Issue: May 29, 2012   (Archive)
Tuesday, May 21, 2013   

Disunited force must resolve impasse
Since the handover, relations between the police and media have gone from poor, to bad, to worse.



Media baron was ahead of his time
Sing Tao Daily's Canadian edition reported that Hong Kong Daily News founder Law Bun died of an illness in Vancouver at the age of 89.

Wear a penguin or superhero suit if you want a gay marriage
A same-sex penguin couple at Madrid zoo in Spain adopted an egg last week after having suffered the heartbreak of being childless for six years. Staff slipped them an egg from donor penguins.

Firm favorites tie the knot
The wedding banquet for the son of Henderson Land Development executive director Suen Kwok-lam was high on the social calendar.

Pilots who can't tell a plane from Venus better start drinking tea
A pilot mistook Venus for an aircraft. Catching sight of the huge planet through the cockpit, the Air Canada pilot took evasive action, diving 180 meters and sending passengers hurtling to the ceiling.

Small deals point to big things
Wing Tai Properties is selling its subsidiary - Winsor Properties Holdings - and will use the proceeds to increase its holdings of industrial buildings.

There are two sides to every story
A senior member of the press was the guest speaker before an audience of police officers recently. The study session was under the auspices of the Open University and the subject was police media relations.

Burma property boom beckons
Hong Kong people are usually concerned only about articles on freedom fighter Aung San Suu Kyi when reading news about Burma.

With Mac the Apple of the eye, Microsoft is getting the worm
Today, boys and girls, we start with an important life lesson. NEVER be the child of a detective, or even a writer of detective novels. You'll never get away with anything.



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