Issue: March 22, 2012   (Archive)
Wednesday, June 19, 2013   

Tang planned to quit for free speech sake
Henry Tang Ying-yen claims he would have quit the government to uphold freedom of speech if Leung Chun-ying had succeeded in cutting short the license of Commercial Radio in 2003.



Chef caged for Mong Kok arson
A cook who started four fires in Mong Kok and Sham Shui Po within 15 minutes, injuring six people and causing HK$20 million damage, was yesterday jailed for six years and four months.

Tang or Blank
The Liberal Party has unanimously decided not to vote for Leung Chun-ying in Sunday's chief executive election.

Beijing official sees red over polls impact
A senior official of the central government liaison office has called for new laws to regulate election-related opinion polls.

Public warned of uncertainty after big day
Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai said there is bound to be uncertainty and discord following the chief executive election given the two main candidates' low popularity ratings.



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