Hong Kong’s lawmakers don’t need to be coddled
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A majority of Hong Kong's lawmakers participated in a week-long national affairs study visit in Beijing, with only one absence. Lawmaker Stanley Ng Chau-pei described the visit as a groundbreaking opportunity to deepen understanding of national conditions and explore Hong Kong's role in national development. The article praises the legislators' eagerness to learn, emphasizing the importance of showing up and engaging proactively.
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All but one of 89 legislators joined the Beijing study visit.
Showing up eager to learn and to better grasp how Hong Kong can play a more proactive role in national development is commendable.
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Eighty per cent of success is showing up.
Opinion- All but one of 89 legislators joined the Beijing study visit.
- Lawmaker Stanley Ng called it a 'groundbreaking opportunity' for studying national conditions.
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Loaded language removedEighty per cent of success is showing up, as they say. So, all but one of Hong Kong’s 89 legislators joining a week-long “national affairs study visit” to Beijing made a good impression. Lawmaker Stanley Ng Chau-pei called it a “groundbreaking opportunity” for legislators to study and deepen their understanding of national conditions.
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Eighty per cent of success is showing up.
OpinionShowing up eager to learn and to better grasp how Hong Kong can play a more proactive role in national development is commendable.
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