Issue: July 09, 2012   (Archive)
Friday, May 24, 2013   

Volleyball ace takes swipe at bone disease for women
Former Chinese national volleyball team champion spiker Lang Ping led a group of about 80 women on a walk at The Peak to raise awareness of the bone disease osteoporosis.



Gun fans fear being blown away in row
Members of the Hong Kong Rifle Association will either have to give up their sport or join another club if it loses its legal battle to remain in the Hong Kong Shooting Association.

Job worries keep underpaid silent
One in five South Asian workers is paid less than the HK$28 per hour minimum wage, but they keep quiet for fear of losing their jobs, a survey has found.

Welfare lawmaker to fight for second term
Peter Cheung Kwok-che has become the first lawmaker to declare his candidacy for the social welfare functional constituency.

Heart-blockage alert for women
More women are turning up at Queen Elizabeth Hospital with blockages in their heart arteries, possibly due to a rising number of young female smokers, says a consultant.

Police under cloud of pepper
Press freedom is bring lost and reporters are treated like "lepers" when state leaders visit.

Food group bites as store plays safe
A supermarket giant is locking horns with a newly established alliance that is promoting food recycling and donation to feed the hungry.

Hirst - a genius or con artist?
Who hasn't heard of Damien Hirst? The artist, who was born in Bristol and grew up in Leeds, first came to public attention with the 1988 Freeze exhibition.



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