Talking points
Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories ...
Dockers directly employed by Hongkong International Terminals will meet the management this morning to press for better working conditions, including overtime pay of 1.5 times their normal wage rate. The meeting takes place after some of these dockers launched a work-to-rule last Thursday. This group of dockers said they would consider escalating their actions if their demands were not met. Other dockers, employed by contractors, are also in dispute with the company.
A special mass will be held by the Hong Kong Catholic diocese today to invoke God's blessing on new Pope Francis. The concelebrated mass will be held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Caine Road at 8pm.