City Digest, December 8, 2012

Saturday, 08 December, 2012, 4:10am

In Pictures

The Big Squeeze: Hong Kong's cramped subdivided flats	Vertical Horizons: Hong Kong's skyline from the bottom up	Photos: Oklahoma tornado
What was it really like living in Kowloon Walled City?	Photos: Strong quake strikes Yaan, Sichuan, evoking 2008 tragedy	37th Hong Kong International Film Festival/7th Asian Film Awards

Editor's Pick

The look of love

Man of the moment Riccardo Tisci's dark, sensual designs for Givenchy come straight from the heart, writes Jing Zhang.

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Raid nets snakes but six smugglers escape

Police seized 125 boxes of protected snakes - cobras and common rat snakes - and pangolin scales and confiscated two delivery vans in a raid on the waterfront at Pak Mong on Lantau Island at about 12.30am yesterday. Police said the haul was worth about HK$780,000. Six smugglers escaped on a speedboat or on foot. No one was arrested.

Not-guilty plea over burning of flag

Activist Koo Sze-yiu pleaded not guilty in Eastern Court to two charges of desecrating the national flag. He is accused of burning a flag twice during a protest on June 10. The case was adjourned to January 30 and bail was continued.

Extra 6 months for deputy police chief

The term of Deputy Police Commissioner Xavier Tang Kam-moon, who reaches retirement age in February, was extended for six months. Assistant commissioners Lo Mung-hung, Alfred Chau Kwok-leung, Tony Wong Chi-hung and Lau Yip-shing were promoted to senior assistant commissioners. Seven chief superintendents were promoted to the rank of assistant commissioner.

Man arrested for sale of unregistered drug

A man, 43, was arrested in Mong Kok for illegally selling an unregistered drug with a name in Chinese meaning "Prolonging delay spray for men".