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Hong Kong paternity leave unfair to some fathers
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In the name of equal opportunity, legal experts in Hong Kong are calling for fairness when it comes to paternity leave. The city’s Civil Service Bureau proposed granting three to five days of paid paternity leave to promote its family-friendly initiatives. Yet, the provision is only applicable to married male employees.
Human Rights Monitor director Law Yuk-kai said it could infringe the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. “The government is bound by Article 39 of...
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Hong Kong's pollution shame
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In a World Health Organization survey, Hong Kong is embarrassingly ranked among the worst in a list of 500 cities in terms of levels of fine particles in the air.
If you’re in Central’s roads on a busy weekday, or perhaps any day, you are exposed to the city’s greatest concentration of large particles. Only Dakar (Senegal), Zabrze (Poland), Kuwait City (Kuwait), Mexicali (Mexico), Antananarivo (Madagascar) and Mongolia’s Ulan Bator – reportedly the second most...
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HK: A midday dip at Central Market pool remains wishful thinking
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When the historic Central Market, sitting at one of the most enviable spots in Hong Kong’s Central business district, was occupied by traditional shops such as art galleries, shoe repair shops and photo retouching studios, many could be wondering how could such a prime location be “underserved”. In Hong Kong, such a venue would fetch billions and could be an ideal site for a boutique hotel or an upscale fashion gallery awash with investment money. The government, the...
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Hong Kong's complicated plastic bag levy
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It’s been a while since the plastic bag levy – the 50 cent (US$0.06) charge for every plastic bag used at grocery counters – has been in place. Somehow it has changed the way people navigate their way through cash registers, often bringing with them reusable bags to avoid paying the tax. The move was widely hailed even with limited scope because it resulted in a 90 percent reduction in bags issued by the initial list of 3,000 retailers when it was implemented in July 2009.
But...
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HK property bargains: Haunted houses
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If you’re on the hunt for a decent flat and don’t believe in superstitions, then you could be in for bargains in Hong Kong’s property market. That’s when because local culture turns its back on properties that are associated with unfortunate happenings, it leaves such homes tainted with misfortune to a smaller share of potential buyers. A house whose previous occupant committed suicide or had a mysterious death could fetch up to a 40% blow in the local market value.
Hong...
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HK: Riding high at Ngong Ping 360 costs more
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Just like any other commodity, entertainment is also getting more expensive these days. From December 1, it is now more expensive to ride Ngong Ping 360, the city’s attraction that features 25-minute cable car journey across Lantau island.
From HK$115 (US$14.8), a ride on standard cabins — cable cars with covered floors — will now be HK$125 (children’s from HK$58 to HK$62). For those who wish to imagine they were floating on air, riding the glass-floored crystal cabin,...
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Renaming Hong Kong airport: Sun Yat-sen better than Chek Lap Kok'
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Leonardo da Vinci, Benito Ju?rez, John F Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln: some of the personalities immortalized, among other things, by airports named after them. In the case of Hong Kong, a group of aviation enthusiasts are proposing that “Sun Yat-sen International Airport” be the new name of Hong Kong International Airport. This is in line with the centenary of the 1911 revolution on which Sun Yat-sen was a prominent figure in overthrowing China’s last imperial dynasty.
The...
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Study: HK fresh graduates lack job knowledge, loyalty
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As I look back and recall, I attended one kindergarten class before entering primary school. Now, kids just barely able to walk are enrolled in playgroups, pre-nursery, kinder 1, kinder 2 and kinder 3 before being subjected to immense pressure during interviews when applying for a slot at a preferred primary school. I guess when compared to my times, these kids must have learned more, are more smart and more sociable than me and my peers.
I acknowledge that the number of years we study in the...
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Rising incomes put HK wives at par with husbands
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A survey among 517 working women between 25 and 34 indicated that 3 out of 10 married women earn more than their husbands. But before men start to harbor feelings of low self esteem, interviewees, mind you, included mostly white collar workers, professionals and top company executives. Since the group doesn’t include housewives or blue collar workers, there is higher likelihood that women’s income is higher than their husbands.
The poll, conducted by Fidelity Worldwide Investment...
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Shark-fin free menu at Peninsula Hotel
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For its decision to removing shark fin off its menu, Peninsula Hotels receives big applaud. And deservedly so. Although the Hong Kong’s oldest and one of the most prestigious hotels will impose the shark fin ban only at the beginning of next year, the move nonetheless brings big impact in the industry.
As part of The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, The Peninsula in the city joins other sister properties in implementing the shark fin ban. Just like many others who abandoned the idea of...
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