Issue: April 12, 2012   (Archive)
Wednesday, May 22, 2013   

Stores accused of hiking prices in Friday sales
Discounted products sold on Fridays at Wellcome and ParknShop are more expensive than the day before, the Federation of Trade Unions claims.



Poison death sparks fears of cat killer
Animal lovers fear a cat killer may be on the loose after a stray was found dead in Mong Kok beside scraps believed to be laced with rat poison.

Bid to bolt door on mainland moms
Lawmaker Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung has submitted to the Department of Justice a bill that seeks to restrict abode rights to children with at least one parent a permanent resident.

Health chiefs urged to act on new breed of high-tech drugs
Health authorities have been urged to set guidelines for a new high-tech class of medicines called biosimilars to ensure drug safety.

Food for thought: culture's in the taste
Fusion food is the one piece of alliteration that has always made me cringe a little.

Historic home is what docs ordered
The Hong Kong Baptist University will launch a Chinese medicine clinic later this month in a revitalized historic building in Mong Kok.

Kuk rep plans rally to protect homes
A village elder and Heung Yee Kuk representative has vowed to stage a 10,000-strong rally next month or June to protect illegal structures built in homes erected before 1972.

Tragedy fuels call for safety on steep street
A call has gone out to make a steep Western street safer in the wake of an accident that killed an elderly woman and injured two others.



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