A Bad Week for ... , January 6, 2013
Pan Shiyi found himself facing calls for investigation after posting price-sensitive information on his weibo microblog - before it became available to the markets.
The property tycoon found himself facing calls for investigation after posting price-sensitive information on his weibo microblog - before it became available to the markets. Pan has more than 13 million followers on the microblog, but it has been the subject of a 3,000-word complaint to the mainland regulator and the Hong Kong stock exchange from 20 investors claiming that his comments affected the share prices of companies he wrote about.
The Now TV reporter found himself the victim of an attack by supporters of Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying during a march on Sunday. Chau's glasses were pulled off in the scuffle with Beijing loyalists, who accuse the local media of bias, while cameraman Lau Ka-wo was punched in the face.