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Apec ministerial meeting starts
Ministers from the 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum start a two-day meeting in Beijing. The session comes ahead of the leaders' meeting on Monday and Tuesday. Among prominent ministers attending is US Secretary of State John Kerry. Commerce and Economic Development Secretary Greg So Kam-leung represents Hong Kong. They will discuss the way forward for Apec, including the strengthening of economic integration.
 
Silent Majority discusses policing
The pro-government group Silent Majority for Hong Kong, which is led by Robert Chow Yung, holds a symposium on public order and safety as well as policing. The group was formed to counter the Occupy Central movement, which has blocked roads in Admiralty, Causeway Bay and Mong Kok. Chow is also a leader of the Alliance for Peace and Democracy, which recently collected 1.8 million signatures in support of the police in their efforts to control Occupy.
 
Cultural Centre's 25th anniversary feted
Chief Secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor attends an event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui. Other government officials and leaders of the Philharmonic Society's board of governors will also attend. A series of 40 artistic programmes are also being staged from September to January next year to mark the anniversary. Those in charge of the centre are planning a revamp of the ageing facility.
 
Malaysian court rules on cross-dressing
Malaysia's appeal court issues a ruling on a bid by three transgender women to declare the country's laws against cross-dressing unconstitutional. They are seeking to overturn Islamic sharia law on the issue imposed in the state of Negri Sembilan. Transgender people also say they face discrimination in accessing employment, health care and education. Human Rights Watch notes that all 13 Malaysian states have introduced sharia law discriminating against transgender people.
 
Judge decides on Detroit bankruptcy
US bankruptcy judge Steven Rhodes decides whether to approve Detroit's 1,165-page plan to extract itself from America's largest ever bankruptcy. The proposed plan would enable Detroit to shed US$7 billion of its US$18 billion of debt and obligations, but would also involve lowering pensions and selling off some of the city's public assets. Detroit filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy in July last year.
 
Mark Zuckerberg takes questions
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg answers questions from Facebook users during his first online question-and-answer session. The one-hour event will be streamed live on a special Facebook page. People were asked to submit questions in advance.


Talking Points, November 7, 2014

Commerce and Economic Development Secretary Greg So Kam-leung represents Hong Kong at the Apec forum in Beijing.

Chief Secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor attends an event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui.

US bankruptcy judge Steven Rhodes decides whether to approve Detroit's 1,165-page plan to extract itself from America's largest ever bankruptcy. 

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Ministers from the 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum start a two-day meeting in Beijing. The session comes ahead of the leaders' meeting on Monday and Tuesday.


Talking Points, November 7, 2014

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Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories ...