Country park marked for landfill
The government has gazetted the cutting of 5 hectares off Clear Water Bay Country Park for a landfill extension. The public can submit written objections to the Country and Marine Parks Authority within 60 days of the gazettal. The authority has prepared a draft replacement map of the country park for public inspection, which shows the area to be excised.
2 held over toddler vandalism
Police arrested a mother, 39, and a babysitter, 54, after three boys aged two to four were seen by a passer-by throwing objects, including wooden poles and concrete debris, from a Mong Kok roof into Portland Street at about 3pm yesterday. A car was damaged.
Dog bites girl's mouth
A girl, five, was bitten on the mouth by a golden retriever in Sai Kung. A woman called police at about 3pm to report she had found a bleeding girl in a garden on Hang Hau Wing Lung Road. The girl was in stable condition last night.