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Issue: October 06, 2008 (Archive)

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Food for thought to save ferries
The government wants additional floors at Central Ferry Piers to create shop space that can be used to cross-subsidize and keep afloat money-losing ferry services.

iBond returns mere chicken feet
The issuing of the latest tranche of iBonds - as part of the budget package and for the third time this year - is being greeted with increasing investor enthusiasm.

Huddled masses on journey of hope
The following columns concern the period from 1975 to 1996, a watershed in the recent history of Hong Kong.

ESF solution to pass test
The English Schools Foundation has reached an agreement with the government on the phased withdrawal of public subsidy.

College turns the art of failure into science for powerless kids
There are few things more stressful than waiting for exam results, hoping and praying that you get the grades you desperately want: an "F" in every subject. Please please please please.

Whistle-blower in high pitch
Lawmaker Priscilla Leung Mei-fun recently updated her book The Key to Change Your Fate, an autobiography chronicling her upbringing and political career.

Life in the IPO fast lane
The sluggishness of the general share market is not spreading to IPOs, with some companies managing to raise more than HK$1 billion despite the absence of a strong public profile.

Going the extra mile goes with the job
The chief of security at the airport is being investigated after allegedly claiming more than HK$750,000 in overtime pay without approval.

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