Hong Kong managers feel sting of new reality: layoffs

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The wave of unemployment and salary cuts for white collar workers has hit Hong Kong. Sadly, this trend may continue due to the bleak economic situation in Asia. Companies such as Citibank Hongkong, Swire Pacific Ltd and Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Ltd have all downsized. However, according to Stanley Lee, a former business executive, self-employment can save white collar workers from the negative economic and social effects of unemployment. He believes that this alone could provide security to employees whose jobs may be in peril due to the economic crisis.

Personnel administration, Employee Wages & Salaries, White Collar Workers, Analysis, Compensation and benefits, Economic indicators

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For the elite, English represents the past and the future; exclusive school teaches language that signifies fast track to upward mobility

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Many of India's parents are struggling to put their children through good schools, particularly the Doon School, an exclusive school whose medium of instruction is English. The idea behind this school of thought is that students who finish in such schools learn to speak English better and are afforded better opportunities in the real world. English speakers who are a distinct 6% of the total population of Indians are on the fast track towards success while those that are non-English speakers are missing out on life's best opportunities.

India, Elementary and secondary schools, Bilingual Education, Social aspects, English language, Schools, Study and teaching, Language and languages, English education

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Christine Loh aims to clean the air in Hong Kong

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An air quality study partnering researchers from the U.S. and China and government officials from Hong Kong and Guangdong is being headed by Christine Loh, the chief executive of Civic Exchange, a private-sector think tank. The study's goals are to observe ground level ozone in order to discover ways to reduce smog, and also to bring together authorities from various fields of science, public office and the private sector to work in unison towards regional air quality improvement.

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Air Pollution Control R&D, Environmental aspects, Pollution control industry, Interview, Air pollution, Air pollution research, Pollution control research, Loh, Christine

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