3. Mind the gap... Meet the woman behind those MTR announcements

Cheri Chan stepped into the spotlight after a career being heard, not seen. The woman with the voice that tells MTR passengers where to go, where they are and how to ride an escalator uses her powers for good, like thrilling children with personalised announcements.

4. Sex on the street: Hong Kong police arrest mainland Chinese student, 19, as video goes viral

“It’s happened under staircases, in alleys or in country parks, but not on a pavement,” said a veteran police officer about the case of two mainland students who were busted on video in flagrante in Ho Man Tin.

5. British soldier’s unseen photos of Hong Kong 60 years ago revealed ... but can you tell where they were all taken?

A stack of rare pictures from Hong Kong 60 years ago captured the imaginations of our readers who likely took up the challenge to guess where the streetscapes were shot.

6. Mainland Chinese couple, toddler booted off Cathay Pacific flight over seatbelt dispute

A toddler refused to wear his seatbelt, it erupted into a finger-pointing argument on a Cathay Pacific flight from Bangkok which delayed the flight nearly half-an-hour, and then the family of three were forced to leave the aircraft. Plus there was video of the shouting match.

7. Man jailed for incest with teenage daughter who later gave birth

A high court judge branded this father a shameless coward for impregnating his 17-year old daughter, then trying to force her to get an abortion. Lamenting that a 14-year maximum jail term wasn’t enough, Judge Madam Esther Toh Lye-ping called on lawmakers to increase the legal penalty.

8. Meet the Hong Kong man who spent HK$400,000 to pop the big question, and she said ... ?

The story of love that had to be seen to be believed. A $200,000 ring, a chopper, a question and an answer. Read the whole tale.

9. Hong Kong aviation authority demands answers from Cathay on why passenger filmed in cockpit

There was apparently nothing wrong with letting a passenger sit in the cockpit’s spare “jump seat” for a flight, but the air regulator, the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department, still required an explanation after the video went viral on Weibo.

10. Hong Kong shoppers flock to Chanel stores as it slashes prices due to falling euro

There were lines out the door on Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui when Chanel slashed its handbag prices by 20 per cent. Buyers bagged an almost $9,000 bargain. Fair enough.