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P4 The most effective medium of instruction P12 Worsening signs of depression among youth P16 A life runner P20 A new dimension of printing P20 Left-handers are not stupid P24 Ethnic minorities struggle for spotlight on the screen P26 Punctured beauty P28 SOPA series THE YOUNG REP RTER magazineNovember 2013 Cannot Work Cannot 26-year-old Policy 26-year-old Rights Job-hopping Assault Abolish Tackling Filipino Appealed visitor’s Permits 1987 Indonesian Home Temporary Domestic Double Standard Court Case Court New Helper Employment Discriminatory Two-week Rule 2,245 Complaints Cover Foreign domestic helpers seeking justice against their employers in the courts are in a limbo as they are not allowed to work while their claims go through the courts. In This Issue 4 View 16 A life running 28 Journalism Matter The most effective medium A business executive gives up The inaugural HKBU- of instruction his high-paying job for a career SOPA Award Winners in philanthropy Forum 6 Feature Foreign domestic helpers 30 Mr Jamil Anderlini seeking justice in court are 18 Substandard tree Bo trial is Communist FRONT not allowed to work management Party’s means to Inconsistent standards for consolidate power: tree inspection have led to journalist excessive pruning NEWS 32 Mr Michael Forsythe 10 A gender dilemma 20 A new Demension of Printing Pressure mounts on The untold struggle of 3D printing ushers mankind investigative reporting in transgender individuals in into a whole new world mainland Hong Kong 34 Mr Ernest Chi 22 Left-handers are not stupid “Investigation in the light 12 Worsening signs of NEWS Overcoming cultural and dark” depression stereotypes in a world Many teenagers suffering dominated by right-handers 36 Mr Thomas Fuller from depression develop An eye-opening suicidal thoughts assassination 24 Ethnic minorities struggle for 14 A promising ballet dancer spotlight on the screen realises his dream on stage Ethnic minority artistes The persevering spirit of a struggle to break free from NEWS young male ballet dancer stereotypical roles in show has enabled him to reach business stardom on stage 26 Punctured beauty Chinese acupuncture has become a natural form of beauty treatment In the October issue, we examined the role Christianity plays in Occupy Central, the civil rights campaign proposed by three Christian activists Hong Kong’s last-ditch push for universal suffrage. THE YOUNG REP RTER Letter from the Editor magazine Editor-in-Chief Editors Brian Yap Kasim Chan In the November issue, we look at the issue of social stigma Jessica Lee run a special feature on the city’s against transgender individuals in Eunice Leung Deputy Chief Editors controversial two-week rule, a the city by delving into the gender Ching Liu Rachael Leung Lawrence Mak 26-year-old policy that prohibits dilemma facing them. Vanessa Piao Lavinia Mo foreign domestic helpers from – Last but not least, we bring Natasha Chan Andrew Wan Katheleen Wong among other things – taking up you the first-hand accounts of Frederik Freiherr employment while engaging in a several award winning journalists Web Editors Julie Henches lawsuit. of practising investigative Giselle Chan Celine Ge Reporters We shed light on the plight of journalism in Asia. They were at Alpha Chan those who have been reduced to the Hong Kong Baptist University Aska Cheong Art Directors Tsau Jin Cheng living in cramped conditions and between November 4 and 8 to Joy Huo Whitney Fan on charity from friends while share their experiences with Cleo Tse Annie Lee Karen Lee seeking justice against their journalism students and faculty Public Relation Officers Natalie Leung employers in court. members at the inaugural HKBU- Stephen Leung Catherine Lim Rainbow Li Also, we give readers an SOPA Award Winners Forum. Cheng Song Alice Wan insight into the successful story Finally, we welcome any Stephen Wang of Zhejiang-born dancer Mr Shen feedback letters or emails from Distribution Officer Joyce Wong Ruby Leung Nikki Wu Jie, who is a soloist with the Hong you on our stories and design Katrina Yau Kong Ballet and a rising star on layouts. Starting from the Venus Ho Carain Yeung James Zhang the stage. November issue, we will publish Advisers Vicky Wan As we celebrate the Hong Kong your letters and email messages Judith Clarke Karen Leung Yupine Ng Pride Parade 2013 this month, in our magazine. CK Lau Josie Wong we have decided to take a closer Caleb Norton Brian Yap Design Adviser Tiffany Lee Lokie Wong Editor in Chief Wade Chan Publisher Steve Guo Printer Department of Journalism School of Communication Hong Kong Baptist University Printer address Dept of Journalism, HK Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Kln The Young Reporter Volume 46 No. 2 2013 EMAIL [email protected] FACEBOOK tyrmag WEBSITE tyr.hk 4 • FRONT View The most effective medium of instruction I seldom comment on Hong Kong affairs, given my limited facts of this case, which I have made no attempts to verify. knowledge of the city