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Sandra Lowe

Panel to finalise housing consultation paper
The Long Term Housing Strategy Steering Committee meets today to round up recommendations from nine meetings. The committee - chaired by housing minister Professor Anthony Cheung Bing-leung - will finalise suggestions to streamline land and housing supply for a public consultation paper to be released next month. The consultation will last three months.
 
OOIL to announce interim results
Orient Overseas International Limited (OOIL) - the shipping, logistics and property investment group controlled by the family of Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's former chief executive - is expected to announce interim results. The company, one of Hong Kong's most recognised global brands, reported in its second quarter unaudited operational update to June 30 that total volume was down 2.6 per cent, while total revenue slid by 9.8 per cent to US$1.407 billion.
 
Clintons lead live Facebook chat
Former US president Bill Clinton, daughter Chelsea and South African academic Professor Njabulo Ndebele will lead a dialogue that will be streamed live on Facebook from Pretoria. The Clinton Foundation and the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory will jointly host the interactive, global conversation, "Embrace Tomorrow", to highlight African change makers, individuals and organisations working to take positive action.
 
Exco convenor, Democrats to meet
Executive Council convenor Lam Woon-kwong meets with members of the Democratic Party tonight to discuss political reform. Lam proposed in June that all Legco seats be elected by universal suffrage in 2020, with two-thirds of the seats chosen by a "simple majority" and the rest by proportional representation. The Democrats will renew their call for launching the consultation on political reform as soon as possible.
 
Alliance weighs in on tainted milk
The Pharmaceutical Trade Alliance holds a press conference on health issues related to the recent contamination of baby milk formula. On Monday, Cow & Gate recalled 80,000 cans of one type of its stage-three infant formula in Hong Kong and Macau. The alliance comprises retailers, chain pharmacies, pharmaceutical wholesalers and distributors, and the drug manufacturing industry.
 
Czech vote of confidence
The Czech parliament will hold a vote of confidence formed by allies of President Milos Zeman, who last month appointed a technocratic government led by long-time leftist ally Jiri Rusnok in a controversial bid to end a political crisis sparked by a bribery and spy scandal. But parties in parliament from across the political spectrum felt snubbed over the appointment of Rusnok - who is not a legislator.


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Lam Woon-kwong

Chelsea Clinton

Professor Anthony Cheung Bing-leung

Jiri Rusnok

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he Long Term Housing Strategy Steering Committee meets today to round up recommendations from nine meetings. The committee - chaired by housing minister Professor Anthony Cheung Bing-leung - will finalise suggestions to streamline land and housing supply for a public consultation paper to be released next month.
