Billy Wong

2 Apr 2011

Paul Tchen, general manager, operations planning and support, Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels

6:54AM

9 Mar 2006

Paul Y Engineering, the 65.2 per cent-owned subsidiary of bulk cargo port and infrastructure group PYI Corp, is seeking a new boss to replace Billy Wong who leaves next month.

10:45AM

Scrapping of 'rotten' subcontracting system urged

11 Apr 2000

The construction industry has called for the scrapping of a decades-old subcontracting system in the wake of a series of scandals which have rocked the confidence of home-buyers.

11:50AM

Third of women are main breadwinners, says survey

8 Mar 1999

One-third of women say they are the major income earners in the family.

They were responding to a survey on employment problems faced by women.

7:53PM

Ban on rich public tenants goes ahead amid protest

5 Feb 1999

The Housing Authority endorsed a plan yesterday to remove wealthy tenants from public rental flats to stop a misuse of resources.

More than 60 tenants protested outside the meeting,...

4:42PM

Speed plan angers drivers

1 Feb 1999

Taxi, minibus and lorry drivers staged a protest at the Central Government Offices yesterday against a police plan to tighten regulations on speeding.

4:17PM

Opinion

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

4:45AM

Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

5:26AM

Police screening hotel guests

A Guangdong hotel is photocopying and scanning travel documents for police in a bid to help track down criminals.

The Garden Hotel in Guangzhou admitted its computers had been linked...

1:26PM

Home alone old people suffer stress

Elderly people living alone may suffer severe stress when forced to change homes, a survey has found ahead of a huge redevelopment programme due to begin in public estates.

12:14PM

Students feel pressure of assessments

Students are concerned over their academic results and are being put under pressure through marked assessments, a survey has found.

9:44AM

Buyers likely to be scared off relatives' properties

Big Spender's relatives are unlikely to find buyers for their properties, even though their assets have been unfrozen by the court.

7:45AM

Owner rejects $150,000 for illegal structure

Wong Wai-ming has had to refuse an offer of $150,000 for his illegal rooftop hut of 16 years because it is not enough to buy another one.

The father of five has been in the queue for...

6:01AM

Plunging property prices put paid to target for flats