Issue: August 22, 2012 (Archive)

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Savage blow as zealous US probe snares StanChart
For Standard Chartered - one of the banks least tarnished during the financial crisis thanks to its focus on Asia and other emerging markets and a conservative approach - it is a savage blow.

Teachers will get it right
There have been numerous disputes over the implementation of national education. Some protested to fight for the abolition of the subject, which is said to be "brainwashing" education for the young generation.

Can't be fooled
I have begun to notice that the words "Made in China" are no longer shown on products because sellers know that we would rather not buy anything made there. Instead, "Imported by XYZ Co" is now being used. I find that a tad deceitful.

Housing rethink needed
With a view to stabilizing the property market, the chief executive announced a new policy of allowing the sale of Home Ownership Scheme flats to those applicants on the "white list" who will not be required to pay the difference in land premiums of these flats.

Enforce the rules now to win back trust in banking
If the past few weeks are any indication, hubris, deception and amorality seem to permeate the financial services industry.

Dirty details mean HSBC cannot afford any more mistakes as probes loom
The money-laundering probe has put HSBC Holdings in the penalty box. US Senate revelations about the bank's "perversely polluted" approach to handling suspect cash have tarnished its status as a crisis survivor.

Losing wonderful world
So lonesome George the Pinta Island tortoise has gone the way of the dodo, extinct. What will be next? Our own white dolphin suffering from never-ending reclamation projects?

On shaky grounds
In comments about a survey showing that Hongkongers prefer to marry foreign partners over locals ("Still in love with expats," The Standard, July 10), CUHK professor Wong Chak is quoted as saying: "This is not an act of admiring the West. Hongkongers do not admire South America, Africa or Eastern Europe. We only admire the richer Western countries."

Give Leung a chance
Feeling let down by CY Leung? Why? Probably 80 percent of the population have some kind of illegal structure in their homes but does it affect their workplace?

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