Issue: May 28, 2012 (Archive)

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Netizen outrage at film of shopping trolley 'snatch'
A "good Samaritan" filmed helping an old woman retrieve her shopping trolley in the middle of the road but who instead lets an alleged accomplice walk off with it has caused uproar among netizens.

Lam demands $2m from Sichuan
Hong Kong has made a formal request to the Sichuan government to return the HK$2 million donated to rebuild a school after the 2008 earthquake but which was torn down to make way for luxury homes.

Fewer mainlanders appear to be interested in buying flats
Fears over mainlanders continuing to snap up a chunk of local real estate should be receding.

DAB game plan to sweep area seats
The territory's biggest pro-Beijing party has devised a bold plan to win up to half the geographical seats in the Legislative Council in elections this September.

Tragic salute to great horses
Champion jockey Douglas Whyte and Italian rider Umberto Rispoli escaped serious injury in a fall at a meeting dedicated to equine greats but which saw a top horse put down.

Schoolkids toss 20m plastic bottles a year
An estimated 20 million plastic water bottles - equivalent to 16 football fields - are dumped by local schoolchildren each year.

Groups target minimum wage of $33 an hour
An alliance of 35 organizations has called for a minimum wage of at least HK$33 an hour, as the public consultation on the statutory rate draws to a close today.

Minorities missing out in war on drugs
Ethnic minority youths have shown a higher degree of acceptance of drug use than their local peers.

Lyuba a mammoth museum hit
A mammoth who lived for only 32 days more than 40,000 years ago is proving to be a huge attraction at the Hong Kong Science Museum.

Artists book a date with fame
With the recent success of Art HK 12 and the springing up of even more international galleries, such as by Emmanuel Perrotin, Hong Kong now plays host to one of the most significant and important commercial art markets.

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