【The Pulse】2013-01-18 The Policy Address: Housing, The Middle Class, No Consultation on Gay Rights
【The Pulse】2013-01-18 The Policy Address: Housing, The Middle Class, No Consultation on Gay Rights 2 u5 }, _# x6 q7 W" c$ [+ ^ y + }, Q- H8 ~7 W( w9 F公仔箱論壇 , f) U, P/ v& w$ ~ n" ?* Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThis week, inevitably, we focus on the maiden Policy Address of Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying. " Z. s' D O2 V1 a4 b' {* t% g: \
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