Hong Kong angry over influx of mainlanders

By Berni | February 17, 2012

Feb. 15 – Hong Kong residents stage a string of protests as a debate rages over the burden placed on the former British colony by a flood of mainland Chinese. Sophia Soo reports.

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Hong Kong angry over influx of mainlanders

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  1. What is happening to anger in Hong Kong?
  2. Why are the residents unhappy?
  3. What will happen in March?
  4. How many babies were born to mainland Chinese women in 2010?
  5. How many such births were there in 2001?
  6. Where is the resentment against the Chinese migrants felt?
  7. What is the man interviewed most worried about?
  8. Which 2 words does he use to describe Hong Kong?
  9. What are the Chinese immigrants compared to?
  10. Who placed the advertisements in the newspapers?
  11. How do the mainland Chinese feel about the expressions of the Hong Kong people?
  12. How many Hong Kong residents consider themselves Chinese citizens?

 

 

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