where I have been residing for three years. Neither should my views be generalised to cover the whole Otherwise I would be “playing with an axe at the front door of picture at all local universities. My take on this case is derived carpenter Lu Ban’s house”, a Chinese idiom meaning showing from my experience at Hong Kong Baptist University, which off one’s meagre skills before an expert, without realising one’s has seen prolonged debates on the issue of teaching language(s) limitations. Discerning readers might have well guessed my even before I was admitted. mainland background through the following hints, including The website of my university’s Academic Registry says: the pinyin romanisation of my Chinese name and the title of my “The medium of instruction for formal classroom teaching at column, Chenglish. Mind you that it has an intended pun as it HKBU is English, except for those courses that are granted plays with my given name and Chinglish, defined by Wikipedia exemption.” The major rationales behind, as once explained as “ungrammatical or nonsensical English in Chinese contexts”. by the university’s administration, are to cater to the needs of I was originally commenting on weird news in the mainland non-Chinese speaking students and to boost the institution’s until I heard the recent spat over language of instruction in ranking in terms of “internationalisation”, a concept often local tertiary institutions. Alright, as a graduate-to-be, I would simply operationalised as the proportion of classes taught in like to share my views on this lingering issue, although I have English. Oh dear, this is at most anglicisation. People used to neither the ambition nor capability to hamper Hong Kong’s cherish “melting pot”, the metaphor for a society’s integration autonomy and muddy the waters of “one country, two systems”. process popular in the last century. But now, we treasure the The latest war of words broke out in a postgraduate class alternative concept of “salad bowl” more, respecting cultural on Chinese culture at one of the eight government-funded diversity instead of achieving homogenisation. universities. Since most of the postgraduates are either local My view is the goals of HKBU are driven by legitimate students or mainlanders, the university has designated some motives. However, its language rules have undermined the courses on this subject be taught in Putonghua and some in popularity and prominence of Chinese, the language used Cantonese. According to a report in Apple Daily in mid-October, by over 90 per cent of the population in the community the disputes arose when mainland students in a class taught in university serves. Cantonese requested the teacher to lecture in Putonghua. Consider the broader societal context. Article 9 of the Basic To strike a balance, the instructor conducted the lectures Law states that “in addition to the Chinese language, English mainly in Cantonese while repeating the lesson’s key points may also be used as an official language”, which, from a purely in Putonghua, reportedly to the dismay of local students. The linguistic point of view, suggests Chinese has a higher status story unleashed a full-blown outcry from Hongkongers against than English. An increasing number of court cases are now not only mainland students’ attempted breach of the language heard in Chinese, and our lawmakers, whether or not they are rule, but also the increasing presence of students from across filibustering, speak most of the time in Cantonese. Although the Lo Wu border. bilingual researchers who want to build up their academic Mainland critics vehemently fought back after the dispute reputation find it much more helpful to publish their papers in went viral. Thousands of people on Weibo - the Chinese English-language journals rather than Chinese ones, I cannot equivalent of Twitter - have reposted a lengthy statement, understand why our teachers have to seek extra permission if believed to be written by a mainland student enrolled in the they want to teach in Chinese, their native tongue. class, accusing the Apple Daily reporter of “intentionally and Moreover, my university’s mission statement has stressed selectively fabricating the news with bias”. Local pro-Beijing its commitment to “academic excellence”. This suggests that dailies Wen Wei Po and Ta Kung Pao also published opinion we should put knowledge first, therefore academics ought to pieces criticising Apple Daily for distorting the facts while teach in the language they consider most effective in imparting calling for pluralism and cultural integration. Even the Beijing- their knowledge. Fortunately enough, all the Chinese lecturers based tabloid The Global Times, well-known for its nationalistic I have met are proficient in English. Otherwise I might even stance and huge circulation, weighed into the row by slamming consider asking for a refund of my tuition fees if my teachers Hong Kong media’s sensational coverage of the incident.

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