RUMOURS of a wave of top Aussie bands visiting the territory in the coming months have been further fuelled.
A source, friendly with the Australian Consulate General, has heard of plans of a tour of Asia by Aussie chart toppers, possibly next month.
The government-assisted tour, to promote Australian music in Asia, is said to include stops in Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore similar to the Australian version of American music festival Lollapalooza, The Great Day Out.
At the moment, bands rumoured to perform include The Cruel Sea, Chocolate Starfish and teenage sensations Silverchair.
Sources say promoters are presently hacking through Urban Council red-tape in attempts to find a suitable venue to put on the show late next month.
SARAH Toms, one of the latest recruits to the English language newsroom at ATV, appears to have discovered a new dimension to the recent incursion by a Chinese gunboat into Hong Kong waters.
In a report on developments in the ensuing diplomatic row, she described how the Chinese security forces raised 'submarine' guns at Hong Kong Marine Police.