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Issue: November 05, 2008 (Archive)

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Back to biz for rehab duck Sighs of relief as our duck is back in action. It will be causing the usual flap among snap-happy tourists and locals off Harbour City today. Try counting in this numbers game Dream time again, musing on how to spend HK$4.6 billion if such a sum landed out of the blue. Well, some lucky person in Florida is thinking real hard because it's no dream: one ticket has taken a record Powerball jackpot of US$590.5 million. Golden years shine for former inspector The former Hong Kong Police Inspectors' Association chairman has a new job. Goal at last for SAR hockey fans It's been a 26-year wait but Hong Kong can now compete with the best in the world at ice hockey. Li plays it cool amid media heat Just as the media is chomping at the bit to grill him about recent controversial business dealings, Li Ka-shing, pictured, has decided to skip for this year his practice of meeting the press after tomorrow's annual general meetings of his flagships Cheung Kong Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa. Harbour duck just taking a breather It's no yolk folks - the giant inflatable rubber duck which has had tens of thousands flocking to Victoria Harbour to catch a glimpse over the past two weeks is looking like a fried egg. Developer to score with NBA showpiece Basketball lovers can meet their NBA favorites this month - the world's second-largest property developer has arranged for statues of 50 stars to be put on display here. Roll of dice turns against casino czar Gaming mogul Sheldon Adelson has lost big time - not in one of his gargantuan gaming halls but in a US court. Seek time in hide game The Hong Kong College of Technology has been accused of a self-censorship effort during a visit by "a political figure from the mainland" by hiding exhibits linked to June 4, 1989.

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