Study clears roast pork
Tests for cancer-causing chemicals produced during food preparation have found levels too low to create a threat to health, the Centre For Food Safety said yesterday. Most of the 300 samples tested for chloropropanols, which can also harm the kidneys, liver and central nervous system, had levels below the limits of detection, the centre said. Roast pork and ready-to-eat seaweed were found with the highest levels, but even they were no threat to health under normal consumption.
80 residents flee bomb scare
About 80 residents were evacuated from a block of flats in Quarry Bay after three grenades were found in a flat. Bomb disposal officers were called on Monday night to examine the devices, which turned out to contain no explosives. Police said later the devices posed no danger to the public. The former flat-owner, 38, was arrested on suspicion of possession of ammunition.
Community service for photos
Married businessman Chu Yum-yan was ordered to do 200 hours of community service for publishing 274 nude photos of his mistress after failing to repair their decade-long relationship following a dispute. Chu, a 45-year-old father of two adult sons, had e-mailed the photos to his mistress and her friends and business associates. He pleaded guilty in Tsuen Wan Court to four counts of criminal intimidation.
