| 31/12/05 | The government's proposal to cut CLP and Hong Kong Electric's
rate of return on their net assets from 13.5 percent to between 7 and
11 percent could lead to electricity charges being slashed by up to
20 percent. |
| 30/12/05 | A Housing Authority committee has endorsed a proposal to
relax the criteria for tenants to be eligible for the Rent Assistance
Scheme. This will allow some 33-thousand households to apply for a reduction
of a quarter of their rent starting from February. 房屋委員會一小組通過，放寬租金援助申請資格，明年2月起接受申請。33 800合資格租援住戶可獲減租25%。 |
| 29/12/05 | Premier Wen Jiabao has urged the SAR government and all
sectors of society to work together to resolve what he called "deep-rooted
conflicts and problems". 國務院總理溫家寶力勸特區政府及社會各階層通力合作，以解決一些深層次的矛盾和問題。 |
| 28/12/05 | A Microbiologist from the University of Hong Kong , Professor
Yuen Kwok-yung, warns that the government shouldn't bow to pressure
for more live poultry to be imported. The more chickens, he said, the
greater the threat. |
| 27/12/05 | An eight year-old girl was hospitalized after being savaged
by her pet rottweiler at her Tuen Mun home. She suffered facial, arm and
leg injuries. 一名八歲女童在屯門家中，被飼養的一頭「洛威拿」狗咬傷，女童面部及手腳受傷，被送往醫院。 |
| 26/12/05 | A woman is still in critical condition after her car
- containing six other family members - plunged into Aberdeen Harbour
. Investigations suggest that the driver may have mistakenly stepped
on the accelerator instead of the brake, causing the car to lurch off
the jetty into the water. |
| 25/12/05 | Preliminary results from laboratory investigations showed
that the bacteria in seven of the typhoid fever cases recently reported
in Yuen Long may have from the same source. |
| 24/12/05 | Hong Kong Electric announced a 7.2 percent average tariff
increase from the beginning of next month, citing rising oil prices
and the introduction of natural gas as the main reasons. |
| 23/12/05 | Two minibus drivers were jailed for causing the death by
dangerous driving of two passengers. One of the drivers who showed little
remorse was sentenced to two and half years imprisonment and suspended
from driving for three years. 兩名小巴司機被裁定危險駕駛導致他人死亡，被判入獄。其中一名司機沒有 流露 悔意，被判 入獄兩年半和停牌三年。 |
| 22/12/05 | Legislators voted down proposals to reform t he way the
chief executive is elected in 2007 and Legco elections in 2008. The
Chief Executive, Donald Tsang, regretted that the territory had lost
a significant step towards full democracy. |
| 21/12/05 | The government's electoral reform proposal appeared to be
doomed as all but one democrat legislator stood firmly against the plan,
before it was due to be tabled in the Legislative Council today. 立法會今天開始審議政改方案。除一人外，泛民主派議員堅決反對政改方案，政改方案注定要失敗。 |
| 20/12/05 | The government unveiled proposals to abolish all district
council seats by 2016, in a bid to persuade enough legislators to back
its political reform package. The chief secretary for administration,
Rafael Hui, pledged to reduce the number of appointed seats by one third
in 2008, if the package is passed. 政府為爭取足{立法會議員支持政改方案，提議2016年取消委任區議員。政務司司長許仕仁承諾，如果決議獲通過，在08年減少三份之一的委任區議員數目。 |
| 19/12/05 | 149 delegates at the World Trade Organisation conference
have agreed to set out a 2013 deadline for ending farm export subsidies.
Rich countries need to grant duty-free and quota-free privileges to at
least 97 percent of products exported by the poorest countries by 2008.
