Issue: December 16, 2008   (Archive)
Monday, May 20, 2013   




National education fighters to go distance
A pressure group that led the campaign against the introduction of national education in schools will join a "patriotic march" on Sunday.

Gloom looms for so many new mothers
One in every six mothers in Hong Kong suffers from postnatal depression.

Slow-drive convoy rails at MTR
A total of 100 taxis and minibuses went on a slow drive in protest at MTR Corp, which is restricting their vehicles from operating near railway stations.

Winners at double in Lion City
Hong Kong racing soared to new international heights yesterday when horses trained by Caspar Fownes and John Moore won two top events at Singapore's Kranji racecourse last night.

Fare play after old bus parts take new route
Some of Hong Kong's old "hot dog" buses have been reincarnated as guitars, handbags, photo frames and clocks.

Rewriting legal marriage lines is talk of the forum
Hong Kong is behind Asian neighbors, including the mainland, in marriage laws that involve transsexuals, a member of the Equal Opportunities Commission told City Forum.

`False' charge as union groups lock horns over pay
A confrontation between the two leading trade union bodies gathered pace with one calling a hasty press conference to accuse the other of making false claims on pay rises.

'No mercy' as teenage trafficker gets 10 years
A youth who was found trafficking ketamine when he was only 16 was jailed for 10 years.

Lamma disaster families open up over Leung reply
Families of Lamma ferry disaster victims have strongly criticized the response by Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying to their call for more information on the incident.

'Hopeful' step taken to HIV vaccine
University of Hong Kong researchers believe they are a step closer to developing a vaccine for HIV/AIDS.



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