In Brief

Sick woman detective leaves bullets, speed loader in taxi

A detective attached to the narcotics bureau faces disciplinary action after she left a case containing 12 live bullets and a speed loader in a taxi on Tuesday night. The taxi driver found the case and handed it in at a Mong Kok police station at 12.30am on Wednesday. Police said the unwell constable who had vomited, took a taxi home to Kowloon Bay at about 11pm on Tuesday and the case had accidentally fallen out of her handbag. The woman, who took sick leave on Wednesday, did not realise she had lost the case until colleagues contacted her that day, police said.

Hopewell Centre to turn off lights

Decorative lights facing The Peak on the outside of the Hopewell Centre in Wan Chai would be turned off each night after the Symphony of Lights to reduce light pollution, but those facing the harbour would remain on, Hopewell Holdings said. But all lights would remain on for special occasions, such as Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Lunar New Year and other important festivals.

Guangdong water deal signed

Secretary for Development Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor signed an agreement for the supply of water from the Dongjiang, or East River, to Hong Kong for 2009 and 2011 with her counterpart in Guangdong province. The city will pay fixed lump sums of HK$2,959 million, HK$3,146 million and HK$3,344 million for the three years.