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Paper Talk: Hong Kong store specialises in cheap goods from recently closed pharmacies

A look at what’s making news around town

Nelson Cheng

Sunday, Ming Pao Daily

Small Ho Man Tin store sells mainly goods from closed pharmacies

A small shop in Ho Man Tin that specialises in selling goods from closed stores is selling mainly dried seafood, Western and Chinese medications, baby milk formula and daily necessities, all of which was bought via auctions from pharmacies which had recently folded. The goods are new but now sell for about only 50 per cent of their original prices. The boss, Mr Kwok, who is in his 60s and has been in the trade for more than 40 years, said he expected more pharmacies to close down in the near future. He also said he expected items such as shower gel, moisturising cream and milk powder to sell better.

Monday, Oriental Daily

Two mothers suffered injuries during curettage surgeries in one week

Two medical blunders took place at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei within a week early this year, where two mothers undergoing curettage surgeries had their wombs perforated by doctors during the surgeries. This was despite the possibility of such incidents being 0.2 per cent – in other words, only two in every 1,000 persons undergoing the operation would have their wombs scraped through. Medical experts said injury to womb during the procedure could have disastrous consequences for the patient. The hospital said the doctors responsible for the surgeries were not specialists but they had undergone relevant training at the hospital’s obstetrics and gynaecology department. Sources said the hospital was short of doctors so the curettage surgery was carried out by junior doctors.

Tuesday, Hong Kong Economic Times

Japan tour prices surge in HK as more mainlanders go to Japan

Tariffs for Japan tours have surged for the coming Lunar New Year holiday amid rising rates for hotel rooms, coaches and airfares, reportedly because of more mainlanders going to Japan for the holiday. Such tours have been 15 per cent and 20 per cent more expensive on average, while tariffs for upmarket packages have risen to as much as HK$70,000. Despite this and a stronger Japanese yen, 95 per cent of Japan tours on the market have already been sold.

Chinese tourists in Tokyo’s Ginza district. Photo: Bloomberg

Wednesday, Apple Daily

17 policemen accused of backdating university programme enrolment dates

At least 17 policemen who enrolled in early 2013 in the Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Progamme at Tarlac State University in the Philippines via Lifelong College, a Hong Kong institute dubbed by the media as a “diploma mill”, were found to have had their enrolment dates backdated by two to four months to the end of 2012 in order to do the programme in its last year. The course had already been cancelled after media reports in the Philippines revealed that the university had been selling degrees through the programme in collaboration with Lifelong College.

Thursday, Sing Tao Daily

Carrie Lam feels like she is staging her own fashion show while abroad

Chief secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said in a media interview that she has become more concerned about the way she dressed since she took on the post, especially when she is visiting a foreign country. Lam said she felt like she was staging a fashion show whenever she was abroad, she said, adding that was necessary because she knew she was representing Hong Kong. “I am the face of Hong Kong,” she said.

Friday, Sing Tao Daily

Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal to help promote tourist attractions in northwest NT

The Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal is to resume service after ceasing operation for three years for a HK$30 million renovation project, with a Tuen Mun-Macau route to begin service on Thursday next week. Taking this route, one could travel between Hong Kong and Macau in 35 minutes. Shun Tak, the ferry company which has acquired the right to operate the route, said the re-opening of the ferry pier would help promote tourist attractions in the northwest of the New Territories, where tourists from the Pearl River Delta region and Macau could start travelling until they reach urban districts.

Compiled by Nelson Cheng

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