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  • Panel to probe transplant incident

    The Hospital Authority says it is very concerned about the heart transplant incident at Queen Mary Hospital, and has asked it to form an inquiry panel to investigate the event thoroughly and independently.The authority said a report with recommendations is expected to be submitted in eight weeks. The findings will be explained to the patient's family.The authority has apologised to the ...

  • CE meets acting Heilongjiang chief

    Chief Executive CY Leung met the visiting acting Governor of Heilongjiang Lu Hao at Government House tonight.Mr Leung welcomed Mr Lu, and said Hong Kong and Heilongjiang enjoy close economic and trade relationships.He said he hoped the two sides can strengthen co-operation in service industries and foster exchange of talent to create more business ...

  • Pay findings not unanimously agreed

    The Pay Trend Survey Committee met today to consider the findings of the 2013 Pay Trend Survey, and the two Staff Side representatives of the Police Force Council did not agree to validate the survey findings.One Staff Side representative of the Senior Civil Service Council accepted the survey findings with reservations, and the two Staff Side representatives of the Disciplined Services ...

  • Chapman brothers exhibit hanged Ronald McDonald in Hong Kong

    What can only be described as grotesque by conservative art connoisseurs is beauty for the Chapman brothers. By the looks of their work, it seems that they create art to shock regular ...

  • Hong Kong soaked by black rainstorm

    A mother carries her daughter as she wades through ankle-deep water on the streets of Hong Kong – where rainfall in some districts reached 200 millimetres. The Hong Kong Observatory issued a black rainstorm warning signal on Wednesday May 22. REUTERS/Tyrone ...


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Movie Review

Your Friends & Neighbors

Your Friends & Neighbors

Neil LaBute's "Your Friends & Neighbors" is akin to a sociological cataloging of human misery, cruelty, and sexual dysfunction. Its characters are either inhumane, self-absorbed, insipid, or all of the above. Throughout the film, those personality flaws (which are so immense, the word flaw seems insufficient) come into constant conflict, causing unending misery and pain. Only one character ... ...

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  • Hong Kong Finds Its Footing in Art World

    As Art Basel inaugurates its first fair in the Far East on Thursday, it will not only be staking its claim to a growing market for contemporary and modern art, but also bolstering Hong Kong's position as the dominant art hub of ...

  • Fallout spreads in Hong Kong over shut-down Mercantile Exchange

    HONG KONG (Reuters) - A close political ally of Hong Kong's chief executive has vowed to cooperate with an investigation into the shuttered Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange after the city's financial watchdog said it had alerted the police to ...

  • Alert issued on bogus email

    The Monetary Authority today issued an alert on an email purporting to be sent from the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia).It asks recipients to give remittance confirmation, and may contain files with unknown content attached.The bank has clarified that the email was neither issued nor authorised by it, and it has not asked customers or any other person to give the remittance ...

  • Gold Bars Hit New Record Premium in Hong Kong Ahead of US Fed Speech Europe Urged to Start Aggressive Money Printing

    prices rose throughout Asian and early London trade in the wholesale market on Wednesday, touching $1398 per ounce for the third time this week and recovering 4.4% from Monday's one-month low.Silver rose more steadily, and was capped below $22.80 as energy prices slipped and agricultural commodities held flat.Tuesday's retreat in the gold price today ...

  • Private recreation leases reviewed

    The Home Affairs Bureau has advised all private recreational leaseholders that the Government will conduct a comprehensive review of the private recreational leases policy, and that lessees should not assume that their leases will be renewed under the same terms and conditions upon expiry.Secretary for Home Affairs Tsang Tak-sing told lawmakers today that whilst renewing private recreational ...

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