In Brief
League's complaint against Heung Yee Kuk leader rejected
The League of Social Democrats said it was disappointed after vice-chairman Avery Ng Man-yuen's complaint that executive councillor and Heung Yee Kuk chief Lau Wong-fat failed to declare business interests and landholdings was rejected by the Independent Commission Against Corruption. Ng said the commission told him the case did not involve corruption so it would not be launching an investigation.
Four new monuments listed
Four historic buildings were declared monuments by the government. They are Tung Wah Museum at Kwong Wah Hospital in Yau Ma Tei, the Man Mo Temple Compound in Sheung Wan, Tang Kwong U Ancestral Hall in Kam Tin, and Kom Tong Hall, now the Sun Yat-sen Museum, in Central.
Hackers attack Amnesty website
Amnesty International Hong Kong is investigating after its website was attacked by hackers. It said the attack occurred on Thursday but no sensitive information was leaked.
Australia's property law hailed
Secretary for Transport and Housing Eva Cheng Yu-wah said the regulation of land and property sales in Australia had made business easier. After a visit to Melbourne she met Property Council of Australia executive director Jennifer Cunich, who told her most home buyers in Australia were not sophisticated investors and should be protected.
Roadworks for checkpoint
Roadworks at the Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai border checkpoint have been announced. The scheme, which will start in 2013 and is expected to finish in 2018, involves building roads to connect the proposed control point in the northeastern New Territories with the Fanling Highway.
Heroin, opium seized at terminals
Customs officers seized 390 grams of heroin and 408 grams of opium worth about HK$310,000 at Hong Kong airport cargo terminals. The heroin was in a shipment of photo frames from India heading for the mainland. The opium was inside a shipment of teapots from Laos heading for the US.
