Instead, she seemed intent on calling out the candidates, as if tens of millions had tuned in for her private interview.

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They questioned the dean of the university about his staff and their research programmes - but he refused their demand for a private interview, the first of its kind, Mr Amin said.

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Certainly, others have noticed: James Denoon, a Hong Kong entrepreneur who sells private islands, noted in an interview with the South China Morning Post two years ago that wealthy Chinese were starting to snap up private islands along with other luxury status symbols.

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