世貿一百四十九個成員同意在二0一三年取消農產品補貼，成員須在0八年前，為最不發達國家至少九成七出口產品，提供免關稅及配額優惠。 |
| 18/12/05 | Hundreds of protesters tried to storm the venue of the
World Trade Organisation ministerial conference last night. They were
dispersed after police used tear gas. The police urged people to stay
away from Wanchai. |
| 17/12/05 | The government invited twelve celebrities to produce
a series of new videos to promote its political reform package, in a
last-minute effort to drum up support for a proposal with an uncertain
fate. |
| 16/12/05 | Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen and members of his
cabinet took to the streets in a last-ditch attempt to mobilise support
for the government's constitutional reform package. 行政長官曾蔭權及主要官員上街，盡最後一次努力，爭取市民支持政改。 |
| 15/12/05 | There was a second day of scuffles between police and
anti-WTO protestors from South Korea . During the confrontation, the
protesters snatched ten of the riot shields. Police retaliated with
pepper spray to beat off the attackers. |
| 14/12/05 | Anti-World Trade Organisation protesters clashed with
the police when they attempted to get close to the conference venue.
Police also used pepper spray to subdue protesters. |
| 13/12/05 | As the security cordon tightened in Wan Chai in advance
of Tuesday's WTO conference opening, the streets of the central city
were largely quiet and traffic was light. |
| 12/12/05 | About four thousand protesters took part in a peaceful anti-WTO
march. It was the first of three marches against the WTO's conference,
which begins on Tuesday. The head of the Hong Kong People's Alliance on
WTO, Elizabeth Tang, urged the government not to sign any agreements that
were unjust and deepened poverty worldwide. 有四千人參加的反世貿集會和平進行，這是反世貿會議三次大遊行的第一次。民間監察世貿聯盟發言人鄧燕娥，敦促政府不要簽處不公平和加深世界貧窮的協議。 |
| 11/12/05 | The Financial Secretary, Henry Tang, says the middle class
may be given some relief in the next budget. Mr. Tang stressed that the
government still had to be careful and make provision for the impact of
possible set backs, such as an outbreak of birdflu. 財政司司長唐英年說，在來年預算案，中產人士面或會有減稅。唐英年強調，在審慎理財原則之下，加上可能面對禽流感等不明朗因素，要小心處理。 |
| 10/12/05 | A survey has found that around half of the respondents
support the government's political reform package. Nearly 56 percent don't
want the pro-democracy camp to veto the reform blueprint. 一項調查發現，有近一半受訪者接受政府建議的政改方案。有五成六受訪者不同意民主派否決政改方案。 |
| 9/12/05 | The results of the 2005 Territory-wide System Assessment
were released. About 30 per cent of Primary Six pupils and 21 per cent
in Primary Three failed to reach the basic competence standard in English.
Educators called for more resources to raise English standards in primary
schools. 全港性系統評估整體成績公佈，三成小六學生和二成一小三學生英文不達標。教育工作者要求投放更多資源以提高小學生英文水平。 |
| 8/12/05 | Beijing's Liaison Office dismissed suggestions that it had
set a timetable for universal suffrage in Hong Kong, saying such claims
were "groundless". 中聯辦澄清，任何有關中央已經就香港普選訂下時間表的說法，是毫無根據。 |
| 7/12/05 | The Housing Authority has decided to resell 16-thousand
vacant Home Ownership Scheme flats in 2007. The move is expected to generate
20 billion dollars. The sale would not have a significant negative impact
on the mass residential market. 房屋署決定，在07年重售1萬6千個居屋貨尾單位，預計房屋可以套現200億元。重售居屋對私人住宅市場衝擊不大。 |
| 6/12/05 | From 2010 onwards Hongkong schools wishing to adopt English
as the medium of instruction will have to admit 85 per cent of students
joining form one should be able to learn through English. In addition,
the Education and Manpower Bureau will give Chinese-medium schools up
to three million dollars to improve English among their students. 2010年後中學要成為英文中學的學校，所取錄的中一學生，要有八成半適合以英語授課。教育統籌局向中文中學額外撥款三百萬，改善英語教學。 |
| 5/12/05 | The chief executive, Donald Tsang, said he had heard the
voice of the participants in the march for asking for a road map and a
timetable for introducing universal suffrage in Hong Kong and the Central
