City Briefs

Airport authority fuel depot gets approval

The Airport Authority can go ahead with its plan to build a fuel depot next to a steel mill in Tuen Mun after the Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed an appeal by the mill's operator. Shiu Wing Steel had appealed against an earlier court ruling supporting the director of environmental protection's approval of the project. Shiu Wing had argued that construction of the depot next to its high-temperature works would be a safety risk. It also accused the authority of failing to address the potential risks of a catastrophic tank failure, in a report submitted to government.

Police hunt three after $195,000 goes missing

Three South Americans were being hunted by police after a diner in a herbal tea shop in O'Brien Road, Wan Chai, lost a black briefcase containing GBP13,000 ($195,000). The three men wearing suits approached the man, telling him he had dropped some banknotes on the floor. He ignored them and minutes later discovered his briefcase had disappeared.

Man charged with murder

A man arrested in Zhuhai over the killing of a diner at a Ho Man Tin restaurant last month was charged with murder. He will appear in Kowloon City Court today.