Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories...
Victims' families to give account of Manila visit
Relatives of survivors and victims of the Manila bus hijacking will hold a news conference after returning to Hong Kong from a traumatic week in the Philippines, where they marked the first anniversary of the tragedy in which eight Hongkongers died. They are expected to denounce President Benigno Aquino for his refusal to apologise for the killings. They hope to put pressure on Beijing to raise the issue of an apology with Manila, and that of compensation, when Aquino travels to the mainland on an official visit next week.
Winners of Mao Dun Literature Prize face the media
The winners of the Mao Dun Literature Prize will meet the press in Beijing amid controversy over the quadrennial award, administered by the Chinese Writers' Association. One of the five winning entries is the 4.5-million-word, 100-volume novel You Are on the Highland, which took author Zhang Wei 22 years to write. Its length has led critics to question whether any of the 61 adjudicators of the prize actually read it. Critics are also wondering why four of the five winning authors are members of the association.
NPC committee to explain HK interpretation
The National People's Congress Standing Committee will brief the media on its interpretation of the Basic Law regarding 'state immunity'. Hong Kong's top court sought the interpretation over a case concerning whether the Democratic Republic of Congo is immune from the city's legal jurisdiction in a commercial case.