Lau Kong-Wah

Patriotism need not be laid out in law: Elsie Leung

21 Mar 2013

The city's chief executive must be a person who loves the country and Hong Kong to ensure good governance, but it is not necessary to set out this criterion in law, a Beijing-loyalist heavyweight...

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City Digest, January 5, 2013

5 Jan 2013

Sha Tin District Council will hold a by-election to replace former district councillor Lau Kong-wah, who was appointed undersecretary for constitutional and mainland affairs last month. Lau, a...

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Lau Kong-wah, constitutional affairs undersecretary, mum on Article 23

22 Dec 2012

The newly appointed undersecretary for constitutional affairs had little to say about enacting national security legislation on his first day of office yesterday.

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Controversy as Lau Kong-wah makes C.Y.'s cabinet

21 Dec 2012

Lau Kong-wah, a Beijing-friendly heavyweight and the most prominent loser in the Legislative Council election in September, was appointed as undersecretary for constitutional and mainland affairs...

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Legco candidate spent HK$5 million on election - and lost

14 Nov 2012

Spending a lot of money will not always guarantee victory in Legislative Council election.

During the election in September, one candidate spent as little as HK$35,000 and won a seat, while...

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Shed that 'Leung built'

28 Jun 2012

Chief executive-elect Leung Chun-ying might have built one of the six illegal structures at his house on The Peak after he bought it in 2000.

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Opinion

Michael Cox

The last straw for Terry Wong?

2:53PM

Alex Lo

Survey exposes racism's shameful face

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City Forum's shouters should shut it

City Forum was never meant to be a place for shouting matches. But nowadays, the Sunday meeting in Victoria Park rarely ends peacefully.

10:46AM

Activist is back in the thick of it

Edward Yum Liang-hsien made his political comeback at the City Forum, two days after being cleared of rape and indecent assault accusations.

Sitting in the front row of the audience...

10:41AM

Security chief mulls acid drills for traders

An emergency drill for traders in high-risk pedestrian areas is being considered to increase the chance of catching the perpetrator of recent acid attacks, the security chief said yesterday.

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Steel bars jutting out of building

Hundreds of steel bars protruding from the walls of a public housing building in Sha Tin are thought to be the work of two repair workers trying to swindle construction fees from residents.

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Traffic police told to remove 'stiflingly hot' motorcycle uniforms

Traffic officers have been told to take their jackets off when not riding their motorcycles and to drink more water after complaints that new jackets - introduced two months ago to provide better...

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New checks on mothers 'waste of resources'

Border checks on mainland mothers-to-be are not cost-effective, a legislator claims.

Lau Kong-wah said 20 immigration officers were being deployed each day at Lok Ma Chau on the...

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