http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/hong-kong-crackdowns-on-chinese-families-looking-to-get-around-one-child-policy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/hong-kong-crackdowns-on-chinese-families-looking-to-get-around-one-child-policy/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 22:39:23 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133907 theStar.com: Over the last decade the number of mainland babies born in Hong Kong has risen from 620 in 2001 to more than 40,000 in 2010 — almost half the total 88,000 births in the territory. Some experts estimate that upwards of 60 per cent of these are second children. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/hong-kong-crackdowns-on-chinese-families-looking-to-get-around-one-child-policy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/26/cardinal-zen-fears-government-takeover-of-hong-kongs-catholic-schools/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/26/cardinal-zen-fears-government-takeover-of-hong-kongs-catholic-schools/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:37:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116904 Catholic Culture: Cardinal Joseph Zen has embarked on a 3-day fast to protest legislation that he sees as a bid by the Chinese government to seize control of Catholic schools in Hong Kong. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/26/cardinal-zen-fears-government-takeover-of-hong-kongs-catholic-schools/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/28/cardinal-zen-beijing-national-education-a-form-of-brainwashing/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/28/cardinal-zen-beijing-national-education-a-form-of-brainwashing/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:15:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=114811 Asia News: The retired bishop of Hong Kong, attacks the Chinese government proposal that imposes separate classes for "national education". According to the prelate, "they want to foment nationalism, the Church does not accept this situation." Hong Kong deputies also express doubts. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/28/cardinal-zen-beijing-national-education-a-form-of-brainwashing/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/19/hong-kong-ivf-clinic-aborts-babies-after-implanting-them-in-wrong-woman/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/19/hong-kong-ivf-clinic-aborts-babies-after-implanting-them-in-wrong-woman/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:35:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=108460 LifeSiteNews: A leading fertility clinic in Hong Kong revealed this week that they aborted two embryonic children after clinicians had implanted them in the wrong woman. The Victory A.R.T. Laboratory realized the mix-up quickly and, according to the BBC, then had the embryos “taken out and discarded.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/19/hong-kong-ivf-clinic-aborts-babies-after-implanting-them-in-wrong-woman/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/01/hong-kong-faithful-rally-for-religious-freedom-in-china/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/01/hong-kong-faithful-rally-for-religious-freedom-in-china/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:41:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107371 Catholic Culture: Catholics in Hong Kong rallied on June 29, under the leadership of Cardinal Joseph Zen, to call for religious freedom in mainland China and the release of the imprisoned bishops and priests of the "underground" Church. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/01/hong-kong-faithful-rally-for-religious-freedom-in-china/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/14/hong-kong-beijing-wants-socialist-patriotism-taught-to-hong-kong-students/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/14/hong-kong-beijing-wants-socialist-patriotism-taught-to-hong-kong-students/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:00:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=106389 Asia News: Wang Guangya wants students to foster understanding of Chinese history, especially from Mao until today. The Office for public education makes a "popular" request to dedicate up to 50 hours of national education per year to issues. Many fear a form of "brainwashing". ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/14/hong-kong-beijing-wants-socialist-patriotism-taught-to-hong-kong-students/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/30/hong-kong-voting-committee-to-add-religious-electors/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/30/hong-kong-voting-committee-to-add-religious-electors/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 23:07:41 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=89193 Union of Catholic Asian News: "The Hong Kong government has proposed increasing the number of voters in religious sub-sectors on the Election Committee that will select the territory’s Chief Executive in 2012 . . . According to the proposed arrangement, representation from each of the six designated bodies in the religious subsector will increase to 10 seats." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/30/hong-kong-voting-committee-to-add-religious-electors/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/14/hong-kong-cardinal-catholic-schools-may-have-to-close-over-govt-management-scheme/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/14/hong-kong-cardinal-catholic-schools-may-have-to-close-over-govt-management-scheme/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:49:52 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=86651 The Standard: "Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun warned yesterday Catholic schools may be forced to close if an appeal to overturn the Education Bureau's management policy is rejected by the highest court." