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Hong Kong SARS

For decades, money and ambition have formed the central ethos of Hong Kong. But SARS was such a blow to the city that many people there are pausing to think about what really matters. NPR's Rob Gifford reports that volunteerism is up, at least for now, in a kinder, gentler Hong Kong.

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Rob Gifford
Rob Gifford is the NPR foreign correspondent based in Shanghai.
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