Society of the People'S Republic of China

13 Aug 2012

Mainlanders are using Hong Kong as a place to abandon mentally handicapped and chronically ill children born in the city, a welfare group says.

Charity St James' Settlement says at least...

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Our children need a basic knowledge of their country

10 Aug 2012

During the consultation on moral and national education last year, a document on the new curriculum quoted ancient Chinese writer Mengzi, or Mencius: 'The empire has its basis in the state, the...

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Heard at the book fair, the sound of free speech

30 Jul 2012

Some say achieving the great reconciliation between Hong Kong and mainland politics is easier said than done. But, at the Hong Kong Book Fair, it has already happened.

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Stifling protest invites trouble

28 Jul 2012

There are no shades of grey about freedom of speech in Hong Kong. Anyone, no matter who they are or where they are from, has the right to have their voice heard. Mainlanders, denied that ability,...

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We must stop feeding mainland cringe

23 Jul 2012

A family friend came to visit us recently in distress. She says their 11-year-old daughter has declared many times that she is ashamed of her and her husband.

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Activist located, moved to safety

23 Jul 2012

A blind mainland activist who fled a 'black jail' where she was held after mainland authorities refused to let her enter Hong Kong to attend the July 1 rally is being transferred to a 'safe place...

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Opinion

Tom Holland

Worrying economic parallels between China and India

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Howard Winn

Elsie Leung caught up in Rusal's byzantine politics

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Hong Kong blind to China's renaissance

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The great escape

Sudden large-scale influxes of mainlanders into Hong Kong have always caused concern. From the 19th century onwards, the relative safe haven from political upheaval, and consequent hunger and...

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Solo mainland tourists fall short of estimates

The first batch of about 290 individual mainland tourists allowed into Taiwan arrived on the island a year ago yesterday as part of a scheme designed to boost tourism.

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Still waiting after all these years

Chen Xiaozhi was looking forward to 1997 and the family reunion she was sure it would bring. Fifteen years on, she is still waiting for permanent residency in Hong Kong - and the stresses and...

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Educated mainland workers 'a threat'

More young Hong Kong professionals think their Beijing counterparts pose a challenge in the job market than vice versa, even though both groups believe the professionalism of mainlanders leaves...

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Immigration proposal sparks debate

An academic's controversial proposal to allow mainland parents of Hong Kong-born babies into the city to boost the local workforce has renewed debate over the government's say in who can immigrate...

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