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CPI(M) slams White Paper, calls it a roadmap for disinvestment, privatisation

White Paper, CPI(M) State secretariat says, hints at State government retreating from welfare programmes and people-oriented development so far enjoyed by people

Hong Kong to keep โ€˜open mindโ€™ on options for struggling postal service

Hong Kong authorities have vowed to develop a long-term road map for the cityโ€™s struggling self-financing postal operator and keep an โ€œopen-mindโ€ on all options, including privatisation or turning it into a traditional department. Acting Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Bernard Chan Pak-li revealed the move at the Legislative Councilโ€™s economic development panel meeting on Tuesday, saying the proposed HK$4.6 billion (US$587 million) cash injection to Hongkong Post was intended to...

Bid to privatise civic services must be withdrawn: CPI(M)

Party State secretary alleges G.O.s 673 and 975 pave the way for outsourcing 14 municipal services to private agencies, threatening jobs and weakening local governance

KTR accuses Congress govt. of conspiring to install meters to farm power connections

He says govt. is planning to privatise power distribution by fixing prepaid meters to all categories of consumers