Security guards escorted pro-democracy legislator Leung Kwok-hung from the Legislative Council Chamber after interrupting Chief Executive Donald Tsang's annual policy address.
The outspoken lawmaker (also known as "Long Hair") shouted at Tsang and accused him of not honouring past election promises and stalling on the introduction of universal suffrage.
The lawmakers tore up and threw placards as they were being escorted from the chamber. VIDEO AFTER THE JUMP.
If ever more proof was needed that the internet is a social tool, then this was it. Large groups of people, all fans of Michael Jackson, gathered all over the world to pay tribute to the late "King of Pop" through dance.
These flash mobs were organised through social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter, sometimes with only a few hours notice. After a brief rehearsal, these groups took to crowded public places where they performed their dances amidst throngs of amazed onlookers.
In the following videos, watch these flash mobs in action before they slipped back into the crowd as if nothing had happened. FLASH MOBS AFTER THE JUMP.
Michael Jackson, 50, died this morning from a cardiac arrest. The child star turned pop idol was pronounced dead at 5.26am Hong Kong time at a Los Angeles hospital. Fans gathered outside the UCLA Medical Center to mourn the entertainer (pictured, left).
Famed for his extravagant dance moves and lyrical genius, Jackson was also known for his eccentricities and bizarre lifestyle. As reported by Reuters, he was taken ill at home and his personal physician tried to resuscitate him but could not, his brother Jermaine told reporters. Jackson was taken by paramedics to the hospital, where doctors worked for more than an hour to try to revive him before pronouncing him dead, the brother said.
His lifetime record sales tally was believed to be around 750 million, and with his 13 Grammy Awards and boundary-breaking music videos he was one of the most successful entertainers of all time. As such, he will be much missed by his legions of fans around the world. Watch this report from Al JazeeraEnglish channel for evidence of their sadness. VIDEO AFTER THE JUMP.
A look back at some of the Youtube videos from during the week at the quarantined Metropark Hotel, Wanchai. It wasn't exactly coughs and sniffs for the 300 or so guests trapped inside the property, and it certainly wasn't all doom and gloom either. By the end of the 168 hours "incarceration" (as one guest described it to me), the guests seemed to have formed a tight-nit group.
Many tourists and business types were understandably disgruntled at having to spend seven days inside. But after fears of a swine flu outbreak subsided and the quality of the information – and the food – increased, spirits were lifted.
Earlier this week, restaurants and beer suppliers chipped in with contributions. A pub quiz was also held on Wednesday night. In fact, these two first videos show birthday festivities from just afterwards. VIDEOS AFTER THE JUMP.
After an extensive three-day final selection process Ben Southall from United Kingdom has been named "Island Caretaker of the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef".
Southall, 34, pictured, is a bungee jumping, ostrich-riding British charity worker and has won what's been dubbed the "Best Job in the World" , a A$150,000 (US$111,000) six-month contract to serve as caretaker of a tropical Australian island. According to Ben Southall from Southern England: “The most important thing to me in life is to have an exciting job that makes me happy, put smiles on people’s faces and achieves challenging goals!”
You’ll be able to follow his adventures from July 1 with weekly blogs and video updates. In the meantime, to view the highlights from the interview event, visit islandreefjob.com. VIDEOS AFTER THE JUMP.
