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Referring to the recent painful events in Yemen, Algeria reaffirmed its support for the country’s security, stability and unity.

Ironically, publicity and education in AIDS has been done for some 10 years by the Government and many non-governmental organizations.

[...] know whether to laugh or to cry.

[...] justice for the tragic events of the past, [...] [...]

Madam deputy, it is ironic that on a day which could prove to be one of our darkest we are debating about Hong Kong's future development with specific emphasis on the Pearl River Delta.

Under this arrangement, they can have access to a near-formal venue, so this may be an interesting start.

I do not know whether I should laugh or cry at finding that such a practice of "one may steal a horse while another may not even look over the hedge" could ever happen today in a big, selfprofessed civilized country like the United States.

The original motion based on the premise that the labour shortage problem could be alleviated through retraining women, is most unacceptable to woman workers in general and is neither here nor there.

[...] know whether to laugh or to cry.

President, I would like to spend a few minutes illustrating in brief some examples that other people will feel ridiculous.

Instead, it is now the turn for high-ranking government officials to pass the buck and lay the blame on others.

[...] sleeping pills to her crying baby when [...] [...]

After a study conducted by a government working group, the Government released recently the first-phase measures in a bid to curb property prices.

To see whether roosters simply crow in response to external stimuli or according to a circadian rhythm—an internally driven, cyclical pattern of behavior that occurs over a 24-hour period—the team put one group of birds into a room with continuously dim lights and tracked the birds' crowing over the course of a month.

I would imagine the pitiful and wailing type to be those old people who are tenants paying a monthly rent of $3,000, rather than those landlords collecting a monthly rent of $3,000.

The reply said nothing other than that the Government has set up a working group specifically to examine the safety of heavy machinery on construction sites, including goods cranes and passenger hoists.

Do you think that the reply is ridiculous to the villagers concerned?

Deputy President, first of all, the SAR Government has never disseminated information on this subject; and second, if Members have done a simple Internet search, they will find the situation even more rediculous.

Sharon and Danny in career, marriage, family experience but also access to the rare happiness.

I hope I have not disappointed those who thought I might go a step further and become downright tigerish! The irony is that I donned my Tiger suit a few years ago to demonstrate that the Hong Kong Government was not a lame duck, if you follow the mixture of metaphors.

Since there were already so many miserable landlords 23 years ago and since these pitiful old ladies and gentlemen have been weeping and wailing for so many years, 23 years to be exact, so when we propose to increase the commencement date from one year to three years after enactment, would things turn out so badly for them?

However, it was really amusing that, on hearing the expression "poverty gap", which mirrored deep-rooted conflicts in society, our government official stopped listening attentively and, as a result, got my question wrong and gave the reply "yes" right away.

One of the ironies of the private housing market is that there are many people who cannot afford to buy relatively lower priced older flats, but are forced to mortgage themselves to the hilt in buying much more expensive new housing.