The government secretly granted land to the PLA, plus Tung Chee-hwa’s son-in-law is arrested
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Government Secretly Grants Land to PLA - Chinese daily newspaper Apple Daily has discovered that the government has secretly granted about 1 million square feet of space at the top of Tai Mo Shan to the People’s Liberation Army. Located near the Observatory’s weather radar and the Civil Aviation Department’s radar systems, the PLA site houses a radar, a building and a basketball court and is not listed as one of the 19 military sites in the city. The Civic Party’s Kenneth Chan Ka-lok told SCMP that the non-disclosure of the site is against the Garrison Law and muddles the concept of One Country, Two Systems. Chan is considering filing for a judicial review. The army and the government have refused to disclose details about what the site is being used for.
Our take: Where’s a Wikileak when you need it?
Tung Chee-hwa’s Son-in-Law Poses as Gropey Security Screener
Eric Slighton, former Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa’s son-in-law, was arrested two weeks ago at San Francisco International Airport for public drunkenness and allegedly posing as a security screener. After passing through a security checkpoint, Slighton is said to have joined the TSA agents and donned a pair of blue gloves. He then stopped a female passenger and led her to private area for a pat-down. Staff were alerted to the fake screener during his second attempt. Slighton has taken a leave of absence from his post as director of investment firm Aktis Capital Singapore. In a statement, Tung Chee-hwa said, “In my view, this was an unfortunate event that should not have happened.”
Our take: Tung Chee-hwa there, with his finger still on the pulse of public sentiment.
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