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Medical constituency candidate withdraws after passport hitch
The third and final prospective candidate in polling for the Legislative Council's medical sector has withdrawn from the race as he could not complete the process of handing back his British passport by the 5pm deadline for nominations yesterday. Mary Ann Benitez 8/1/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=124932&sid=37207036&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120801

Core Tang backers set for uncontested Legco return
Several core supporters of losing chief executive candidate Henry Tang Ying- yen will return to the Legislative Council unchallenged. 8/1/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=124931&sid=37207140&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120801

Four super seats spoken for but fifth up for grabs
Political pundits predict the pan- democrats and pro-establishment groups will each take two of the five "super seats" in the district council functional constituency, with the fifth going to an underdog. Phila Siu 8/1/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=124930&sid=37207141&con_type=3&archive_d_str=20120801

219 to fight it out for 35 Legco seats
Hong Kong is set for its most hotly contested Legislative Council election with 219 candidates on 69 tickets competing for 35 geographical constituency seats. Eddie Luk 8/1/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=124929&sid=37209989&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120801

Gray days ahead
The good news is that Hongkongers can look forward to living four years longer as medical science improves. Candy Chan 8/1/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=124928&sid=37209988&con_type=3&archive_d_str=20120801

Blondie right on the money again
Since 2005, Maria Sharapova has held and surrendered the No 1 ranking in women's tennis quite a number of times. But when it comes to earning money, the Russian blonde is the undisputed queen. 8/1/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=21&art_id=124927&sid=37210389&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120801

Real cash and catch in the net
China's online dating market is set to cream over two billion yuan (HK$2.43 billion) in 2014. 8/1/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=21&art_id=124926&sid=37207636&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120801

Modern gladiators needed urgently
Somebody needs to be leaned on if Rome's 2,000-year-old Colosseum is to be straightened out and left standing for future generations to appreciate. 8/1/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=21&art_id=124925&sid=37207635&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120801

Egg in the face for HK cuisine
Some people consider Hong Kong to be right up there cuisinewise, so it may be a surprise to find the humble egg tart, egg waffle and wonton noodles among the most touted. 8/1/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=21&art_id=124924&sid=37207634&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120801

Tycoon derides 'dumbasses'
Commenting on the national education issue is becoming Hong Kong's favorite pastime. 8/1/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=21&art_id=124923&sid=37207633&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120801

X' mas sale looms at Sogo TST
Sogo is closing. But don't worry, it's just the Tsim Sha Tsui branch. And it might well reopen nearby. 8/1/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=21&art_id=124922&sid=37207632&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120801

Class strike may backfire
A classroom strike looms as the outcry over national education drags on. Mary Ma 8/1/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=49&art_id=124921&sid=37207631&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120801

Caution reigns amid central bank meets
US stocks were mixed while European shares snapped a three-day rally and oil slipped on fears that central banks may not deliver enough stimulus this week to quell concerns about a global slowdown. 8/1/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=5&art_id=124920&sid=37211073&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120801

Rate hikes buoy local yuan deposits
Yuan savings in Hong Kong rose for the second month on the trot as banks rushed to hike deposit rates to attract more of the currency to cope with loan demand. Victor Cheung 8/1/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=1&art_id=124919&sid=37208986&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120801

Lee & Man Paper ripped in trying times
Prices fell sharply and margins shrank at Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing (2314) in the first half of the year. 8/1/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=1&art_id=124918&sid=37205991&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120801

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