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Issue: November 17, 2008 (Archive)

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HKMEx swoop forces Cheung to take leave
Embattled Executive Council member Barry Cheung Chun-yuen late last night announced he is taking leave from all public offices after police opened an investigation into the failed trading platform he set up.

Mission to save groupers
Marine scientists have called for stricter measures to protect groupers - or garoupa - and other reef fish, as local demand is contributing to their extinction.

CY spin doctor resigns after just nine months
Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying's spin doctor has resigned, citing problems with her eyes and ears.

Most back ouster but won't move it
Pro-establishment lawmakers say they would support the ouster of Raymond Wong and Albert Chan, who both got suspended jail sentences.

Pair fume after avoiding prison
A judge criticized radical lawmakers "Mad Dog" Raymond Wong Yuk-man and "Big Guy" Albert Chan Wai-yip for damaging the rule of law as he imposed suspended jail sentences on the pair for unlawful assembly during a rally two years ago.

Leukemia sufferer appeals for help
Leung Tsz-yan, a Chinese University of Hong Kong alumna, is fighting for her life - and hopes maybe you can help. She is suffering from leukemia and needs bone marrow donors.

Action plan unveiled to cut waste by 40pc
Households may soon have to fork out a waste management fee of HK$20 per person per month as part of a long-term strategy to cut solid waste by nearly half in 10 years' time, the environment chief has said.

Legislator questions SFC's handling of failed exchange
A lawmaker has expressed concern that Barry Cheung Chun-yuen, chairman of the failed Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange, may be receiving "lenient treatment" from the Securities and Futures Commission.

Cabbie rides off to jail for cheating undercover cops
A taxi driver was jailed for two months and fined HK$7,000 for charging two undercover police officers HK$150 for a short hire to The Peak.

No end yet to deadly deluge
Heavy rain is expected again today in southern China, after the severest deluge in 200 years in Guangdong claimed 40 lives, with another 10 people missing and 1.37 million affected.

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