- Thu
 - Jul 31, 2014
 - Updated: 10:18am
 
        Hong
 Kong's health authorities stepped up surveillance against the deadly 
Ebola virus yesterday as a Hong Kong woman who fell ill after visiting 
Kenya tested negative for the disease.  
        Updated 31 Jul 2014 - 10:02am  
        Unions
 have been calling for a standard working week of 44 hours with wages of
 time-and-a-half for any hours worked in excess of this. But employers 
say it is not practical to set one standard for...  
        31 Jul 2014 - 9:17am  
        Police
 management offered no clear answer yesterday on whether officers who 
signed an anti-Occupy Central petition ran afoul of the force's code of 
conduct by compromising its perceived neutrality...  
        31 Jul 2014 - 7:57am  
        Eighteen
 people arrested during a sit-in on Chater Road on July 2 - including a 
lawmaker - will refuse to renew their bail today and tomorrow.  
        31 Jul 2014 - 4:58am  
        Ng
 Leung-sing gave himself a pass mark yesterday for his chairmanship of 
the Finance Committee, but he didn't get much support from other 
lawmakers.  
        31 Jul 2014 - 4:14am  
        One
 of two Happy Valley flats that became rent-free homes for former chief 
secretary Rafael Hui was bought by the Kwoks of SHKP in 2002 for 
"long-term investment", the High Court heard yesterday...  
        31 Jul 2014 - 4:43am  
        Patients
 suffering chronic pain due to osteoarthritis face missing out on cheap 
therapies after a charity was hit with a rent increase of almost 50 per 
cent by its public-sector landlord.  
        31 Jul 2014 - 4:41am  
        31 Jul 2014 - 4:22am  
        31 Jul 2014 - 4:47am  
Today's Poll
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      Total number of votes recorded: 131    
        A
 Law Society veteran has issued a rallying call to members to oust the 
institution's president for endorsing Beijing's white paper on "one 
country two systems".  
        31 Jul 2014 - 4:41am  
        RTHK
 staff say they are "deeply concerned" about freedom of expression and 
the role of the public broadcaster after a veteran producer failed to 
secure a contract renewal.  
        31 Jul 2014 - 4:41am  
        The
 five pan-democratic lawmakers who allegedly failed to declare donations
 from media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying will be asked to respond to the 
accusations within two weeks before a Legislative...  
        31 Jul 2014 - 4:41am  
        People have been urged to enjoy Hong Kong's favourite non-alcoholic drinks in moderation because of their high sugar content.  
        31 Jul 2014 - 5:15am  
        Boring
 through the mountain below Lion Rock is shaping up as the next 
challenge for the MTR in the construction of the delayed Sha Tin-Central
 link, with a labour shortage and uncertainty about...  
        31 Jul 2014 - 8:53am  
        Shocked
 retailers have been given less than three months to clear out after the
 owner of a popular Stanley mall chose to close down in the face of a 50
 per cent rise in government fees.  
        31 Jul 2014 - 5:05am  
        The
 Council for Sustainable Development and its consultant have been 
accused by green activists of jumping to a conclusion on the best means 
of charging for household waste disposal.  
        31 Jul 2014 - 4:41am  
        Households
 across Kowloon and the New Territories are about to find out how energy
 efficient they are in relation to their neighbours.  
        31 Jul 2014 - 4:41am  
        In
 a paper submitted to the Town Planning Board for deliberation tomorrow,
 the Planning Department proposes that 44.45 hectares of Mau Ping - 
which is 98.8 per cent of the enclave - be zoned for...  
        31 Jul 2014 - 5:17am  
        When
 patients with irreversible illnesses reach the terminal stage, 
life-sustaining treatment can still be provided thanks to modern medical
 technology.  
        31 Jul 2014 - 4:41am  
        Participation
 in politics comes at a price. And for Robert Chow Yung, now leading the
 anti-Occupy Central crusade with gusto, it may well cost him the right 
of abode in Britain.  
        31 Jul 2014 - 4:41am  
        Jamie’s
 Italian officially opened its doors after months of anticipation, 
as British celebrity chef attempts to capture mid-range market with 
inexpensive Italian cuisine. So was the food any good...  
        30 Jul 2014 - 10:26pm  
        Some
 15 tonnes of food products imported to Hong Kong by a supplier at the 
centre of a rotten meat scandal were buried in the West New Territories 
Landfill on Tuesday.  
        30 Jul 2014 - 4:15pm  
        An
 executive director of SHKP told a high-level corruption trial about his
 "disturbing" experience of being warned years ago by his boss, Walter 
Kwok, over a lease agreement he had reached with a...  
        30 Jul 2014 - 7:31am  
        Anti-Occupy
 Central campaigners plan to stage a "walk for peace and universal 
suffrage" next month, and to offer free legal advice to small businesses
 in Central about how to ask the courts for an...  
        30 Jul 2014 - 7:36am  
        The
 beleaguered chairman of the Legislative Council Finance Committee has 
urged lawmakers to settle their disputes before bringing contentious 
matters to the committee for a vote.  
        30 Jul 2014 - 6:03pm  
        The
 family of an 84-year-old man who died after contracting a badly 
infected bedsore may sue a public hospital that they accuse of gross 
negligence.  
        30 Jul 2014 - 4:38am  
        Shipping
 magnate Antony Marden became the latest victim in a string of 
high-profile break-ins when his daughter woke to find a burglar in her 
room yesterday.  
        30 Jul 2014 - 9:35am  
        The
 Urban Renewal Authority's biggest single project has suffered a setback
 after bids by developers apparently failed to meet standards set out by
 the quasi-governmental body.  
        30 Jul 2014 - 8:42am  
        Cheng
 Yang-ping, the only Hongkonger privy to the secret Sino-British 
negotiations over Hong Kong's sovereignty, has died. He was 85 years 
old.  
        30 Jul 2014 - 4:38am  
    
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