Issue: July 30, 2010 (Archive)

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Passengers sit in over storm delay
Forty-one passengers on a Dragonair flight from Shanghai early yesterday refused to disembark, complaining they had been badly treated during an 11-hour delay.

600,000 face risks from throat problem
Nearly 600,000 Hongkongers could be suffering from a little-recognized and potentially serious throat problem, a medical expert warns.

Lamma solar power system unveiled
Hongkong Electric has unveiled its new solar energy system on Lamma Island Power Station.

Flood death village given safety pledge
Director of Drainage Services Peter Lau Ka-keung has promised to clear the boulders from a construction site believed to have caused the flooding in a Tai Po village during last week's rainstorm, in which a man died.

Judge rules ATV deal can't proceed
The High Court yesterday granted Taiwan snack billionaire Tsai Eng-meng a temporary injunction against the owners of ATV, preventing a sale that would have made mainland businessman Wang Zheng the largest shareholder.

Homebuyers warned as negative equity grows
The number of residential mortgages in negative equity rose slightly in the second quarter this year.

Top cop calls for tougher drugs action
The police chief has urged courts to increase penalties for drug traffickers who get teenagers involved.

Second body recovered from reservoir
Fire Services frogmen yesterday found the body of a teenager who drowned while fishing during the black rainstorm last Thursday - three days after the body of his friend was found.

Hostel seekers see room for growth
The government has been urged to build more university hostels to address a shortage that has been made worse by the influx of mainland students.

Much-maligned adverts play an important role
It is said that advertisements encourage spending and increase the desire to buy things that are not actually needed. Is advertising then an immoral business? And are advertising people devils?

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