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Egyptian voters choose Mubarak's successor
About 50 million eligible voters in Egypt are casting ballots to choose deposed president Hosni Mubarak's successor over two days of voting starting today, with a run-off scheduled for next month should there be no outright winner. The main contenders are former foreign minister Amr Mussa; the last premier under Mubarak, Ahmed Shafiq; the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Mursi (left); independent Islamist Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh and Nasserist candidate Hamdeen Sabahi.
Public forum opens on obscenity ordinance
The first of two public forums to discuss the government's review of the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance takes place this evening in the Space Museum's lecture hall. The second will be held at Tsuen Wan Town Hall on June 6. The public consultation began in April, and will last until July 15, following concerns raised by the legal fraternity over the Obscene Articles Tribunal. The judiciary, Bar Association and Law Society say the tribunal's administrative and judicial functions should be separated.
More questions on C.Y.'s restructuring plan
The head of the chief executive-elect's office, Fanny Law Fan Chiu-fun, will be questioned by lawmakers for a second consecutive day on boss Leung Chun-ying's planned government revamp. The subcommittee's second meeting on the plan will scrutinise the proposed legislative amendments needed to reorganise the government secretariat, planned to include a new culture bureau and a new technology and communications bureau.