Government perfectly understands their aspirations. 行政長官曾蔭權表示，對於數以萬計市民上街，遊行爭取普選時間表及路線圖，有關的聲音他已經感覺得到。他們的熱望，中央亦是完全理解的。 |
| 4/12/05 | The Permanent Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food, Mrs
Carrie Yau, said the Government has all along attached importance to supporting
families, especially those in crisis. She urged the community to
make concerted efforts to offer assistance to troubled families so as
to prevent the occurrence of tragedy at its root level. 衛生福利及食物局常任秘書長尤曾家麗表示，政府一直十分重視對家庭的支援，特別是處於危機的家庭。大家必須要從多方面，透過社會各界通力合作，從根本去預防家庭暴力的發生。 |
| 3/12/05 | The deputy secretary-general of the National People's
Congress Standing Committee, Qiao Xiao-yang, says the political reform
package for 2007-08 and a timetable for universal suffrage must be dealt
with separately, saying bundling the two issues together was "unrealistic"
and "a mission impossible". |
| 2/12/05 | The Article 45 Concern Group announced it will form a political
party that it hopes will become a flagship for democracy in Hong Kong,
and eventually mature into a ruling party. 四十五條關注組決定組黨，新政黨希望成為香港民主旗艦，並以執政為目標。 |
| 1/12/05 | In a five-minute speech broadcast last night, the Chief
Executive, Donald Tsang, urged lawmakers to support the government's political
reform package. Rejecting reform will set us back, said Tsang. 行政長官曾蔭權發表電視講話，歷時五分鐘，他呼籲立法會支持政改方案。曾蔭權表示 ，如果方案遭否決，政制發展將會停滯不前。 |
| 30/11/05 | The Beijing and Hong Kong governments yesterday sought to
cool public sentiment ahead of Sunday's pro-democracy march by inviting
legislators for talks with senior mainland officials in Shenzhen on Friday.
北京和特區政府為了要淡化星期日民主遊行的氣氛，邀請立法會議員出席深圳舉行的座談會，與內地高級官員交談。 |
| 29/11/05 | The former director of buildings, Leung Chin-man, refused
to answer questions before Legco's public accounts committee. Mr. Leung
filed a judicial review of the audit report on the controversial Grand
Promenade development. 前房屋及規劃地政局常任秘書長梁展文，拒絕回答立法會政府帳目委員會問題。梁展文入稟高等法院，就審計署嘉亨灣報告提出司法覆核。 |
| 28/11/05 | A gathering of 32,000 packed the Hong Kong Stadium to
attend a TV variety show "Welcoming the Delegation of Shenzhou-6
Manned Space Mission " to welcome with open arms Astronauts Fei
Junlong and Nie Haisheng and other members of the delegation. |
| 27/11/05 | The Hospital Authority says about 300 government doctors
quit their jobs over the past eleven months in order to take up practice
in the private sector. |
| 26/11/06 | Hong Kong's economy expanded unexpectedly rapidly in the
third quarter, prompting the government to revise its growth forecast
for this year up to 7 per cent. 香港第三季的經濟增長比預期強勁，促使政府調整全年的經濟預測為 7%。 |
| 25/11/05 | Hong Kong Disneyland says more than one million people
have visited the park in its first 100 days of operation. Disney also
said Hong Kong residents made up almost half of all visitors, and mainland
people and foreigners accounted for about 25 percent each. |
| 24/11/05 | A study has found there has been a significant drop in drug
abuse among teenagers. The survey found that some students obtained drugs
from family members, including parents. 一項調查顯示，青少年濫用藥物人數明顯下跌，但調查卻發現有濫藥學生從家人包括父母處取得毒品。 |
| 23/11/05 | Hong Kong's consumer price index rose 1.8 per cent year
on year last month, the biggest increase for seven years. A government
spokesman said overall inflationary pressure remained modest given the
robust pace of economic expansion. 十月份綜合消費物價指數，比去年同期上升1.8%，七年來最大升幅。政府發言人指出，以現時強勁的經濟擴張速度來說，整體通脹壓力仍然非常溫和。 |
| 22/11/05 | The Court of Final Appeal ruled in favour of the Housing
Authority in a case in which it was accused of overcharging public housing
tenants. The case was brought by a tenant who challenged the authority's
decision to defer a rent review. 公屋居民向終審法院提出上訴，質疑房委會押後檢討租金。終審法院裁定房委會勝訴。 |
| 21/11/05 | A nurse was reported to have developed the complications
following a flu shot last year. The Health director, Lam Ping-yan, stresses
that this is an individual case, and that the shots will NOT trigger
