Joshua But

21 Oct 2009

A chronically ill 27-year-old man who came down with swine flu died in Queen Elizabeth Hospital yesterday, taking the death toll to 34. The man, with a history of brain cancer, water on the brain...

5:21AM

Falling barbecue fork stabs woman

20 Oct 2009

A barbecue fork fell from a flat and pierced the left shoulder of a 79-year-old woman on a Tseung Kwan O public housing estate last night. The victim was resting outside Sheung Yan House on Sheung...

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Motorcyclist in critical condition

19 Oct 2009

A 34-year-old motorcyclist was in critical condition last night after crashing his bike at the Kowloon side exit of Lion Rock Tunnel early yesterday. Police said the motorcyclist, who was...

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HKU's MBA climbs in world ranking

16 Oct 2009

The University of Hong Kong's MBA programme has climbed up the world ladder, from 58th to 38th, in the latest annual ranking announced by The Economist yesterday. It was first in securing...

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TV viewers invited to join feedback group

18 Aug 2009

Television viewers who want to express their views on standards can now apply to join the Television and Radio Consultative Group. The Broadcasting Authority, which opened recruitment yesterday,...

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Guard attacks colleagues, attempts suicide

7 Aug 2009

A guard attempted suicide hours after he injured three colleagues on an estate in Cheung Sha Wan yesterday morning. Police said the guard, 52, inflicted minor head injuries on his colleagues with...

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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

Elderly swimmer dies at Deep Water Bay

A 73-year-old man drowned while swimming at Deep Water Bay yesterday. Friends of the man, surnamed Leung, realised he was missing at 8.40am, an hour after he entered the water. Firemen found the...

4:58AM

Seven-hour standoff after officer chopped

Police were involved in a seven-hour standoff last night after an officer was chopped at Wong Tai Sin Estate. The sergeant was attacked at about 4.30pm while investigating a complaint in a...

4:54AM

Observatory forecasts cool New Year's Eve

The temperature is expected to fall over the next few days, dropping to a minimum of 12 degrees Celsius by New Year's Eve. The Observatory said a cold front, formed over the northern part of...

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Four hurt as buses collide in Kwai Chung

At least four people were injured when a Kowloon Motor Bus double-decker and a red minibus collided in Kwai Chung at about midnight last night. The windscreens of both buses were shattered in the...

4:35AM

Five chefs face charges over illegal rebates

Five chefs from four western restaurants and a director of a frozen food supplier will appear in Eastern Court today. The defendants were charged - in two cases after a May graft investigation -...

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Grants for families of dead firemen

The families of late firemen Siu Wing-fong and Chan Siu-lung will be granted HK$3.15 million and HK$3.78 million respectively by a government scheme for the pair's gallant efforts to battle a...

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