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Issue: June 30, 2006 (Archive)

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We're still top of the pile despite fears
Hong Kong remains the most competitive of Chinese cities and will not lose this position even if civil disobedience - such as through Occupy Central - occurs.

Chief takes leaf out of Thatcher book
Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying says the criticism he has encountered since taking office is hardly surprising because that is the nature of politics.

Lawmakers fume as budget deadline set
A heated exchange erupted in the Legislative Council after president Jasper Tsang Yok-sing set a 10pm deadline for today's vote on the budget.

First for kids as top English test has high-tech answer
Hong Kong youngsters, aged seven to 12, will be the first in the world to take a computer-based Cambridge English examination.

Business bodies team up to warn Occupy Central
Business chambers in Hong Kong have formed a united front against the Occupy Central movement.

University breaks new ground in Sichuan disaster role
Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Sichuan University have jointly established the first Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction in China.

TVB bids to tune into court again
TVB is appealing against a High Court decision not to grant a judicial review in its attempt to stop the issuing of any new free-TV licenses.

Food for thought when life turns turtle
It didn't take long for the two larger dogs to learn that before we set out on our early morning walk, I have to have 10 minutes to sip at my first coffee of the day.

National education fighters to go distance
A pressure group that led the campaign against the introduction of national education in schools will join a "patriotic march" on Sunday.

Gloom looms for so many new mothers
One in every six mothers in Hong Kong suffers from postnatal depression.

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