March 1995

News Analysis

Heading to the hustings. Political parties gear up for a test of power in the coming first direct elections for the municipal councils on March 5

Blasting the ears. Airport's programming hours - a choice between public rights and economic benefits

Getting set for March5

View from the top. Outcries from victims of housing shortages - the rooftop dwellers

Government policies under fire. Social workers and Legco members unite to condemn improper government policies on rooftop dwellers

"Smoking or non- ?" A proposed non-smoking section policy for restaurants raises different reactions

From the rooftop. . . to the ground. Petitions by rooftop dwellers, as told in pictures

Calls for rehousing

Course evaluations in doubt. Students have been given the right to evaluate their lecturers, fullstop. . . . But should this be the end of the work?

Declining language abilities. Tertiary students' language problems are not only problems with English, but also Mandarin and Cantonese

Funereal fare. Death, that once-in-a-life-time event, is a taboo to many, but some still choose to work close to it

Mormonism. Mormonism is not welcomed by other Christian groups

Cartooning with feeling

Drawing irony. Political cartoonists often draw as their mission in life

Besides 999. Police establish pager networks as a new method of crime control

Systems engineering. "Systems" is not merely an overused word, but one that may lead us to better lives

An automatic way of life. Introducing new inventions

Students' intelligence. Engineering students make students' projects no bore

Going automatic