In Brief
Three held after fight at flat
Police arrested a man and two women in a love triangle after they scuffled at an apartment in Happy Valley yesterday. The fight broke out at about 2am when the man, 31, and a mainland woman, 27, arrived at the home of his female friend, 34, in Shan Kwong Road. The older woman attacked the mainlander with a glass and the man scuffled with the pair while trying to mediate. The women were treated for minor injuries at Ruttonjee Hospital.
Driver unhurt as car overturns
A motorist escaped injury when his car overturned at the junction of Hung Tin and Hung Shui Kiu Tin Sam roads, Yuen Long, after hitting railings and a road sign around 1.45pm. The driver, 24, passed a breathalyser test and was taken to Tuen Mun Hospital for a check-up.
Woman knocked down by truck
A 62-year-old woman was being treated for head injuries at Queen Elizabeth Hospital last night after being knocked down by a truck on Sau Mau Ping Road at about 12.15pm. Police said the driver, 30, passed a breathalyser test.
Street stall damaged by fire
A short circuit is suspected to have caused a stall in Pei Ho Street, Sham Shui Po, to catch fire around 3.15am. Firemen doused the flames and no one was injured. The stall, selling shoes and rucksacks, was damaged.
Joss sticks spark temple blaze
The ceiling of a small temple was damaged after bursting into flames. Firemen were called to the temple at a hillside in Old Main Street Aberdeen when burning joss sticks ignited canvas hanging across the ceiling. Firefighters extinguished the blaze and no one was injured.
Manhunt for Hung Hom attacker
Police were looking for a man in his 30s who attacked a 47-year-old woman with a hard object near Hung Hom MTR station in Cheong Wan Road at about 12.30am. The woman was treated for head injuries at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Government posts HK$18b deficit
The government recorded a deficit of HK$18.4 billion for April to September. Expenditure amounted to HK$147.4 billion and revenue HK$129 billion. A government spokesman said the deficit resulted mainly because some major types of revenue, including salaries and profit taxes, were mostly received towards the end of the financial year. Fiscal reserves stood at HK$501.8 billion as of September 30.
