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...Pradesh is part of its Tibet. That is a sinister use of the word. China does not imagine its territorial rights - it never recognized the demarcation of the border by the British - nor does it have any ambitions other than to take back what rightfully belongs to her. Icy Fok, Hong Kong

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 9/21/2009 | See Source »

...eight years it took to win planning approval for the scheme, the cost of the tunnel and road alterations more than doubled to nearly $1.1 billion. Since the planning approval for the center was contingent on the tunnel's construction, "we're back to square one now," admits Renee Fok, the group's spokeswoman. "It was a major disappointment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Not-So-Silent Stones | 3/18/2008 | See Source »

...DIED. Henry Fok Ying-tung, 83, low-key Hong Kong tycoon who was one of the Chinese leadership's most trusted advisers; in Beijing. During the Korean War, Fok defied a U.S. embargo and dispatched aid to China. In ensuing years, Beijing showered him with business contracts and official honors. Fok, an aide told reporters, was "a true patriot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 10/29/2006 | See Source »

...Fok said they found cosmetic stains, trash, and posters on the walls in the Weld room. “It was more like people took their own belongings and left everything else behind,” she said. Her crew also found stains in the hallway that they attributed to vomit, she added...

Author: By Brittney L. Moraski, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: For Messes, A Hefty Price Tag | 6/6/2006 | See Source »

Such vestiges of past parties aside, Fok said that the most of rooms her crew cleaned had been cleared-out sufficiently by their previous occupants. In general, Fok said, “you could tell that people took time to clean out their stuff before they moved...

Author: By Brittney L. Moraski, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: For Messes, A Hefty Price Tag | 6/6/2006 | See Source »

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