Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories ...
Tribunal hears claim against roaming charges
The Small Claims Tribunal hears a claim filed against mobile phone company CSL by subscriber Ben Sargent (left). Aided by the Consumer Council, Sargent, a 40-year-old investment banker, says CSL's roaming charges are excessive after he received a bill for HK$2,540 on returning home from a holiday in Italy and Dubai. At an earlier hearing, in April, Sargent rejected CSL's settlement offer of HK$270 and insisted on a full refund.
First day for Jockey Club's new official
Former Australian Racing Board chief executive Andrew Harding takes up his appointment as director of racing development at the Hong Kong Jockey Club. Harding was also reconfirmed last month as secretary general of the Asian Racing Federation, whose base will now move to Hong Kong. Jockey Club chief executive Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, a federation vice-chairman, said the appointments would help the club and Harding provide better support to emerging nations in racing, including Mongolia.
North Korea kicks off mass games spectacle
North Korea begins its annual mass games at Pyongyang's Rungrado May Day Stadium, the world's biggest sports arena by capacity, where the displays will be held four times a week until October 10. The performances are devoted to the theme of Arirang, a popular folksong on both sides of the North-South Korean divide. Some 100,000 people participate at a venue that can hold 150,000 spectators. According to Korea Konsult, a website offering tours to North Korea, 'tourists from all over the world including US passport holders will be welcomed'. Tickets range from about HK$760 to HK$2,850 for VIP seats.