Image-conscious China chides its 'unruly' tourists

25 Sep 2012

Undercover police officers posing as mainland tourists are being deployed to catch taxi drivers who speed off with passengers' bags containing newly-purchased designer goods

3:47AM

Hong Kong-Shenzhen combined travel card launching in both cities

4 Sep 2012

Commuters between Hong Kong and Shenzhen will be able to use a single card for transport in both cities from today, but will have to wait for more advanced features.

3:28AM

Letters to the Editor, August 19, 2012

19 Aug 2012

Inexpensive way to make slopes safer

Jake van der Kamp is quite right that the government's non-development-clearance programme was a significant contributing factor to avoiding deaths from...

10:37AM

Profit dip could raise MTR fares in Hong Kong

14 Aug 2012

The MTR Corporation posted its first drop in net profit in three years ahead of a review of the corporation's fare adjustment mechanism which may take its profitability into account in any future...

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City Digest

9 Aug 2012

Tony Chan to stand trial for forgery in April

11:15PM

Letters

5 Aug 2012

Population control policy still needed

In his column (''One child' cruel and unnecessary', July 29) Philip Bowring is attacking not only the way China's population-restraining one-...

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Rankings belie the real purpose of universities: to educate

5 comments

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Howard Winn

Way to go

2:01AM

A life saved during Typhoon Vicente by teams of dedicated, unsung heroes

I had a miscarriage on the night when Typhoon Vicente hit Hong Kong. I suffered from acute pain and severe bleeding for hours. At 1.30am, my husband and I decided he would drive me to my hospital...

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MTR to consider food and water rations

The MTR Corporation will look into storing food and water rations at its stations following complaints about its poor arrangement when Typhoon Vicente struck last week.

The railway...

10:49PM

Villagers seek halt to rail line works

Villagers living near the route of the cross-border express railway want its construction halted. They say it has dried up their wells and damaged houses.

10:43PM

City Digest

Husband of robbed woman catches thief

The husband of a woman from whom a handbag and HK$5,000 was stolen at knifepoint in Lai Chi Kok yesterday chased the thief and caught him....

10:38PM

Most passengers stranded on MTR by typhoon have only themselves to blame

I was dismayed to read about the behaviour of passengers stranded on the MTR's East Rail line when Severe Typhoon Vicente battered Hong Kong and typhoon signal No 10 was raised.

10:35PM

A little research will reveal a wealth of fun holiday activities

The summer holidays are starting to look endless! We are staying in Hong Kong and don't have much money to spare. Can you recommend some activities for us to do as a family?

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