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Hong Kong must abandon superiority complex over mainland China

After many years in Hong Kong, with some sadness, I left the city for greener pastures, though my link with it remains an emotional one. When I moved my two dogs across the border to Shenzhen, I was told by agents, officials, even artificial intelligence, that the mainland bureaucracy would be rigid and unhelpful.

Hong Kong must abandon superiority complex over mainland China

After many years in Hong Kong, with some sadness, I left the city for greener pastures, though my link with it remains an emotional one. When I moved my two dogs across the border to Shenzhen, I was told by agents, officials, even artificial intelligence, that the mainland bureaucracy would be rigid and unhelpful.

Right-sizing in reverse

EDITORIAL: At a time when the federal government is promising right-sizing, eliminating unnecessary posts and reducing the burden of an oversized state, the Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change has discovered something rather difficult to reconcile with that agenda: a separate Pakistan Climate Change Authority (PCCA) whose mandate…

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