Issue: May 17, 2012 (Archive)

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ICAC attack made all cops feel bad
Just before the founding of the Independent Commission Against Corruption in the mid-1970s, corruption was rife but when the agency began business it made me feel it devoted efforts totally against the police.

Debates good for TV talk
The grand final of the 27th Sing Tao Inter- School Debating Competition was held last week when Permanent Secretary for Education Cherry Tse Ling Kit-ching was the officiating guest.

Pirates give copyright pirates a taste of their own cutlass
THE copyright pirates have been copied. And they are not happy. You know that group of evil content thieves, er, "nice helpful sharers," called The Pirate Bay? For years they've been saying it's fine to make whatever use you like of other people's digital intellectual property.

Mainland names go for Central
The recent sale of a commercial building in Central to a mainland company for HK$5 billion is one of the few transactions of its kind so far this year.

Cops come under the corruption cosh
For a very short time after the 1967 riots, the police became less corrupt as most illegal establishments that paid out graft money were either not operating any more or were doing so on a smaller scale than before the disturbances.

Public bosses feel pay pressure
The community's insistence on transparency and accountability is making life difficult for our officials - even top executives of public bodies are feeling the pressure.

If airport security asks about the bulging pants, it's a compliment
Readers who travel a lot on business are dismayed about recent revelations that al-Qaeda is focusing once again on underpants.

Casinos look to play it safe
Business from mainland visitors during the May 1 Golden Week was not as good as previous years, and there are many reasons for this.

If budgies can remember stuff, why can't husbands be trained?
Did you hear about the budgie in Yokohama, Japan, who got lost last week and then recited his full address to police? That's so clever.

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