605210/missing-links
10. Caste away

    Posted Oct 23rd 2007, 12:00am by Azizur Rahman

    ... at the temple of the goddess Yellamma, Channamma was renamed Renuka, the other name of Yellamma. The dedication meant the social status of her family was elevated as villagers began coming to Renuka ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/612573/caste-away

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