This book is a short, clear read, and now it’s in English. Ji Xianlin writes that he had waited years for someone to step up and explain for younger generations the chaos of the 1960s. Under Mao Zedong, youth turned on their elders and historical objects were smashed in a political frenzy that, to many, still makes no sense at all.
What worried Ji was that so many of the perpetrators silently moved on with their lives as China opened to the world and transformed. Read More...
The ex-husband of slain Hong Kong model Abby Choi Tin-fung could face an additional charge for jumping bail in 2015, linked to his alleged involvement in seven counts of theft, a court has heard.Alex Kwong Kong-chi, 28, appeared in the District Court on Tuesday without any legal representation. He was already remanded in custody in connection with the murder of the socialite.
Kwong was charged with seven counts of theft over the alleged stealing of 39 necklaces, 32 bracelets, 13 gold bars, 102 gold grains, six pendants and 10 taels of gold across separate incidents between May 2013 and January 2015. Read More...
Hong Kong’s biggest international school group has joined thousands of students worldwide in demanding that the International Baccalaureate explain poorer-than-expected grades based on schoolwork, after the Covid-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of written examinations.
The English Schools Foundation (ESF) confirmed on Friday that some of its seven secondary schools had asked the Swiss-based organisation that runs the IB to review the scores of some students.
Thousands of students among the 174,000 worldwide who obtained their grades in July were upset when their results were considerably poorer than predicted by their schools. Read More...
