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HKU panel meets on security controversy
A special panel set up by the University of Hong Kong holds its first meeting to review the security arrangements for last month's visit by Vice-Premier Li Keqiang to a ceremony marking the university's centenary. Three students on their way to a protest were manhandled and detained for almost an hour, actions that drew widespread criticism from students and alumni. Panel chairman Lester Huang, a former president of the Law Society, will meet the media after the meeting.
Shanghai forum to hear from experts on economy
A forum in Shanghai on reforms and the economy will hear from the vice-chairwoman of the National People's Congress finance and economic affairs committee, Wu Xiaoling, the vice-mayor of Shanghai, Tu Guangshao, and top economists from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and China Europe International Business School.
Yangcheng Lake's hairy crabs ready for the table
The new season of Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs will become available, according to the local trade association in Suzhou . The lake's hairy crabs are widely considered the best, and traders have to keep changing their branding mark and other authentication methods to keep fake Yangcheng crabs at bay. About 2,000 tonnes of hairy crabs are harvested each autumn.