Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories ...
Spotlight on CY Leung at new HQ's first Exco meeting
The Executive Council holds its first meeting at the new government headquarters on the Tamar site in Admiralty. The spotlight will be on Exco convenor Leung Chun-ying, who is expected to resign to run for election as chief executive. The new headquarters' controversially small protest zone - 24 square metres - will also welcome its first batch of protesters, a group of elderly people petitioning for an increase in dental services.
Focus on innovation by state-owned enterprises
The research head of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission speaks in Beijing on the role of state-owned enterprises in making China an innovative country. Once on the verge of extinction in the years of opening up and reform, many of the surviving SOEs have been rallying in recent years. Some foreign business groups, including the US Chamber of Commerce, note that Chinese SOEs are increasingly competing in markets abroad and are beginning to compete in the US market.
Qantas strike affects 6,000 passengers
Australia's national airline, Qantas, will cancel 28 flights and delay a further 27 due to a strike by ground staff. The disruption will affect more than 6,000 passengers. The strike will hit most of the major Australian airports during today's morning peak period, with 3,800 baggage handlers and other ground staff to walk off the job for four hours over stalled contract negotiations. Delays could linger for up to two days due to bans on paperwork and other jobs that will accompany the Transport Workers Union strike.