girl fights for life after being struck by minibus
A 12-year-old girl was fighting for her life in hospital last night after being knocked down by a minibus in Wong Tai Sin.
The Form One student at Mongkok Workers' Children School in Ho Man Tin was crossing Po Kong Village Road when she was hit at about 7.25am. Police said she suffered head and neck injuries. She was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, where she was listed as in a critical condition. Police said her 13-year-old sister told them the girl had not checked traffic before she dashed across the road. The minibus driver, 62, passed an alcohol breath test with zero reading and tests showed he had not been speeding.
In a separate case, a woman was sent unconscious to Princess Margaret Hospital after being knocked down by a taxi in Wing Shun Street, Tsuen Wan, at about 3.40pm.
Manager conspired to accept bribes, court finds
A former chief manager of Wharf [Holdings] was found guilty in the District Court of conspiring to accept about HK$3 million in bribes relating to construction and renovation contracts. Warren Wong Kwok-wang, 50, was found guilty of four counts of conspiracy to accept advantages for an agent. Between January 1998 to September 2002, Wong, who was in charge of tender price evaluation, conspired with a construction project consultant to accept the bribes from three contractors. In turn he helped them get four projects worth a total of HK$212.5 million in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai. Deputy Judge Sham Siu-man adjourned the case until November 10 for sentencing, pending a background report.
judge's dole application 'peculiar': social worker