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/14/hong-kong-cardinal-catholic-schools-may-have-to-close-over-govt-management-scheme/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/07/west-loses-edge-to-asia-in-education-top-five-oecd-findings/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/07/west-loses-edge-to-asia-in-education-top-five-oecd-findings/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:05:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=85233 Christian Science Monitor: "'Shanghai-China' outperformed all other global participants in an average of the three areas of evaluation (math, science, and reading). South Korea (2), Hong Kong-China (4), Singapore (5), and Japan (8) also placed in the the top 10. Non-Asian countries in the top 10 were Finland (3), Canada (6), New Zealand (7), Australia (9), and The Netherlands (10). The US was no. 17." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/07/west-loses-edge-to-asia-in-education-top-five-oecd-findings/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/15/hong-kong-diocese-stages-prayer-vigil-for-religious-freedom-in-china/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/15/hong-kong-diocese-stages-prayer-vigil-for-religious-freedom-in-china/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:14:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=76773 Catholic Culture: "In a significant victory for freedom of expression, the Hong Kong diocese has won approval to hold a prayer vigil for religious liberty in China, despite strong resistance from government officials." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/15/hong-kong-diocese-stages-prayer-vigil-for-religious-freedom-in-china/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/30/hong-kong-catholics-say-prayer-meeting-blocked/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/30/hong-kong-catholics-say-prayer-meeting-blocked/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:40:26 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=74407 Boston.com (AP): "Roman Catholic activists accused Hong Kong's government on Thursday of trying to block an upcoming prayer meeting aimed at showing solidarity with underground believers on the Chinese mainland." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/30/hong-kong-catholics-say-prayer-meeting-blocked/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/12/hong-kong-transgender-woman-fights-marriage-ban/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/12/hong-kong-transgender-woman-fights-marriage-ban/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:36:22 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=68440 Mercury News (AP): "A Hong Kong court began reviewing Monday a government decision to bar a transgender woman from marrying her male partner in the first such case to be heard in the city's legal system, the woman's lawyer said." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/12/hong-kong-transgender-woman-fights-marriage-ban/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/25/hong-kong-votes-to-add-elected-legislative-seats/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/25/hong-kong-votes-to-add-elected-legislative-seats/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:50:05 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=64092 Associated Press: "Hong Kong's legislature on Friday agreed to add 10 elected seats, completing a set of Beijing-backed electoral changes that critics say reinforce the territory's undemocratic political system." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/25/hong-kong-votes-to-add-elected-legislative-seats/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/01/hong-kongs-protestant-churches-blooming/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/01/hong-kongs-protestant-churches-blooming/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:18:53 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=62050 Christian Today: "Protestant churches in Hong Kong are blooming with an annual growth rate 6.2% over the last five years and the number of Protestants in the former British colony drawing close to 300,000." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/01/hong-kongs-protestant-churches-blooming/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/03/hong-kong-catholic-diocese-fails-in-schools-appeal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/03/hong-kong-catholic-diocese-fails-in-schools-appeal/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:05:29 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=50780 Taiwan News: "[U]nder new laws that came into effect in 2005, the Hong Kong diocese is required to name some outsiders, such as parents and alumni, to the school boards although it still controls 60 percent of the board seats. The Hong Kong government says the new laws are designed to improve school management by making it more democratic. But the Catholic Church believes the provisions violate its autonomy and challenged them in court, arguing that they violate Hong Kong's constitution, which promises religious freedom despite Chinese rule. Hong Kong also maintains a legal system separate from the mainland's." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/03/hong-kong-catholic-diocese-fails-in-schools-appeal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/31/hong-kong-to-strengthen-laws-against-same-sex-domestic-violence/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/31/hong-kong-to-strengthen-laws-against-same-sex-domestic-violence/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:33:49 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=46748 Xinhua: "The Domestic Violence (Amendment) Ordinance 2009 will enable a party to a cohabitation relationship, whether of the same sex or opposite sex, to apply to the court for an injunction order against molestation by the other party." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/31/hong-kong-to-strengthen-laws-against-same-sex-domestic-violence/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/02/26/hiv-surge-in-hong-kong-as-more-gay-men-indulge-in-unsafe-sex/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/02/26/hiv-surge-in-hong-kong-as-more-gay-men-indulge-in-unsafe-sex/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:10:13 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/adf.php/2008/02/26/hiv-surge-in-hong-kong-as-more-gay-men-indulge-in-unsafe-sex/ ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/02/26/hiv-surge-in-hong-kong-as-more-gay-men-indulge-in-unsafe-sex/feed/ 0