Issue: March 05, 2012 (Archive)

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Name's the game in writing it right for homo sapien readers
I hate name droppers, as I once told Bill Gates. Yet I must boast that last week I had dinner with "the greatest living writer in the English language."

No money fix for births problem
The government is considering raising maternity charges at public hospitals closer to going rates at private hospitals to curb the flood of mainlanders coming here to give birth.

Peels of laughter as shop thief slips up in giant banana drama
A thief was captured by a cop dressed as a giant banana. (This is the sort of story that columnists like me dream of and pray for nightly, so thank you, God.)

Flush of success for go-getters
I seldom go to model flat exhibits as they can be so overcrowded. Anyway, I have no intention of buying so I do not want property agents to waste their time on me.

'Pak pai' payment is the big question
Our chief executive, Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, was seen traveling back from Macau where he and his wife had been on a private holiday. Normally, that would be nothing to get alarmed about, but he was aboard a private luxury yacht.

Future bright with some cloud
The IT Square Editors' Choices awards ceremony organized by Sing Tao Daily is a gathering of elites in the field.

Those who sell adult diapers are so happy when you hit 40
An actress is suing a website for revealing her age. Saigon-born Junie Hoang was shocked to find her real age listed on movie website IMDb, owned by Amazon.com.

Newspaper moves grab headlines
The Hong Kong Economic Journal, which has operated from North Point for many years, may be moving to Kowloon - like many other newspapers - due to soaring rents.

Rocky road ahead for integration drive
Sunday before last, several hundred people marched along Hennessy Road to demonstrate against the proposed opening of our roads to mainland drivers. It is part of a reciprocal self-drive arrangement that will follow the opening of mainland roads to our drivers.

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