Issue: March 21, 2012   (Archive)
Wednesday, May 22, 2013   

Airlines may pay for third runway
The Airport Authority will impose a construction levy on carriers if it cannot raise sufficient funds for a third runway.



Officials seek $100m for dig into cave use
Close to HK$100 million has been earmarked for feasibility studies on using natural caverns to house public facilities.

Pair in rowdy protest get `lenient' fines
Former League of Social Democrats chairman Andrew To Kwan-hang was fined HK$2,000 for causing public disorder in a rowdy protest against the government budget.

Purple reigns in minds of epilepsy sufferers
The human brain is a beehive of neurons that generate electrical impulses in an orderly pattern, which in turn tell the rest of the body what to do.

Business trend has a fine look to it
Hong Kong's rise as an international arts hub has carried on with the recent opening of a local branch of White Cube, a London-based contemporary gallery specializing in artists like Damien Hirst.

14 arrested in roundup of illicit workers
Immigration officers arrested 10 illegal workers and four others suspected of employing them during a territory-wide operation codenamed "Twilight."

Office fit for election winner ready to roll
After two months of preparation, the Office of the Chief Executive-Elect is ready to open.

Memory fails in arts hub quiz
"I don't remember."

Public urged to make votes count in `civil referendum'
Members of the public are being urged to vote online or at polling stations in Friday's mock chief executive election - which is being billed as a civil referendum.



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