Hong Kong film director Wong Kar-wais hit The Grandmaster became the biggest winner at the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards， taking home 12 prizes， including best film， best director， best actress and best supporting actor.

Wong， 58， was the first Chinese director to win the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival for his work Happy Together in 1997. Wong was the president of the jury at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival， which makes him the only Chinese filmmaker to preside over the jury at the festival.

Reinforcing Entrepreneurial Confidence

Caijing Magazine April 14

Entrepreneurs always play an important role in driving the economic prosperity of a country. Outstanding entrepreneurs have emerged in large numbers in China since the country issued the policy of reform and opening up in the late 1970s.

Today， people have increasingly realized that the development pattern dominated by giant state-owned enterprises and huge governmental investments has been declining. What economic growth needs is the pioneering spirit of entrepreneurs. However， only when private property rights are completely protected by laws， can the spirit of entrepreneurs produce a strong driving force.

A robust economic system should protect the free development of private properties. But the private sector is still weak in China. In the last 10 years， private enterprises have been squeezed out of many businesses by state-owned enterprises （SOEs）. The rapid strides of SOEs have caused many problems and led to a rigid development pattern.

China is preparing to launch a new round of reform. It is hoped that comprehensive reform measures may help establish an inclusive system in which all parties of the society， including numerous private entrepreneurs， have legal rights and clarified approaches to growing their businesses. It is the only way to make China a thriving and prosperous country.

Healthcare Reform

Oriental Outlook April 17

China has been trying for years to reform the current healthcare system. Despite many measures issued by the medical authorities， the reform has not had much effect.

Both patients and doctors complain of current medical care conditions. For patients， it is difficult to obtain excellent medical care in prestigious hospitals that are mostly located in large cities and the treatment is often unaffordable. For doctors， they have to bear heavy work stress to give treatment to a long line of patients every day. Moreover， being a doctor has become a dangerous occupation because of intensified conflicts between doctors and disgruntled patients or family members of patients—some doctors have even been wounded or killed in such conflicts.endprint

At present， a large portion of doctors income relies on commission on drug sales. In fact， the salary system has underestimated the value of doc-tors. Furthermore， the registry system for certified doctors hinders the free flow of doctors between different hospitals.

Therefore， upcoming medical care reform must resolve these problems and free doctors from the state of heavy work stress and low salary.

Polluted Tap Water

The Beijing News April 14

veolia Water in Lanzhou， capital city of northwest Chinas Gansu Province， has been in the media spotlight due to an incident of tap water contamination. On April 10， the tap water supplier announced its water was contaminated by excessive levels of benzene. In fact， local residents had reported the strange smell of tap water a month earlier， but the company and the local government did not take any prompt measures to inform the public or troubleshoot. Excessive levels of benzene in the water affected more than 2.4 million local people. Benzene is known to damage the human hematopoietic system.

Although tap water supply fully resumed in the city on April 14， the public called for a thorough investigation to hold those responsible for the accident accountable.

Investigators later found crude oil in soil along a ditch between two water plants of veolia. It is believed the pollutants have leaked from a pipeline of Lanzhou Petrochemical， a subsidiary of the China National Petroleum Corp.， Chinas oil giant.

The polluted underground water ditch had been used for nearly 60 years. It was built in the 1950s. In 2007， Lanzhou Government sold the tap water utility to veolia at a high price. But both parties did not revamp overused pipelines， sowing the hidden trouble underground. People hope the local government and water suppliers as well as Lanzhou Petrochemical can remedy their mistakes and safeguard the safety of tap water.

SCREENWRITER CLAIMS RIGHTS

In an open letter posted online on April 15， renowned Taiwanese scriptwriter Chiung yao claimed that mainland scriptwriter and director yu Zhengs latest Tv drama plagiarizes her 1993 work.

Earlier in April， yu found himself in an online argument with actress Dai Jiaoqian after Dai said in an interview that the shows plot had been inspired by Chiungs work.

The 76-year-old Chiung began her writing career back in the early 1960s. Famous for her romantic love stories， she has influenced many other writers of modern Chinese literature. Almost all her books have been adapted into TV series or films.endprint

“Years of research and practice show that a lifestyle change could reduce peoples chances of developing the more common cancers like that of the lung， breast， stomach， esophagus and colon.”

Zhang Jianshu， Deputy Director of Beijing Health Campaign Committee， commenting on his committees study showing that cancer has been the primary cause of death in Beijing for seven consecutive years

“Its a good story and a good play. Despite being a Chinese story， I found it very close to us， and I thought， lets do this one.”

Oriol Broggi， director of a play adapted from the Chinese tale The Orphan of Zhao， which is currently being shown at the Teatre Romea in Barcelona， Spain， talking about his inspiration

“Every time I got kicked out when the bookstore closed， I felt frustrated. Now， I finally have a place to read to my hearts content. My husband and I will invite friends to read together at night.”

Li Ying， a customer at the Beijing-based Sanlian Taofen Bookstore， the citys first 24-hour book store

“We hope that， via this sequel [to our previous documentary]， more people around the world can have a better understanding of Chinese tradition and its changes. The audience will get to see the traits of the Chinese people： frugality and tenacity.”

Chen Xiaoqing， chief director of A Bite of China， a popular documentary series on Chinese culinary arts， at the premier of its sequel on April 15endprint