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University hungers for another protest
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[Hong Kong Standard] - Two dozen hunger strikers - including retired teacher James Hon Lin-shan, who fasted for 168 hours - took part in a 10-day protest outside the Tamar government headquarters from August 30 to September 8. More than 8,000 students and teachers at the
Hot-button issues fail to inspire doubters
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[South China Morning Post (subscription)] - And university student Grace Chan, 20, said it was everyone's responsibility to vote. "In fact, the super seats are sort of universal suffrage, so casting a vote this time means taking one small step towards full democracy,'' she said. James Hon Lin
Protest against national education to end after government climbdown
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[South China Morning Post (subscription)] - Eva Chan Sik-chee, of the Parents Concern Group, said protesters on a hunger strike would end their fast – among them Professional Teachers' Union deputy director James Hon Lin-shan, 63, who had not eaten for 170 hours, the longest of all. Wong hailed
Public gets behind call to wear black
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[South China Morning Post (subscription)] - One striker, James Hon Lin-shan, had been fasting for more than 130 hours as of noon. The Alliance Against National Education had called for people to dress in black today, to show their opposition to the national education curriculum. In a rough count
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