serious complications in most people. |
| 20/11/05 | The Transport secretary Sarah Liao will reopen talks
with the bus companies over a controversial plan giving passengers a
15 percent discount for long-distance return journeys. |
| 19/11/05 | President Hu Jintao called on Hong Kong people to engage
in rational discussion and forge a consensus on constitutional reform,
adding the city's political system should progress in a "stable,
solid and an orderly manner". |
| 18/11/05 | The government has unveiled details of a new mechanism
for adjusting bus fares which will take into account factors such as
wage levels and the consumer price index. |
| 17/11/05 | The government has set up an independent investigation into
the granting of extra land to the developer of the Grand Promenade housing
project at a cost to the government of at least $125 million in lost revenue. 政府成立獨立調查小組，檢討額外撥地給嘉亨灣發展商，令政府少收一億二千五百萬元。 |
| 16/11/05 | The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
has launched its first legal battle against internet piracy. It will take
civil action against 22 peer-to-peer music file sharers. 國際唱片業協會展開反網上音樂侵權行動，首次向二十二名利用點對點技術非法交換音樂的網民，展開民事索償。 |
| 15/11/05 | Most Hong Kong people consider themselves healthy, but in
fact a survey has shown that nearly half are actually overweight or obese.
The Department of Health urges the public to practise a healthy lifestyle
and a healthy diet. 一項調查發現，大部分認為自己健康很好的受訪者中，近一半人屬於超重。衛生署呼籲市民，要實踐健康生活模式及健康飲食習慣。 |
| 14/12/05 | Two passengers died when a minibus crashed head-on with
a truck in Sha Tau Kok. Neither of the two elderly passengers were thought
to have been wearing a seat beat. 一輛專線小巴在沙頭角公路與對面線貨櫃車迎頭猛撼，兩名疑無扣安全帶的年老男乘客慘死。 |
| 13/11/05 | A police sergeant was set free after being found guilty
of peeping at a canteen cashier while she was taking a bath. The magistrate
explained that the sergeant had served the force for 29 years and was
active in charity activities. His action didn't match his character.
|
| 12/11/05 | A handful of cartoon figures named the Five Friendlies
were unveiled as mascots for the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. They
include a Chinese doll, a panda, a Tibetan antelope, a swallow and a
fish. The names of the characters spelt out "Beijing Welcomes You"
in Chinese. |
| 11/10/05 | Former governor Chris Patten said he believed the introduction
of full democracy in Hong Kong was only a matter of time, while heaping
praises on China. 前港督彭定康在大肆頌揚中國時表示，他相信香港引入全面民主只是時間問題。 |
| 10/11/05 | The government was criticized for not notifying the public
immediately of the tinned mud carp contaminated with a cancer-causing
chemical malachite green. 政府被批評沒有即時通知市民，有關罐頭鯪魚含有致癌化學品孔雀石綠。 |
| 9/11/05 | Police are looking for a man who ordered a florist to deliver
a gift box containing a homemade bomb that exploded and injured a woman
at the Ming Pao newspaper offices. 警方正找尋一名訂花男子，他要求花店將裝茼蛬s炸彈的禮物箱送到明報辦事處。炸彈爆炸，一名女子受傷。 |
| 8/11/05 | Ming Pao Daily News came under attack by a letter bomb,
which contained a letter referring to an unspecified article published
in mid-October. The letter also said that 30-million dollars should be
deposited into a Community Chest bank account. 明報遭到恐嚇信炸彈襲擊。恐嚇信內容大致指明報在上月中一篇不指名文章，並要求明報捐贈三千萬元入公益金的戶口。 |
| 7/11/05 | A cyclist taking part in a race organised by the Hong Kong
Cycling Association in Sai Kung was struck by the minibus. The man suffered
head injuries, and was certified dead at the hospital. 一名男單車運動員參加由單車聯會主辦的比賽，在西貢與一輛專線小巴迎頭相撞，頭部重傷，送院後證實死亡。 |
| 6/11/05 | In a move to contain the spread of influenza, the government
has offered to vaccinate all poultry workers. Others would include patients
with chronic diseases and frontline staff. |
| 5/11/05 | A Chinese University study shows that a quarter of the employees
interviewed work over-time for more than ten hours each week. Sixty-two
percent of the respondents say they don't get paid for doing extra work.
