600 march against HK births for mainland mums
About 600 people marched to the old Central Government Offices in Central yesterday after a sit-in at Southorn Playground, Wan Chai, in protest against mainlanders being able to deliver babies in Hong Kong hospitals. They demanded that a Court of Final Appeal ruling in 2001 be amended so the children of non-Hongkongers born in the city were not entitled to the right of abode.
EOC chief to investigate gifted pupil's complaint
Equal Opportunities Commission chief Lam Woon-kwong would look into a complaint by a gifted 12-year-old Indian that the Education Bureau failed to provide enough help to find him a school, he said. He would meet bureau chief Michael Suen Ming-yeung this week. He said a mainstream school place should be allocated to the boy.
Four in hospital after two traffic accidents
A taxi driver and her passenger were injured when their cab overturned in Tai Kok Tsui after a collision with two vehicles at 8am. Two hours later, a minibus driver and a passer-by were hurt when a KMB bus and two minibuses collided in Tsz Wan Shan. All were admitted to hospital.
