Issue: January 31, 2012   (Archive)
Friday, May 24, 2013   

Heat turns up in fight for famed Yung Kee
A winding-up petition involving celebrities' hangout Yung Kee restaurant in Central, filed by the elder of two sons of its founder, began yesterday.



Brutal killing raises fears
A mental outpatient went berserk and hacked a security guard to death in Sheung Shui yesterday - raising fears among horrified neighbors who had no idea such a dangerous man was living among them.

Ex-aviation chief faults wine lapse
Former civil aviation chief Albert Lam Kwong-yu told Eastern Magistrates' Court he "forgot" he was a board member of the Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co when he bought its shares after consuming five glasses of wine at a luncheon.

SAR tipped to weather Shanghai yuan advance
Shanghai is set to emerge as a global yuan center by 2015 under the mainland's current five-year plan but academics said Hong Kong's role as an offshore yuan center is unlikely to be challenged.

Summit fails to ease fears over euro zone
European leaders struggled to reconcile austerity with growth yesterday at a summit that is set to approve a permanent rescue fund for the euro zone and put finishing touches to a German-driven pact for stricter budget discipline.



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