Flower market district: Residents fear plans to build high-rises and mall will uproot community – Part 1
Opponents question the nature of the redevelopment and the plan to take over public space to build private properties. “Does Hong Kong still need so many shopping malls and hotels?” asked one of them.
Is Hong Kong wise to tinker with guilty plea and good behaviour sentence reductions?
“The purpose of the guilty plea discount is to encourage early pleas, which save the time and expense of a contested trial. It appears that, if you are accused of a national security offence, you might as well try your luck in court. You won’t get the discount anyway,” writes Tim Hamlett.
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Is Hong Kong wise to tinker with guilty plea and good behaviour sentence reductions?
“The purpose of the guilty plea discount is to encourage early pleas, which save the time and expense of a contested trial. It appears that, if you are accused of a national security offence, you might as well try your luck in court. You won’t get the discount anyway,” writes Tim Hamlett.
Cultural cringe: For Hong Kong and Asia overall, the ‘East-meets-West’ cliché suggests a lack of self-confidence
“East-meets-West” has echoes of the banging of a gong, the qipao-and-suits juxtaposition, and a white man selecting dim sum with chopsticks,” writes Brian Cheng, who argues that the “sloppy” phrase implies an Asian need to tag along with the West.
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Flower market district: Residents fear plans to build high-rises and mall will uproot community – Part 1
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