Issue: June 01, 2012 (Archive)

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Watchdog bites at $1-a-year rent
A primary school was allowed to occupy government land for more than 10 years for a mere HK$1 a year while land intended for a drug addiction treatment centre was left vacant for 17 years.

School supervisor found guilty of cheating parent
A former supervisor of a school has been found guilty of cheating a parent out of HK$200,000 by claiming it would be used to secure better school places for her two daughters.

Apple crunched as plants 'still run as labor camps'
Mainland factories that churn out Apple products for a world enamored with its designs remain sweatshops where labor rights abuses are "still the norm" despite pledges by the US tech giant to improve working conditions

Man gets bail over Tamar bomb e-mail
A 23-year-old man nabbed over a bomb hoax last month that targeted the government headquarters in Tamar was released on bail yesterday.

Doc tipped for health job keen to stub out smokes
A former senior executive at the Hospital Authority tipped for the post of health minister in the next administration said he favors tobacco control initiatives.

Winning pair granted land for degree centers
Plots of land have been granted to Caritas and the Vocational Training Council to build learning centers for self-financed degree programs.

New teachers face dim job prospects
The Hong Kong Institute of Education remains optimistic about the job prospects of those due to leave - despite the effects of a recent schools shake-up being felt.

Rule of law seen to brush off challenges
The rule of law will remain in place even if the National People's Congress reinterprets the Basic Law, the new president of the Law Society claims.

Change doesn't measure up
The government was trying very hard to push the metric system when I was a kid.

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