Issue: April 02, 2012   (Archive)
Sunday, May 26, 2013   

Villagers boycott order on homes
All 27 rural committees in the New Territories have reached a consensus not to declare any illegal structures.



Accounting fears set to take toll on stocks
Equities are set to retreat in the second quarter following the best three months in more than two years as accounting issues of non- state enterprises in the mainland continue to unnerve investors.

CY campaign chief builds case over urban flats for grassroots
Small-scale public housing estates in urban areas should be built to help grassroots residents overcome challenges of money and time spent on traveling to their workplaces.

Election has transformed Leung, says political pundit
The election campaign has taught the chief executive-elect to place greater value on public opinion, a political commentator believes.

Western mayhem
About 200 violent protesters, mostly youths, confronted police for more than five hours last night, long after a thousands-strong march against the result of the chief executive election and Beijing's alleged meddling in local affairs had ended in Western.

Tycoons to appear in court
Former chief secretary Rafael Hui Si- yan and Sun Hung Kai Properties (0016) joint chairmen Thomas Kwok Ping-kwong and Raymond Kwok Ping-luen are due to appear in court next week when the Independent Commission Against Corruption is expected to file charges against them.



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