The Pulse

Many of Hong Kong’s parents are up in arms about the cost of school textbooks, which has more than doubled over the past ten years. The government has said that it wants to balance the rights of publishers to profit in a free market with educational co...

Hong Kong’s activists are getting more active. And, in some cases, more confrontational. Officials are arguing that such aggressive tactics are counter-productive and anti-social, but others argue that if you thwart democratic reform, this is what you ...

Some feel that government should do everything it can to take care of society’s disadvantaged. Others, in a strategy supported by social conservatives as well as those of a more community-oriented bent, feel that social enterprises are often better equ...

The Budget, to no-one’s great surprise has passed, along with the $6,000 handout to Hong Kong residents. That;’s caused a little controversy, as some don’t feel recent arrivals from the mainland should be eligible. It’s just one part of an ongoing rese...

In the eyes of many, the arrest of Ai Weiwei sends a chillding message to many dissidents, and that message is: "No matter how high profile you are, we can take you any time we want".

The Minimum Wage Ordinance comes into effect at the beginning of next month, but the government has left glaring loopholes in it, and employers are not slow to take advantage. Some workers will end up earning less than they did before the regulation is...

The crisis at the nuclear power plant in Fukushima has sparked new debate on the ways in which we get our electricity.

This week, The Pulse devotes its whole show to the issue of the power we use.

In Part Two we talk to three members of CLP's Pr...

The crisis at the nuclear power plant in Fukushima has sparked new debate on the ways in which we get our electricity.

This week, The Pulse devotes its whole show to the issue of the power we use.

Hong Kong is not, generally, a city that cares a...

The Agriculture Fisheries and Conservation Department has a new poster campaign about stray animals in the street. It advises the public not to feed them, and warns they may be fined if they do. But confusingly the AFCD also supports a trap, neuter, r...

A video recently posted on the internet shows a much-bullied schoolboy turning the tables on one of his tormenters. The boy has gained wide support. The video has once again raised questions about school bullying and whether schools are doing enough to...