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Subsidy lifeline for brain tumor sufferers
About 25 patients with aggressive brain tumors will receive subsidies of up to HK$56,000 each to help them buy the drugs they need. Jasmine Siu 8/27/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=125812&sid=37471561&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120827



Diet gets to heart of problem
Eating traditional Chinese food may be the main reason why Hongkongers suffer from heart disease, a shocking study suggests. Johnny Lo 8/27/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=125811&sid=37471732&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120827



New towns more than just community of bedrooms
Many of Hong Kong's recent development policies have been aimed at stimulating growth in the building sector. One of the proposed projects has unlimited potential. 8/27/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=125810&sid=37471754&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120827



Angler swept to sea
An air and sea search for an angler swept into the sea off Sai Kung yesterday will resume at first light today. Johnny Lo 8/27/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=125809&sid=37472725&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120827



5 hurt as bus plows into mall
The driver of a double-decker that rammed into a Tsuen Wan shopping mall, injuring five people, says he blacked out seconds before the crash. Eddie Luk 8/27/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=125808&sid=37472724&con_type=3&archive_d_str=20120827



`Hidden' drug menace revealed after raids
Drugs problems among young people that have advanced below the radar are worrying Secretary for Security Lai Tung-kwok. Eddie Luk 8/27/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=125807&sid=37471876&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120827



HK cyclist scores with world gold
A Hong Kong cyclist beat athletes from 17 nations in the 2012 UCI Junior Track World Championships at Invercargill in New Zealand on Saturday to win his first world gold medal. Candy Chan 8/27/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=125806&sid=37471952&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120827



Pep and personal - Olympians tell goodbye stories
China's Olympic gold medalists yesterday wrapped up their three-day Hong Kong visit with a pep talk to athletes. Jasmine Siu 8/27/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=125805&sid=37471493&con_type=3&archive_d_str=20120827



Bundesbank boss blasts bond plan
The head of Germany's Bundesbank stepped up his opposition to the European Central Bank's latest moves to battle the euro zone's debt crisis yesterday, saying that plans to buy bonds risked becoming a drug on which governments would get hooked. 8/27/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=5&art_id=125804&sid=37472250&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120827



Ruling sees Microsoft poised for mobile leap
Apple Inc's decisive triumph over Samsung Electronics in the most closely watched patent trial in years could open the door for Microsoft Corp to finally hop on board the mobile boom as manufacturers of Android-based smartphones and tablets weigh their legal risks. 8/27/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=5&art_id=125803&sid=37472659&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120827



Greentown sales ease its debt strain
Greentown China (3900) reported its interim net profit more than doubled after it sold numerous parcels of land and projects under way to alleviate its high debt. 8/27/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=1&art_id=125802&sid=37472475&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120827



Flat sales rise amid price hikes
Hong Kong's property market continued to show momentum despite rising prices, with Centaline recording 45 transactions at 10 major housing estates - four more than last week. 8/27/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=1&art_id=125801&sid=37471805&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120827



Cash outflows spell lingering concern
The US stock markets were mixed last week, but those in China remained weak. 8/27/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=5&art_id=125800&sid=37471739&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120827



No room for subject in Exco member's school
Executive Council member Bernard Charnwut Chan says the primary school he set up with his wife will not introduce national education when the school year begins next week. Candy Chan 8/27/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=125799&sid=37471951&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120827



About-face on controversial class dismissed
Secretary for Education Eddie Ng Hak-kim insists the government is determined to push ahead with the controversial national education subject. Winnie Chong 8/27/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=125798&sid=37472652&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120827



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