Issue: January 30, 2012 (Archive)

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Boy dies in escalator horror
A nine-year-old boy died in a grisly accident while traveling on an escalator at a shopping mall in Beijing.

'Return wealth to the people'
Do more to return the wealth to the people. That was the message yesterday from several groups, including the Society for Community Organization and Democratic Party, as they petitioned the government with their budget wishlists.

Free-TV hopeful in hiring spree
City Telecom (HK) Ltd (1137) says it could cost up to HK$500 million a year to operate its free-television venture, but is prepared to absorb losses in the first three to four years.

Tsang ready to face crisis
The chief executive says he is well prepared to face another economic crisis.

Rivals back Greek PM as default fears ring
Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos says there is "total convergence" among political allies on new austerity steps needed for a second bailout and debt cuts to avert default.

Parting shot
More breaks are on the way for you this week - but mainly by way of a HK$10,000 tax rebate rather than cash in hand.

Tang says Jiang letter reports `imaginative'
Chief executive hopeful Henry Tang Ying-yen has dismissed as "imaginative" media reports that his parents wrote to former president Jiang Zemin seeking support for his bid.

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