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Split By Decision.(Special Report)(Cover story)
Byline: Daniel Gross; With George Wehrfritz in Hong Kong, Sudip Mazumdar in New Delhi and Barrett Sheridan in New York
The rich are getting richer due to market forces -- and to very human choices.
Tsang Wing-On is perhaps the least threatening criminal to disturb the public peace in Hong Kong. In January, the 78-year-old entered a convenience store brandishing a fruit knife and told the clerk to call the police. When officers arrived, Tsang promptly surrendered and confessed. The welfare recipient, whose $460 monthly payments had been cut off, committed the "crime" because he believed a guilty plea and the ensuing jail sentence would allow him to obtain ...
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