Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories ...
Henry Tang on air after his post-defeat holiday
Defeated chief executive candidate Henry Tang Ying-yen (left) talks about his political future with talk show host Albert Cheng King-hon, after returning from a holiday in America last week. Speaking on Cheng's debut show at digital broadcasting radio DBC, the former chief secretary is expected to talk politics, his next job and, possibly, his former rival, chief executive-elect Leung Chun-ying.
Civil servants expect 5 to 8 per cent pay rise
Following yesterday's announcement of an 8.1 per cent pay rise for ministers, and the publication today of the annual pay trend survey, it will be the turn of the city's 160,000 civil servants to find out how their salaries will be adjusted for the remainder of the year. Major civil service bodies say they expect an upward revision that will exceed the rate of inflation, probably ranging between 5 and 8 per cent.
Picasso museum director unveils HK$6.7b exhibition
Anne Baldassari, director of the National Picasso Museum in Paris, unveils a collection of paintings and sculptures by Pablo Picasso worth HK$6.7 billion at the Heritage Museum in Sha Tin and discusses details of the exhibition, which will open to the public on Saturday.