Talking Points

The government will hear calls in the Legislative Council for more regulation of the beauty industry in the light of the death of a woman who suffered septic shock after undergoing blood transfusion "health treatments" at a private beauty centre. Lawmaker Helena Wong Pik-wan will move a motion demanding that the government order beauty centres to explain fully the risks of their treatments to patients and to ensure that only qualified professionals operate medical equipment.
 

The United Nations launches its annual survey on opium cultivation in Southeast Asia - with the results expected to provide a hint as to whether Myanmar's progress towards democratic reform is helping to eliminate its roll in the international drug trade. Opium production in Myanmar has been rising for five straight years, reaching 610 tonnes last year.
 

It's Halloween, the spookiest night of the year, and the city's two biggest amusement parks will stage their usual competition to scare the living daylights out of patrons. Disneyland's Haunted Halloween promotion and Ocean Park's Halloween Bash both reach their terrifying conclusion tonight, while bars and clubs across the city will also take on a spooky air.