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    Hong Kong is a basket case

    Hong Kong police chief says prosecution of people ‘used as human shields’ is standard procedure | South China Morning Post

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    The city now has a "Prosecution Week" because of a growing tide of violence and "rioting" in Hong Kong has demonstrated a need to better educate Hong Kong residents on the city's laws.

    HK violence shows need for education: Teresa Cheng - RTHK

    You can't make this up


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    Quote Originally Posted by East_coast:
    The city now has a "Prosecution Week" because of a growing tide of violence and "rioting" in Hong Kong has demonstrated a need to better educate Hong Kong residents on the city's laws.

    HK violence shows need for education: Teresa Cheng - RTHK

    You can't make this up
    Good policy. You need it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by civil_servant:
    Good policy. You need it.
    Do you think people aren't aware? Seems very strange to target political opponents.

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    Quote Originally Posted by East_coast:
    Do you think people aren't aware? Seems very strange to target political opponents.
    Strange? Name one Totalitarian regime that tolerated political opponents.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kimwy66:
    Strange? Name one Totalitarian regime that tolerated political opponents.
    I get confused. A poster the other day said Hong Kong was democratic and had lots of ways for people to change government policy (they even quoted a government reply to Legco about people becoming angry due to the structure of governance). These tactics of intimidating opposition parties looks like the actions of a dictatorship - as I said confusing.

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    Government is testing the waters to see if the public would like their money spent on building and running an electric bus company

    Hong Kong’s electric dream a step closer as China’s demands drive carmakers across the border | South China Morning Post


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    Public libraries in Hong Kong will prevent readers aged under 18 from borrowing a novel from a Taiwanese publisher by popular Japanese author Haruki Murakami after the book was classified as “indecent” by a legal panel. His books are popular for IB literature studies.

    Dr Lee Hoi-lam, a modern literature instructor at Polytechnic University, said the tribunal’s decision was “without rhyme or reason” as it had come half a year after the novel was first published.

    “In the book, sex is depicted for valid purposes, such as to reflect the main character’s emotional changes, instead of to arouse sexual pleasure among readers,” said Lee, who claimed to have read every novel by Murakami.

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    Quote Originally Posted by East_coast:
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    Public libraries in Hong Kong will prevent readers aged under 18 from borrowing a novel from a Taiwanese publisher by popular Japanese author Haruki Murakami after the book was classified as “indecent” by a legal panel. His books are popular for IB literature studies.

    Dr Lee Hoi-lam, a modern literature instructor at Polytechnic University, said the tribunal’s decision was “without rhyme or reason” as it had come half a year after the novel was first published.

    “In the book, sex is depicted for valid purposes, such as to reflect the main character’s emotional changes, instead of to arouse sexual pleasure among readers,” said Lee, who claimed to have read every novel by Murakami.
    Thanks for this, not read this one. My favourite author.

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