Issue: June 15, 2012   (Archive)
Sunday, May 26, 2013   

Yuan quota boost in handover package
Hong Kong has received an early sign of more support from Beijing after it emerged that locals will be allowed to convert up to 100,000 yuan (HK$121,772) each day, five times the previous amount.



My misery
Lawmakers heard a confession from Donald Tsang Yam-kuen yesterday - but the retiring chief executive refused to resign 16 days before his term ends.

Lam feels heat for Basic Law slip on houses
The development chief has come under fire for misinterpreting the Basic Law in her call to end the controversial rural small-house policy.

Task force set up to probe activist death
A special task force has been set up to probe the death of mainland activist Li Wangyang.

West Wing makes way for office tower
It's final - the West Wing of the old government headquarters will come down and be replaced by a 32-story office tower for financial institutions and lawyers.



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