Issue: January 10, 2012   (Archive)
Monday, May 20, 2013   

How classmates learned HK lessons
My stay at the National Police College in Bramshill, England, was for six months from July till December 1972. Time flew by with a new experience every day.



High-speed trains back on track
The Shenzhen high-speed railway line opened just before Christmas without the usual official fanfare.

Secret to good life found at home
Mainland visitors come to Hong Kong these days not only to snap up luxury goods, but common daily necessities as well.

Look, the world won't end when Lindsay Lohan is arrested again
Forecasters are flatly refusing to predict the future this year.

How CITIC hung on to gold mine
Hostile takeovers are rare among listed companies in Hong Kong, and the one involving China Gas Holdings is seen as a move prompted by the company's low share price.

Those embarrassing butt-dialed calls can really land you in it
My bottom had a LOT of friends. A total extrovert, it was always on the phone, calling complete strangers as often as it called buddies.

A melting pot for law enforcement
In 1972 I moved into an unknown world from the safety of Hong Kong. That year I was sent to the police college at Bramshill in England to undergo training sponsored by the British government.

Why switch by top banker adds up
Former Hang Seng Bank executive director William Leung Wing-cheung will be joining Sun Hung Kai Financial as chief executive officer.

HSI meets needs of Want Want
Want Want China Holdings Ltd was recently added as a Hang Seng Index constituent stock, and founder Tsai Eng-meng said this validated the company's shifting of its listing from Singapore to Hong Kong.



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