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The Hong Kong Central Library. Hong Kong libraries used to be where all sorts of books could be found, but no longer. Photo: Hong Kong Central Library

Why a Hong Kong libraries fan feels let down by LGBT books move

With children’s books containing so-called LGBT themes withdrawn from the “open” shelves in Hong Kong’s public libraries, a place that was once a source of joy

12 Jul 2018 - 4:30pm 1

Literary appreciation allows us to become more empathetic human beings, as reading stories helps us understand other beliefs and cultures. Photo: Shutterstock

A love of reading can help children become global citizens

16 Jun 2018 - 11:00am

The Bookworm bookstore in Beijing is one of the ventures that combines reading with food and intellectual conversation. Photo: Simon Song

How China’s bookshop cafes can help Hong Kong turn the page

31 May 2018 - 5:40pm

Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor tours the Leisure and Cultural Services Department’s “My Pop-up Library”, after the opening ceremony for the 2018 World Book Day, at a school in Sham Shui Po on April 21. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Why more books will not create more well-read Hong Kong kids

15 May 2018 - 4:16pm

Secondary school volunteers of the Kids4Kids youth-oriented NGO share the joys of reading, in November 2012. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

Hong Kong government’s book subsidy to schools is a welcome move

9 May 2018 - 4:07pm

Young readers at the Hong Kong government’s “My Pop-up Library” event, part of the 2018 World Book Day Fest, in Sham Shui Po on April 21. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Can Hong Kong reconnect with its reading habit?

2 May 2018 - 4:52pm 4

Hong Kong lawmaker Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee (right) at the Golden Book Awards in Diamond Hill with former Legislative Council president Jasper Tsang Yok-sing. Photo: Nora Tam

‘Oscars of books’ sees politicians, showbiz stars win trophies

29 Sep 2017 - 1:51pm

Investment ideas to deliver a harvest for the world. Photo: AFP

Investment ideas to help feed the world and deliver food security

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Paulson offers an insider's view on how to work with the new economic superpower that is China. Photo: Bloomberg

Hank Paulson's prescriptions for dealing with China

19 Apr 2015 - 4:39pm

Li Ka-shing gives Q1 M&A activity a record-breaking lift. Photo: SCMP/Edward Wong

What really drove Q1 M&A activity to a record in China and Hong Kong?

19 Apr 2015 - 4:14pm

Is the sun really setting on China's economy? Photo: Reuters

Irrational expectations and the Chinese economy

19 Apr 2015 - 3:56pm

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