Air quality in the new student hostel in Kennedy Town has improved, with all samples complying with the government's strictest standard, a University of Hong Kong spokesman said yesterday. Earlier this week excessive levels of cancer-causing formaldehyde were detected, forcing the university to set aside HK$1 million to provide 800 non-local students with interim accommodation in hotels.
Eight visitors were arrested for trying to deposit two bogus cashier's orders with a face value of US$4 billion into an account of Nanyang Commercial Bank in Central. The eight men - a 68-year-old Australian, a Singaporean, four Indonesians and four from Brunei - were being questioned last night.
A motorist who was five times over the legal breath-alcohol level was arrested after his Mercedes hit a taxi in Wan Chai at about 2.15am. A woman passenger in the taxi suffered minor injuries. Two officers in Wan Chai police station were hurt while trying to subdue the 53-year-old, who suffered minor neck injuries. He was arrested for drink-driving, claiming to be a triad member and failing to provide a blood specimen.