HONG KONG SCHOOLS NOW REQUIRED TO TEACH IN CHINESE LANGUAGE
HONG KONG -- For decades, the dominat language in Hong Kong's secondary schools has been English. A new policy
in China, passed in September, stipulates that secondary education in Hong Kong must now be in Cantonese. And this has many
parents in an uproar.
The majority of parents (70%) consider English schools elite and tickets to a better future for their children,
according to a survey conducted by the Caritas Community Center, a local Roman Catholic charity organization. Three-quarters of the
parents surveyed said they hoped their children would get into English schools, while only 4% of parents preferred Chinese-language
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CHINA'S INTERNET USAGE PREDICTED TO BOOM
CHINA -- China's internet usage is expected to reach approximately 9.4 million by the Year 2002, up from 1.4 million users this year,
according to an IDC (International Data Corp's) study. The number of Chinese internet users in the Asia-Pacific region are expected to
be second only to Japanese users. As a point of comparison, Australian internet users are expected to reach 5.8 million by 2002. This projected
boom in Asia-Pacific internet usage calls attention to an expected proliferation of e-commerce tools/applications and resulting revenues.
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THAILAND IS FIRST TO IMPRINT IMPOTENCE WARNING ON CIGARETTE PACKAGES
THAILAND -- For years, scientists have been warning that smoking can contribute to impotence as well as fertility problems in men.
But Thailand is the first country to imprint this warning on cigarette packages. This new smoking warning directive went into effect early this month.
It is estimated that there are about 11.2 million smokers in Thailand, nearly 19% of the country's total population.
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