中大一項調查發現，四分一的受訪僱員每週超時工作超過10小時；六成多受訪者表示，沒有超時補薪。 |
| 4/11/05 | Health officials have called on doctors not to indiscriminately
prescribe the anti-viral drug against bird flu Tamiflu to patients. The
Swiss pharmaceutical company, Roche, said it would suspend selling the
drug to private doctors. 衛生官員要求私家醫生要在必要時先至處方抗禽流感藥特敏福。瑞士羅氏藥廠暫停向私家醫生供應。 |
| 3/11/05 | Local banks have raised interest rates by half a percentage
point. HSBC and the Bank of China have increased lending rates to seven
and a half percent. Mortgage borrowers have to shoulder a heavy burden.
本港多間銀行加息半厘，匯豐及中銀香港的最優惠貸款利率，加至七厘半。供樓人士負擔加重。 |
| 2/11/05 | Tolls for western and eastern harbour tunnels are to be
slashed by 14 to 25 per cent in an effort to avert traffic chaos in Wan
Chai and Causeway Bay during the WTO conference next month. 西隧及東隧將於下月舉行世貿部長級會議期間，提供百份之十四至二十五的折扣優惠，力求改善銅鑼灣及灣仔一帶交通混亂狀況。 |
| 1/11/05 | Conservation group WWF says The Worldwide Fund for Nature
has dismissed press reports that dead birds infected with the H5N1 virus
have been found in the Mai Po nature reserve. It is still safe to visit
the bird refuge and it has urged people not to panic. 負責管理米埔自然保護區的世界自然基金會表示，米埔未發現任何雀鳥感染禽流感，遊客在保護區相當安全，無須恐慌。 |
| 31/10/05 | A microbiologist, Professor Yuen Kwok-yung has warned that
a global influenza outbreak could take place very soon and he also said
he feared it would be an outbreak of the deadly H5 bird flu virus. 微生物學家袁國勇警告，全球流感有可能爆發及爆發時的病毒可能屬於致命率高的H5。 |
| 30/10/05 | The Director of Broadcasting, Chu Pui-Hing, says that a
recent study shows that most people in Hong Kong want RTHK to play at
role in monitoring government policies - and do not want the radio station
to become a government mouthpiece. 廣播處長朱培慶表示，根據一個調查顯示，市民普遍認為港台應該做監察政府的角色，不應成為政府的喉舌。 |
| 29/10/05 | The legislature voted down a motion to thank the Chief
Executive Donald Tsang for his maiden policy address. |
| 28/10/05 | Despite a 12-fold profit rise over the past year, Hongkong
Post says there is no room for decrease in postal rates. 港郵政盈利較上一年度增加超過十二倍，但認為沒有調整郵費的空間。 |
| 27/10/05 | Commercial rents in Causeway Bay are the second highest
in the world, behind only New York's Fifth Avenue, according to a study
conducted by an international real estate consulting firm. The monthly
cost for one square meter in Causeway Bay comes up to more than 90-thousand
dollars. 根據國際物業顧問行的調查顯示，香港的銅鑼灣店舖租金，月租突破每方呎七百元水平，成為全球第二貴租地區，僅次於排首位的美國紐約第五街。 |
| 26/10/05 | Professor Yuen Kwok-yung pointed out that the observance
of good personal and environmental hygiene is the key to protection against
pandemic influenza and people should not stockpile antiviral. "Washing
hands is the most important weapon we have in combating the virus,"
he said. 袁國勇教授指出，維持良好個人及環境壎肮O保障個人對抗流感的重要措施，市民不應自行儲存抗病毒藥物對抗流感大流行。他說：「洗手是我們對抗病毒最有效的方法。」 |
| 25/10/05 | A virologist at the University of Hong Kong has warned that
taking the anti-bird flu drug, Tamiflu, without a doctor's prescription
could do more harm than good. 港大一名病毒學家警告，沒有醫生處方而服食抗禽流感藥「特敏福」，壞處多於好處。 |
| 24/10/05 | A survey conducted by the Neighbourhood and Worker's Service
Centre has found that 90 of the newspaper stands and stores polled sell
cigarettes to people under the age of 18. The Centre urged the government
to step up prosecution and set up a hotline to report violaters. 街坊工友服務調查發現，九成被調查的報攤和士多違例出售香煙給18歲以下青少年。「街工」建議，當局需要嚴厲執法，並且設立舉報熱線。 |
| 23/10/05 | A Hong Kong pianist Lee Ka-ling placed sixth in the prestigious
International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw – the first
time a contestant from the city has reached the finals. 香港女鋼琴家李嘉齡在波蘭華沙舉行的享有盛名的國際蕭邦鋼琴大賽，榮獲第六名，是首位在這項比賽中贏得獎項的香港人。 |
| 22/10/05 | The government has proposed a mandatory building inspection
scheme to ensure proper maintenance of buildings 30 years or older.
