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...build a residential, commercial and cultural complex on 40 hectares of prime harborfront owned by the government. In a city where land is worth its width in gold, the scheme, launched by Tung, ran into legislative gridlock amid concerns of a sweetheart deal for the developer that would be chosen. Critics also questioned the government's wisdom-and expertise-in creating a costly arts hub without first gauging the level of public interest in it. Today, West Kowloon, possibly some of the most valuable real estate on the planet, stands idle-a dirt wasteland. Tsang has failed to advance other...
...champions Hong Kong's working class. Some believe that limiting the Chief Executive election to just an élite 800, who in turn are selected by only about 200,000 voters in various sectors and industries, robs Hong Kong's leader of the mandate that would come from being chosen in a direct, Hong Kong-wide ballot. "It's very much the structure of the system," says Larry Diamond, a senior fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution who is a student of Hong Kong. "This is what happens when you're stuck halfway...
...directors, and they used their personal experience and expertise to create an original soundtrack that would enhance the production without drawing attention away from the action or the character development. Salas: I feel like a lot of people do “cool” stuff rather than well-chosen stuff. I feel that that does not lend itself to be kind of obscure aesthetically, which I think music should be in a play—stripped down and open for interpretation. We have some original Flamenco music that I composed with my dad, and that’s going...
...times have changed. Electors are no longer chosen for their intellect, but are mere messengers of the state’s electoral vote. And people are more informed today than our Founding Fathers could have ever imagined. Thanks to technology, nothing but disinterest prevents the average citizen from having just as much information as the elector...
...Xiao-Li Meng, another of the report’s authors, said he was optimistic.“We need to put all our beautiful minds together to come with practical and sustainable strategies for teaching,” he said.OTHER BUSINESSTen members of the Faculty have already been chosen to assist President-elect Drew G. Faust in her selection of the next dean of the Faculty—the same group that advised Interim President Derek C. Bok last spring. At yesterday’s meeting, Dean Knowles praised Faust for the celerity of her work...