Civil Disobedience

16 Feb 2013

A leading law professor hopes to get tens of thousands of Hongkongers onto the streets in Central next year to pressure the central government to keep its pledge of allowing universal suffrage for...

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HKU students protest national education with black ribbons

13 Sep 2012

Incoming students at the University of Hong Kong found a low-key way to continue the national education protest yesterday, wearing black ribbons during the inauguration ceremony.

The...

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Class boycotts threatened in fight against national education

4 Sep 2012

Activists opposed to the introduction of national education in schools have vowed to besiege the government headquarters indefinitely until authorities withdraw the subject.

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Thousands rally against national education lessons

2 Sep 2012

Tens of thousands of people opposed to national education lessons, due to begin tomorrow in primary schools, rallied last night outside government headquarters in Admiralty.

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League of Democrats have 'greenest' policies, manifestos show

28 Aug 2012

Environmental groups have ranked the radical pan-democratic League of Social Democrats as the "greenest" in the upcoming election.

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Green fighters need golden hearts in toxins war

22 Jun 2012

Known as the world's factory, China is a popular destination for investors from around the world keen to build production plants. These factories provide job opportunities for locals - but this...

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Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

EU fails to adapt to borderless world

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4:35AM

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

2:53AM

Can protesters break the law for the sake of their cause?

Helen Wong Ling-oi, 13, St Stephen's Girls' College

4:42PM

We have the right to loud protests

Many people in Hong Kong say rowdy public protests are ineffective and cause danger and disturbance to the public. They say protesters should be polite.

4:03PM

Hongkongers protest too much, methinks

Hong Kong is a city where citizens have a very high degree of freedom and rights. We have a stable political system, a clean government and a well-defined rule of law. There are many channels to...

2:05PM

Police should learn how to handle today's protests

Two significant things are happening in Hong Kong. On the one hand, there is a rising tide of street protests and, on the other, there is growing official intolerance of the right to protest.

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5:52AM

Third of toys tested too toxic for children

Nearly a third of the toys on store shelves contain heavy metals and about 10 per cent have lead levels that exceed national safety standards, Greenpeace said in a report released in Hong Kong...

2:48AM

Occupiers should grow up and stop whining

Frustrated members of the Occupy movement seem to be escalating the intensity of their protests.

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