It's also proposed a separate scheme for the maintenance of windows
in buildings over five years old. |
| 21/10/05 | Hong Kong's new secretary for justice, Wong Yan-lung,
yesterday pledged to uphold the rule of law and avoid seeking any more
interpretations of the Basic Law by Beijing . |
| 20/10/05 | The government unveiled its political reform proposals.
The democrats are dissatisfied with the lack of a timetable for achieving
universal suffrage and a greatly expanded role for appointed district
councilors in electoral process. |
| 19/10/05 | A government contractor was fined 234,000 dollars for discriminating
against union members and for failing to grant rest days. 一間政府承辦商，因歧視工會及無發放休息日，罰款二十三萬四千元。 |
| 18/10/05 | The Chief Executive, on behalf of all the people
of Hong Kong , extended warmest congratulations to the Central Government
on the successful launch and smooth return of the manned spacecraft,
Shenzhou VI. |
| 17/10/05 | Children living in poverty are poorer in health, less happy
and more likely to commit suicide than other children, a survey has found.
They have negative attitudes towards life and their outlook on the future. 一項調查發現，貧窮兒童健康較一般兒童為差，更不快樂和更想自殺，他們對生活和前景的態度負面。 |
| 16/10/05 | A main thoroughfare, Des Veoux Road Central, in Central
was closed for 14 hours after a water main burst, causing traffic chaos.
中環一條主要通道德輔道中受爆水管影響，封閉十四小時，造成交通混亂 。 |
| 15/10/05 | The chief executive, Donald Tsang, has appointed eight
new members to the Executive Council including a moderate democrat.
Executive councillors have sought to allay public concerns about possible
conflicts of interest because of their business backgrounds. |
| 14/10/05 | The chief executive, Donald Tsang, told legislators to avoid
creating unnecessary misunderstandings about Hong Kong officials' visits
to the mainland and the visits would not weaken the territory's high degree
of autonomy. 行政長官曾蔭權請立法會議員不要產生無謂的誤解，官員上京不會削弱港人的高度自治。 |
| 13/10/05 | The Chief Executive, Donald Tsang, has told legislators,
in his first policy address, that the government structure will be strengthened
and more non-official members will be named to the Executive Council. 特首曾蔭權在立法會發表首份施政報告 ，加強政府架構， 增加行政會議非官方成員的人數。 |
| 12/10/05 | Hong Kong athlete Steven Wong won the first gold medal
in men's BMX cycling event in the 10th National Games of the People's
Republic of China . The Secretary for Home Affairs, Dr Patrick
Ho, congratulated Mr Wong on his remarkable achievement. |
| 11/10/05 | The government has been urged to provide tax incentives,
to encourage couples to have more children. A survey has found that
70-percent of adults are willing to have children. |
| 10/10/05 | The Education Secretary, Arthur Li, has warned that
with an increasing shortage of students in a few years' time, schools
operating a total of 18 classes or less may have to merge with other
schools or face the risk of being shut down. |
| 9/10/05 | The Secretary for Education, Arthur Li said that a gang
fight at a Shatin secondary school was a serious incident. He said the
parents of the students involved had been contacted, and education officers
would investigate the problem. |
| 8/10/05 | The single-developer approach for the West Kowloon Cultural
