Issue: June 13, 2012   (Archive)
Wednesday, June 19, 2013   

De-peg idea hammered
Chief Executive-elect Leung Chun-ying is giving the thumbs-down to a suggestion to delink the Hong Kong dollar from the greenback.



Yam unleashes $ peg furor
Former monetary authority chief Joseph Yam Chi-kwong dropped a bombshell yesterday by saying it's time to review the long-standing peg between the Hong Kong and US dollars.

Taipa plots 'process' begins
The Macau government has officially started the process of dealing with the five residential sites on Taipa which it may seize in connection with former secretary for transport and public works Ao Man- long's bribery conviction.

Caritas explains why some men become hermits
A young man frustrated at being jobless for a long time lived like a hermit for eight years. He confined himself to his home and stretched the HK$6,000 cash handout he got from the government for a year.

Chow questions Li death
Secretary for Food and Health York Chow Yat-ngok yesterday became the first top Hong Kong government official to question official versions of the death of mainland activist Li Wangyang.



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