In Brief
HK to host international broadcasting seminar
Overseas experts will attend a public service broadcasting conference in Hong Kong on June 21. Officials said the senior executives from Australia, Japan, Germany, Britain and the United States would also meet local broadcasters, academics and media professionals during panel discussions before the conference.
In Beijing, Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology, Joseph Wong Wing-ping, said he would adopt a passive approach in dealing with issues concerning RTHK, adding that he would handle only those that needed to be addressed.
southern china to launch clean-air campaign
Southern China will have a clean air campaign similar to the one in Hong Kong, Chan Wai-kwan, Te Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce's senior director of business policy said. The chamber and the Hong Kong Business Coalition on the Environment released a business guide yesterday to help businesses implement energy-saving measures.
ivy league student found dead in new york
Hong Kong-born Ivy League student Richard Ng, 22, who was taking an engineering degree at Columbia University, has been found dead in New York's East River, after disappearing shortly after an exam on May 7. Ng had reportedly searched for directions to the Brooklyn Bridge before leaving his dormitory on campus.
surveillance law staff costs to top $18m a year
The government said under its covert surveillance law proposals it would cost about $18.7 million a year to hire judges and judiciary staff, including a monitoring commission. Two High Court judges and three support staff would be needed to meet demand if the proposed laws were accepted, it said. A secretariat consisting of a principal executive officer and 16 staff would also have to be set up, according to a government submission to Legco.
