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(1 Sep) - The stage has been set for major pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong's financial district following a decision by Beijing to restrict voting reforms in the city of seven million. The ruling, announced Sunday by the National People's Congress Standing Committee, will limit candidates for the city's highest office to... 

Mrs Marietta Koh presented valid arguments for having graduate teachers in secondary schools and junior colleges, with non-graduate teachers mainly in primary schools ("Career boost for non-graduate teachers: Impact may be limited"; last Friday). In September 2008, however, the Education Ministry announced its plan to recruit... 

(Reuters, 1 Sep) - In 2010, former Chinese gymnast Li Ning led a surging $4 billion sportswear business, a gold-medal pinnacle echoing his victories at the 1984 Olympic Games. Now, the Li Ning (2331.HK) business is more reminiscent of the ex-sportsman's exit from the 1988 Olympics without a podium finish. As customers have turned...