Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories ...
Donald Tsang to attend his last Legco Q&A
After seven years in office, Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen attends his last question-and-answer session in Legco. Tsang, whose term ends on June 30, will face calls to resign from lawmakers angry at his use of luxury hotel suites on official trips and the yachts and private jets of his tycoon friends. Tsang's popularity rating has plummeted despite making a public apology after an audit report last month said his conduct had been unjustified. He may also face questions on whether Hong Kong needs to review its currency's US-dollar peg, in the wake of an academic paper released by Joseph Yam Chi-kwong, the city's former central banker.
Debate on public opinion in a new world
The World Association for Public Opinion Research holds its three-day annual conference at the University of Hong Kong, with more than 200 delegates taking part. The conference, hosted by HKU's public opinion programme, is being organised with the help of Fudan University in Shanghai and National Chengchi University in Taipei. The conference's website states that delegates will discuss 'new methodologies, new technologies, and new paradigms in the study of public opinion in the era of new media'.
Leung to spell out plans for tourism sector
Chief executive-elect Leung Chun-ying and his chief aide, Fanny Law Fan Chiu-fun, will hold a briefing on the consequences of his restructuring plan for the tourism industry. Leung, who takes office on July 1, has proposed splitting the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau into an industrial, commercial and tourism bureau and an information and technology bureau, while creating a third bureau for cultural affairs.