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Speech by Kurt Tong – U.S. Consul General on 7 November 2017
Posted November 10, 2017 / Articles, Democracy, Human Rights
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An American View on Democratic Values, and Why They Matter in Hong Kong Remarks by Kurt Tong, U.S. Consul General Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Hong Kong November 7, 2017 (As prepared for delivery) Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for coming out early today. These days, with emails and social media bombarding us all
READ MOREMedical Council should have separate disciplinary powers to tackle incompetent medics
Posted August 21, 2017 / Articles, Society
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To enhance the capacity of the Medical Council of Hong Kong to protect the public from dysfunctional doctors, reforming the Council’s composition and speeding up its complaint-handling processes are no doubt all possible directions for improvement. But reforms in such directions may not be sufficient on their own. For such reforms to be effective, the
READ MOREHow should the Medical Council be formed? Insights from the British approach
Posted June 21, 2017 / Articles, Society
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How should Hong Kong’s Medical Council be formed? A 2007 British Government White Paper on reforming the regulation of health professionals, including doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists and others may provide insights into this question and help clarify the issues involved. At the outset of the paper entitled Trust, Assurance and Safety – The Regulation of
READ MOREMinimum wage law failed by review process
Posted May 21, 2017 / Articles, Economy
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The minimum wage law fails Hong Kong as it covers less than 2% of employees, and it increased their wages only 10 cents in real terms over the course of the last six years. It is not necessary to invoke the required legislative process to repeal a minimum wage law, even though a government has
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A paper submitted to the Bills Committee on Medical Registration (Amendment) Bill
Posted June 22, 2017 / Policy Papers, Society
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How should the Medical Council be formed? Insights from the British approach – A paper submitted to the Bills Committee on Medical Registration (Amendment) Bill for discussion by the Hong Kong...
READ MOREResponse to the 2016 statutory minimum wage review exercise
Posted May 22, 2016 / Economy, Policy Papers
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READ MOREHKDF Response to the January 2015 Constitutional Reform Consultation “Method for Selecting the Chief Executive in 2017 by Universal Suffrage”
Posted March 10, 2015 / Democracy, Policy Papers
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Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau 12/F East Wing, Central Government Offices 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong Response to the January 2015 Constitutional Reform Consultation...
READ MOREResponse to the 2014 statutory minimum wage review exercise
Posted May 21, 2014 / Economy, Policy Papers
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Uprate the minimum wage to no less than $36 per hour and bring it closer to the subsistence needs of low-wage-earners– Hong Kong Democratic Foundation’s response to the 2014 statutory...
READ MOREHKDF Response to December 2013 Constitutional Reform Consultation Document
Posted April 30, 2014 / Democracy, Policy Papers
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Click to download/view in PDF format: Proposals for the 2017 Chief Executive Election and the Legislative Council Election in 2016 A presentation made at the Centre for Comparative and Public Law...
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