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  1. DS796.H757 C668 2012 - Contemporary Hong Kong government and...Read the original story

    5 hrs ago | Watersblogged

    This title describes the present political system and development in Hong Kong. The second edition assesses the main strands of continuity and change in Hong Kong's government and politics since the creation of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 1997

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  2. Pakistanis remarkably tolerant, least racist: SurveyRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Nation

    ... according to a survey. In contrast, India is placed among least tolerant states, along with Bangladesh, Jordan and Hong Kong. The study by World Values Survey said that although Pakistan "has a number of factors that coincide with racial intolerance ...

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  3. Hong Kong launches first electric taxisRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | The Peninsula

    A BYD e6 electric car, part of a fleet which will be used as taxis in Hong Kong, is seen plugged in for charging during a launch ceremony in Hong Kong May 15, 2013.

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  4. BEIJING: Changes open door in China for international education cooperationRead the original story

    Thursday | Asia News Network

    ... Council. The cancellation also includes cooperatively run education al institutions from the mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan, it said. Before the cancellation, the ...

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  5. a Fascinating Map of The World's Most And Least Racially...Read the original story

    Thursday May 16 | Instapundit

    ... of its adjacency to troubled Haiti. Scandinavian countries also scored high. - India, Jordan, Bangladesh and Hong Kong by far the least tolerant. In only three of 81 surveyed countries, more than 40 percent of respondents said they would not want a ...

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  6. Hong Kong Disneyland unveils new attractionRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday May 16 | Channelnewsasia.com

    Hong Kong Disneyland has unveiled its third and final part of a US$464 million expansion plan, in a bid to draw more visitors.

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  7. The Most Racially Intolerant Countries in the World?Read the original story

    Thursday May 16 | The Stranger

    ... the less racially tolerant you could call that society. Racism rocks hard in "India, Jordan, Bangladesh and Hong Kong." Indeed, over 70 percent of Hong Kongers do not want to live next to a person of a different race. Maybe cosmopolitanism and ...

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  8. max_fisherRead the original story

    Wednesday May 15 | The Washington Post

    ... of its adjacency to troubled Haiti. Scandinavian countries also scored high. a India, Jordan, Bangladesh and Hong Kong by far the least tolerant. In only three of 81 surveyed countries, more than 40 percent of respondents said they would not want a ...

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  9. Fowl play? Giant rubber duck drowns in Hong KongRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday May 15 | WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

    Hong Kong's favorite new resident, a giant inflatable duck, took a turn for the worse on Wednesday, looking less like an oversized lovable plaything and more like an unappetizing fried egg on the water.

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  10. ACS an Exhibitor in Cards Asia 2013Read the original story

    Wednesday May 15 | PR.com

    ... Sands, Singapore. Cards & Payments Asia 2013 aims to enable 'payment innovation for banks, retail and government.' Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., May 15, 2013 --( PR.com )-- Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card ...

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  11. Hong Kong's war on graft more successful than China'sRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday May 15 | Globe and Mail

    ... commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) Timothy Tong speaks at a news conference in Hong Kong. Hong Kong's corruption watchdog launched a criminal investigation of Tong following complaints of excessive spending when ...

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  12. Evaluation of a Web-Based Social Network Electronic Game in Enhancing ...Read the original story

    Wednesday May 15 | Journal of Medical Internet Research

    1Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong) 2HKJC Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong) 3School of Business, The ...

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  13. CDN.net Offering Premium Quality, Affordable Asia Pacific LocationsRead the original story

    Tuesday May 14 | 24-7 Press Release

    ... performance solution for reaching APAC audiences with PoPs priced between $0.02 and $0.4 USD per GB in Australia, Hong Kong, India, Japan and more. While other "affordable" CDNs charge as much as $10 USD per month for just a single location in Asia, ...

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  14. Hulkshare To Unify The Online Music BlogosphereRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday May 14 | PR Log

    ... music genre. Free, unlimited accounts are available to all music bloggers. PRLog (Press Release) - May 14, 2013 - HONG KONG, Hong Kong -- On May 14, 2013 Hulkshare released its latest addition in a series of site redefining changes. With the launch ...

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  15. United States Urged to: "Think Asia, Think Hong Kong"Read the original story

    Tuesday May 14 | Market Wire

    The largest-ever Hong Kong promotion in the U.S. will be held this summer to showcase Hong Kong's advantages for American companies looking to tap new business opportunities in Asia, particularly on the Chinese mainland.

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  16. India Morning Call-Global marketsRead the original story

    Monday May 13 | Reuters

    ... a reflection of natural caution after the market's recent steep gains. For a full report, double click on - - - - HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares are set to start higher on Tuesday, with Chinese consumer-related counters China Resources Enterprise and ...

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  17. HK: Stocks open 0.48% higherRead the original story

    Monday May 13 | Business Times

    [HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks opened up 0.48 per cent on Tuesday after better-than-expected US retail sales indicated the recovery in the world's largest economy remains on track. The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 110.24 points to 23,100.05 in the first few minutes of trade. - AFP

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  18. Top political advisor meets Hong Kong delegatesRead the original story

    Monday May 13 | People's Daily Online

    Top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng on Monday met with delegates of the Hong Kong-based Chinese General Chamber of Commerce during their visit to Beijing, asking them to help promote the cause of "one country, two systems." During their meeting, Yu called for the chamber of commerce to actively support the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ... (more)

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  19. Hong Kong transgender woman wins legal fight to marry boyfriend with landmark rulingRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday May 13 | Vancouver Sun

    Reporters' microphones surround a speakerphone as a transgender woman speaks on it after she won a legal ruling at Hong Kong's top court allowing her to marry, in Hong Kong Monday, May, 13, 2013.

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  20. Functional Role of TRPV4-KCa2.3 Signaling in Vascular Endothelial...Read the original story

    Monday May 6 | Circulation

    From the School of Medicine and Pharmaceutics, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China ; School of Biomedical Sciences and Shenzhen Research Institute , Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; Department of Physiology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China ; Department of Pathophysiology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China ; ... (more)

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