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Oasis ruined by urn trade, Buddhists say
Monks and nuns living in a cluster of Buddhist monasteries in an idyllic part of Lantau have combined in a rare public protest against a commercial columbarium operator they say is intruding into and destroying the "spiritual oasis" of Hong Kong.
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Nature's fury produces a brainstorm or two for designer's new line
Designer Lulu Cheung and Danish footwear company ECCO teamed up on Wednesday at the Watermark to unveil their latest designs: a line of clothing inspired by Nordic culture and a line of footwear on the theme of virtue and sin.
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Property surge defies Beijing's cooling efforts
So much for cooling the market. China Vanke, the mainland's largest listed property developer, said it pulled in a record 11.9 billion yuan (HK$13.61 billion) in sales last month.
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Man, 48, guilty of raping daughter, 12
A 48-year-old cook who raped his 12-year-old daughter on three occasions last year was a confused man and a confused father, his lawyer told a court yesterday.
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Greens want polluting buses to be taken off roads earlier to cut breathing problems
A green group says polluting buses should be retired earlier because roadside air quality is worsening. Friends of the Earth said such a move would cut the number of patients with respiratory diseases by 200,000 a year.
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Bugging 'was in the interests of justice'
A former policewoman who secretly made recordings of police witnesses she suspected of collusion did not obstruct the administration of justice but rather helped it, a court heard yesterday.
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Course charted for city to reduce its carbon emissions
Global engineering firm Arup and WWF have teamed up to create a road map for cutting the city's carbon emissions to show how it can meet tougher reduction targets for developed centres.
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Political Animal
The head of Hong Kong's independent judiciary did everybody a favour yesterday by breaking a taboo in addressing a topic the government has found too sensitive to report on.
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Korean robbers jailed for money laundering
Two Koreans, who were caught after they robbed a money changer of more than HK$2 million in Macau, were jailed yesterday by the District Court for money laundering.
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Don't expect courts to solve all HK's problems, Ma says
The courts will defend judicial independence and people's rights and liberties, but they cannot deal with political and social problems, Hong Kong's new chief justice said yesterday.
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Manila inquiry re-enacts shootings on tour bus
Philippine investigators yesterday re-enacted the last moments on the hijacked bus in which seven Hong Kong tourists and their guide were shot dead last month.
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Traffic crush expected as recyclers gear for protest
Eighty trucks will take part in a slow drive from Kwun Tong to Chai Wan through the Eastern Harbour Tunnel during the morning rush hour tomorrow.
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Transparency pledged in Central Market project
The Central Market revitalisation project must be fair and transparent, the Urban Renewal Authority chairman says.
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Amputee challenges decision on welfare
A former container ship worker challenging the Director of Social Welfare and Social Security Appeal Board's decision to deny him a disability allowance heard in court yesterday that the medical form used to assess his eligibility had not been filled in properly.
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New, safer hepatitis B test promises drug savings
A way has been found to test virus levels in hepatitis B sufferers - which helps determine their medication needs - without taking a piece from their liver.
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WOM offers foodies a taste of Macau
It's a case of triple-happiness for the folks at WOM Guide, the city's home-grown, user-generated eating guide.
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Ballistics report for investigators
Hong Kong police expect to provide a preliminary report on ballistics tests on bullets and cartridge cases taken from the Manila bus to a Philippine investigation team now in Hong Kong before its planned departure tomorrow.
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Pump up the volume - 40 local hopefuls poised for action in Battle of the Bands
As AC/DC once sang, it's a long way to the top if you want to rock 'n' roll. And for four local bands, the climb starts tomorrow at the first heat of the Global Battle of the Bands' Hong Kong leg.
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The long and short of it: lawmakers admit big variation in work hours
One admits to working less than three hours a day. Another claims to put in 12 hours a day, seven days a week. The rest fall somewhere between these extremes.
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New sales record set for a public rental flat
Even public rental flats have been caught up in the city's property boom, with price records being broken almost as soon as they are set.