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Issue: April 27, 2012 (Archive)

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A steep learning curve for drivers
Looking at the traffic accident rate makes one feel worried when on the roads.

Peculiar case of our property market
Home prices are surging again, but the rise is confined to quality units and is not matched by transaction volumes.

Kids, Chunky is firing missiles today so take your umbrellas
The weather today will be cloudy with a chance of North Korean missiles. That's been the forecast too often in Asia the past few years.

New-look estate to offer prize homes
The Housing Authority has announced that parts of Pak Tin Estate in Sham Shui Po will be redeveloped and modernized.

Laws are made to be upheld by all
A new law setting the maximum speed for public light buses of 80 kilometers per hour became effective on April 13. The limit is aimed at improving the safety of buses, which have a high rate of accidents involving excessive speed - the so-called "death rides" - especially late- night journeys from Kowloon to the New Territories.

War cries raised in free-TV picture
With City Telecom selling its core network business to redirect resources to an anticipated free-television operation, the city is waiting for the government to issue the related licenses.

Bo scandal reads like a thriller, all it lacks is the dizzy blonde
Emergency! One of my novelist pals called me in a state of panic.

Dream tour to help needy
China Soong Ching Ling Foundation vice chairman Yang Shaoming has been leading a team of photographers with other social activists on a charitable mission to help mainland girls.

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