Issue: March 28, 2012 (Archive)

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Civil servants ease fears of rebellion
Representatives of 10 main civil service groups and the disciplined forces pledged allegiance to chief executive-elect Leung Chun- ying during a meeting at his temporary office yesterday.

HK calls the shots, Leung insists
Chief executive-elect Leung Chun-ying insists there is only one government in Hong Kong - fending off claims the central government liaison office will become a huge power center following his election.

ATV boss takes rap over Jiang gaffe
Asia Television's major shareholder Wang Zheng - who denied being the source of the station's false report on the death of former president Jiang Zemin last year - is headed for the exit.

Top cop defends pepper spraying protesters
Commissioner of Police Andy Tsang Wai- hung has defended the use of pepper spray on demonstrators during Sunday's chief executive election.

Beware chief bearing gifts
Democratic Party chairman Albert Ho Chun-yan says the party will not oppose Leung Chun-ying just for the sake of it.

World stocks climb to 8-month high
World stocks touched an eight-month high yesterday, while the dollar rebounded from the previous day's losses a day after the Federal Reserve signalled it would continue its loose monetary policy.

Retirement looms for judge
Noted appeals judge Kemal Bokhary, known for being opposed to seeking Beijing's interpretation of the Basic Law, will likely have to retire in October even though he would like to stay on.

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