Issue: January 19, 2009   (Archive)
Tuesday, September 7, 2010   

Funnyman Jim Chim is serious on culture
Laughter is his trade, but when it comes to the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, comedian Jim Chim Sui-man is dead serious.

Caritas boss faces taskforce grilling
Caritas Medical Centre chief executive Ma Hok-cheung will be questioned by a taskforce probing the death of a 56-year-old man who collapsed outside the public hospital last month.


More shops sell smokes to young
Underage and undercover teenagers were able to buy cigarettes from 461 shops out of 522 targeted in a citywide survey.

More people trade their skills for food
Increasing numbers of middle-income people are joining an exchange program that lets them earn time credits that can be exchanged for food or goods.

Lunar New Year drive to reduce waste, save cash
Nearly 2,000 stores are joining a Green Sense drive to reduce five million sheets of wrapping paper projected to be used for Lunar New Year gifts.

Critics attack Hopewell project
Opponents of the Hopewell Center II development in Wan Chai claim a report put together by the developer on how much traffic the project would generate is riddled with factual errors and underestimations.

Today's special: ask for less rice and save $1
Ask for a smaller portion of rice and your meal will cost HK$1 less. This special offer will be available from February 4 at more than 160 fast food stalls and cha chan tangs as well as some restaurants.

War zone first for Gaza-bound HK surgeon
Hong Kong surgeon Fan Ning will be joining a Medecins Sans Frontieres group heading for war-ravaged Gaza.

             


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