Sunday, Oriental Daily Beijing wants interpretation on residency issue: official Zhou Bo, deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, hints that Beijing wants Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal to seek an interpretation of the Basic Law. Zhou told Guangzhou-based newspaper Southern Metropolis Daily that the 2001 ruling of Hong Kong's highest court on the right of abode for Zhuang Fengyuan, a child born in the city to mainland parents, was inconsistent with the spirit of the Basic Law. Zhou also said the "zero-quota" policy for pregnant mainlanders to give birth in the city's private hospitals was only an administrative measure and that the problem needed to be resolved via legal channels sooner rather than later. Monday, Sing Tao Daily New museum to show works by controversial artists M+, the new museum for visual culture in Hong Kong, is to showcase more than 1,400 art works donated last year by Swiss collector Uli Sigg, some of which were created by controversial contemporary artists in China. They include a number of photos by dissident Ai Weiwei , in which the artist points his middle finger at landmarks such as Tiananmen Square, as well as six photos by Zhu Yu, a performance artist in Beijing, in which he cooks and eats a human fetus. Asked how he felt about his works being exhibited at M+, Zhu said it showcased the city's unique position in terms of culture. Tuesday, Ming Pao Daily Hongkongers split on primaries for 2017 chief executive race A University of Hong Kong public opinion poll commissioned by Ming Pao Daily found that 39 per cent of respondents were in support of preliminary elections or other forms of vetting by the nominating committee of potential candidates for the 2017 chief executive election. But 38 per cent of people were against it. Professor Lau Siu-kai, former head of the Central Policy Unit, said the results reflected a "contradictory democratic stance" among Hongkongers - while they hope for Western democratic elections, they don't want to anger the central government. Wednesday, Ming Pao Daily Maxim's closes more Cantonese restaurants Maxim's Group, a leading restaurant chain in the city, closed three of its 16 Cantonese restaurants in the past two years because of pressure from factors including fierce competition, soaring rents and changing market conditions. Three more will be temporarily closed in the coming three months, including Maxim's Palace at New Town Plaza in Sha Tin. Staff said they would be turned into high-end restaurants. Thursday, Oriental Daily More eateries shut up shop in pricey Causeway Bay Soaring rents are driving away even Chinese restaurants popular with the rich and famous in Causeway Bay. One of them, Fu Ho Restaurant, a Chinese eatery that has been on Lockhart Road for 17 years, plans to move because of its soaring rent. Its boss is currently scouting for a new space. Foo Lum Restaurant, another Chinese eatery just a few shop spaces away on the same road, will be also be moving in October after its monthly rent was increased to over HK$1 million. An economist said the small business closures would worsen the unemployment situation the city. Friday, Oriental Daily Disneyland plans third hotel, but it may need funding Hong Kong Disneyland was said to be looking to build a third hotel to cope with expected growth in its visitor numbers once its new "zones" have been completed. Sources said the theme park operator did not have adequate capital for the project and that the government would likely finance the new hotel. Meanwhile, the theme park's two hotels plan to raise their room rates by about 10 per cent from next month. Compiled by Nelson Cheng and Wayne Chung
