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...govern as it was during British colonial times. Besides accommodating Beijing, the Chief Executive has to balance powerful local interests, especially a conservative business sector, with a growing civil-society movement agitating about everything from higher wages to "universal suffrage" (the local political jargon for full, direct elections) to clean air. Once known for their political apathy, Hong Kongers now want a greater role in the running of their city. Though he won't say it outright, Tsang knows that he needs to go beyond his formal-and narrow-base of support of China's leaders and Hong Kong...
...campaign headquarters of Hong Kong's Chief Executive, Donald Tsang, is unusual for an election nerve center. For one thing, it's clean, and quiet: no spilled coffee, no half-eaten pizza slices, no one cursing into a phone. The staff are unfailingly polite, and they don't run-they walk. As befits Hong Kong's profile as a financial town above all else, Tsang's election office is in a commercial tower, on the 28th floor. (Hong Kong people consider 28 to be an advantageous number because, in Cantonese, it sounds like "easy to prosper.") In case that...
...concrete. That's so last century. A great city consists of not just bricks and mortar but green lungs and vibrant culture. The expatriates who staff the investment banks and hedge funds in Hong Kong are tempted not just by money but by quality of life. That's why clean, green Singapore is such a constant threat to Hong Kong...
...must support the coalition in Iraq. It doesn't matter how much of a mistake we think we made going in. We have to stick around and clean up the mess. If the coalition were to pull out now, it would leave behind a very unstable, weak nation at the mercy of its neighbors. Iran considers itself the new big dog in the yard and is fueling the civil war in Iraq. How long would it be before Iran moved in for the kill? If it were allowed to take over Iraq, Iran would be the most powerful nation...
...Lost in reveries of green bliss, Sharp rattles off a laundry list of explanations. “All energy sources would be clean and renewable,” she enthuses. “All organic waste would be composted and reused on site. All landscaping would be organic and native, there would be a green roof, you’d have students and faculty alike all conscious and conscientious about being conservative with resource use, and you’d have organic food being served in dining halls...