Issue: April 24, 2012   (Archive)
Tuesday, May 21, 2013   

Official kept CUHK job as sex claims hushed
The Chinese University of Hong Kong renewed the contract of a senior staff member even though top officials were aware he had been accused of sexually molesting a subordinate, former vice chancellor Lawrence Lau Juen-yee told an inquest.



Bleak data, politics hammer Europe
European stocks closed sharply lower as manufacturing contracted in the euro area and China, and as Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte failed to reach a deal with a coalition party over austerity measures.

Push for double fees on gate-crash moms
A Hospital Authority plan to double the fees for mainland mothers-to-be who gate-crash emergency wards may come into effect by the middle of next month, a top official said.

Rent-to-buy start set by year-end
The Hong Kong Housing Society's first "rent- to-buy" homes in Tsing Yi will be completed on time and available for lease bookings in advance by year-end as scheduled, officials said.

Leung breaks silence on young aide
Chief Executive-elect Leung Chun-ying is battling a new controversy - hiring a Communist Youth League member as his project officer.



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