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Unemployed and low-income welfare recipients may no longer receive handouts indefinitely after a planned government review that could signal a major shift in welfare policy.
'They took all the money I had,' said Mr Lam as he left United Christian Hospital, where he was treated for head injuries. Despite his ordeal, he remained upbeat, saying 'I am content with my life'.
Led by Japan, most regional stock markets rose between 0.5 and 1.7 per cent as investment managers shifted liquid funds back towards risky assets.
Two squatters became instant paper millionaires yesterday when the Court of Final Appeal ruled they had extinguished the title of one of the city's leading property moguls over plots of land in Tai Po.
It has been widely accepted that, overall, the force did a decent job of policing the protests, which reached a peak of violence on December 17 when hundreds of Korean farmers laid siege to Wan Chai for 12 hours. However, it is understood that Mr Tang's management style has raised eyebrows.
