Is Hong Kong ripe for a bit of central planning? (Chinese rule)

The Economist (US);  April 12, 1997 ;     787 words ...HONG KONG SURVEYS of economic freedom around the world regularly put Hong Kong at the top of the league. Free-marketeers drool...is often deemed to have contributed mightily to Hong Kong's prosperity. And when it comes to economics few...

What Will Happen to Hong Kong?

Journal of Private Enterprise;  April 1, 2000 ;   Lovik, Lawrence W;   787 words ...Hong Kong has long been recognized as a prime example...to 82 percent.2 Such agility has helped Hong Kong rapidly transition its metropolitan economy...two systems," the longer-run effects on Hong Kong are unknown. Manufacturing jobs have been...

Chinese Shadows : Calls to control the press are just the latest signs of...

Newsweek International;  September 6, 1999 ;   Meyer, Mahlon;   787 words ...Hong Kong radio producer Chan Yiu-wah was anxiously...found it. As Britain prepared to hand over Hong Kong to China in 1997, Chan worried about just...political cartoonists to appear on Letter From Hong Kong. He had heard not a peep of protest from...

Hong Kong's potential democratic influence worries Chinese...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  July 5, 1997 ;   Lin, Jennifer;   787 words ...HONG KONG _ With the Union Jack relegated to souvenir shops and Hong Kong's new leaders referring to China's Jiang Zemin as...president,'' people here are waking up to the fact that Hong Kong will never be the same. But neither will China. In...

Hong Kong's Transition Over Past Five Years Positive: U.S. Consul-

Xinhua News Agency;  June 6, 2002 ;     771 words ...General HONG KONG, June 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong Michael Klosson Thursday said the unfolding story of Hong Kong's transition over the past five years has been positive with the successful implementation of "One Country, Two...

Hong Kong has adaptability to keep prospering

China Daily;  June 8, 2002 ;     634 words ...HONG KONG: US Consul-General in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Michael Klosson on Thursday said the unfolding story of Hong Kong's transition over the past five years has been positive with...

Hong Kong rebuilding world city image

Xinhua News Agency;  May 26, 2003 ;     602 words ...Hong Kong rebuilding world city image HONG KONG, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong has been making detailed plans for launching the 1-billion-HK-dollar (128 Million US dollars) campaign for rebuilding its image as the world center of major international...

PCCW launches HD video service in Hong Kong with Harmonic's H.264...

IPTV Newsletter;  April 1, 2008 ;     417 words ...Harmonic Inc. announced that PCCW has deployed Harmonic's DiviCom Electra 7000 high-definiti...power its HD channel service in Hong Kong. PCCW is a telecommunications...subscribers. PCCW also uses Harmonic's standard-definition (SD...broadcast channels, as well as Harmonic's ...

PCCW launches HD video service in Hong Kong with Harmonic's H.264...

China Telecom;  April 1, 2008 ;     417 words ...Harmonic Inc. announced that PCCW has deployed Harmonic's DiviCom Electra 7000 high-definiti...power its HD channel service in Hong Kong. PCCW is a telecommunications...subscribers. PCCW also uses Harmonic's standard-definition (SD...broadcast channels, as well as Harmonic's ...

Hope, fear mix on Hong Kong's future: Residents see bumpy ride in...

The Washington Times;  June 14, 1996 ;   Halloran, Richard;   787 words ...HONG KONG - A year before this next-to-last vestige...Asia passes from British to Chinese rule, Hong Kong Chinese who have chosen to remain are...will leave time bombs behind them, and Hong Kong people trust neither the British nor the...

1997 Represents a New Era for Hong Kong: Henry Cheng

Xinhua English Newswire;  June 23, 1996 ;     468 words ...Hong Kong's success results from the contributions of millions of Hong Kong people working hard and working together, and 1997 represents a new era for Hong Kong, said Henry Cheng Kar-shun, chairman of Advisory Council of the Better Hong Kong Foundation...

All eyes on China. (reunification with Hong Kong)

The Economist (US);  June 28, 1997 ;     787 words ...HONG KONG'S return to China is surely the last word...what all the fuss was about. By July 3rd Hong Kong will be back at work, after an unusually...cardboard boxes for a pittance. For many of Hong Kong's people life will go on much as before...

Masses protest planned Hong Kong anti-subversion law

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  July 2, 2003 ;   Dirk Beveridge Associated Press;   680 words ...HONG KONG -- Hundreds of thousands of angry and worried Hong Kong residents marched peacefully Tuesday, the sixth anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China, to protest an anti-subversion law they fear will undermine freedoms of speech, press and...

PUPPET LEGISLATURE TO REPLACE HONG KONG COUNCIL.(Editorial)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  December 24, 1996 ;     522 words ...Hong Kong is officially set to be handed over to...legislature that will eventually replace Hong Kong's elected Legislative Council. It is the...of human rights and the rule of law in Hong Kong. In effect, China is reversing the results...

PCCW Uses Harmonic Encoders in Hong Kong

Wireless News;  March 17, 2008 ;     376 words ......PCCW Uses Harmonic Encoders in Hong Kong WIRELESS NEWS-Mar...PCCW Uses Harmonic Encoders in Hong Kong (C)2008 10Meters...10meters.com Harmonic announced...operates now TV, Hong Kong's largest...also utilizes Harmonic's standard...