British Society

Harness the power of collective social action for Hong Kong

19 Apr 2013

It was a pity that a recent forum in Hong Kong on social reform went largely unreported. The "star" of the show was Lord Wei, the youngest, and only British-born Chinese, member of Britain's House...

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Whimsical, illustrious, eccentric, creative - cabaret captures Britain

29 Jul 2012

To the celebrated Hollywood serial blockbusters Analyse This and Analyze That, we must now add Danny Boyle's epic Isles of Wonder, which should have been subtitled Translate The 2012 Olympic...

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Britain's impressive trade figures show it is anything but isolationist

28 Jul 2012

This week, Britain has welcomed athletes and heads of state from around the world for the Olympic Games.

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Elderly march to demand financial support

15 Jul 2012

About 100 elderly people took to the streets yesterday calling on the government to speed up the introduction of a special old-age allowance.

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Allowance abuse a familiar story

6 Jul 2012

The accusation against Secretary for Development Mak Chai-kwong of abusing the civil-service rental allowance in the 1980s is not an isolated case. In the past 12 years, four people have been...

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Housing subsidy for N-nothings

16 Mar 2012

Up to 12,000 residents who slip through the city's safety net of welfare and relief measures will get a one-off housing subsidy in a HK$60 million giveaway from the Community Care Fund, Chief...

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Opinion

The 1-2 punch heard around the world

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Wang Xiangwei

Placating graduates a work in progress

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Give more public flats to singles, panel told

More public housing should be provided for tens of thousands of middle-aged single people on low incomes, according to housing advisers.

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Union wants allowance residency rule scrapped

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3 challenge old age allowance rule

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Government officials were overpaid HK$1.73m in housing allowances

Two officials at the Leisure and Cultural Services Department have been overpaid by a total of HK$1.73 million worth of housing allowance, according to recently published government accounts.

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Dye's fall no reason to be looking for a scapegoat

Shane Dye's fall from Ambitious Marju on Sunday has attracted attention from around the world as the former New Zealand and Australian champion has seemingly won yet another battle against the...

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Disabled man receives $170,000 in extra payments after mix-up

A disabled man received about $170,000 in extra welfare money over the past 12 years because of a 30-year-old mix-up, the Social Welfare Department said yesterday.

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