District was officially scrapped. The chief secretary, Rafael Hui, rejected
charges that the West Kowloon project would be a property development
in disguise. |
| 7/10/05 | The International Federation of Phonographic Industries
plans to step up action against unauthorized music file-sharing by taking
offenders to court. Most of the internet users are aware it is illegal
to share such music files online - but more than half choose to ignore
the risks. 國際唱片業協會打算加快行動，向非法在網上交換音樂檔案人士提出訴訟。雖然大部分互聯網使用者明白在網上交換音樂檔案是違法，但超過一半人仍然視若無睹。 |
| 6/10/05 | Sources say that Beijing has given the chief executive a
free hand to appoint a politically neutral barrister as Hong Kong's next
justice minister. 消息指北京放手讓特首任命一名政治中立的資深大律師出任律政司長。 |
| 5/10/05 | A young man hiking in Sai Kung who went missing on Sunday
during a hike contributing to the Hong Kong Award for Young People was
found dead in dense bushes. 行山失蹤的青年，他的屍體在西貢郊野公園叢林中被尋獲，死者在星期日因為參加香港青年獎勵計劃往西貢行山。 |
| 4/10/05 | A former Hong Kong judge and his wife were alleged to have
defrauded the government of more than 100-thousand dollars in applying
for social security payments and free medical aid. The pair falsely claimed
that they didn't have any property, cars, investment or savings. 前法官夫婦涉嫌詐騙約10萬元綜援金和提供醫療協助。兩人虛假聲稱沒有物業、汽車、存款及投資。 |
| 3/10/05 | A Hong Kong family's annual tomb-sweeping trip to Huizhou
ended in tragedy when five members were killed in a car crash. 一港人家庭回惠州祭祖，以悲劇結束，五名家庭成員在車禍中喪生。 |
| 2/10/05 | Travel agents say the number of mainland tourists arriving
here on the first day of Golden Week has increased by between 20 and 30
per cent compared with last year. Many of them are heading for the Hong
Kong Disneyland theme park. 有旅遊社表示，今年黃金周訪港內地旅客較去年增加兩至三成，他們很多前往迪士尼。 |
| 1/10/05 | Hong Kong ranked seventh in the world in attracting foreign direct investment in 2004, according to a United Nations study. This is in sharp contrast to a report by the World Economic Forum which showed that the territory had lost its global competitive edge. 聯合國的研究顯示， 本港是全球第七位接收外來直接投資最多的地方。這與《世界經濟論壇》指本港競爭力降低的報導形成鮮明的對比。 |
| 30/9/05 | A Housing Authority committee has approved new measures
to discourage young single people from applying for public housing. Priority
will now be given to older applicants. 房委會小組通過新措施，阻止單身人士申請公屋，年長申請者有優先權。 |
| 29/9/05 | Hong Kong and Guangdong agreed during an annual cooperation
conference between the two sides to disclose daily air quality data for
the Pearl River Delta region. They also agreed to establish a food safety
notification mechanism. 在粵港合作聯席會議上，雙方同意每日發放泛珠三角區域空氣質素的指標。雙方又同意通報兩地食品安全的情況。 |
| 28/9/05 | Developers mounted an intense bidding war in the government’s
first land auction for the financial year, with three plots of land fetching
a total of more than 10 billion dollars. 政府本年度首次賣地，發展商均積極競投，三幅土地為政府帶來逾百億元。 |
| 27/9/05 | Donald Tsang said the visit by legislators to the Pearl
River Delta was a success. The symbolic meaning was more crucial than
other gains they got from the trip. He never expected there would be consensus
on every issue, but at least it was a good start. 曾蔭權表示，立法會議員訪問珠三角是成功的。今次訪問內地所造成的象徵意義，比此行的實際收獲更大。他沒有期望所有事情能達致共識，但最小有好的開始。 |
| 26/9/05 | The Chief Executive, Donald Tsang, described the trip to
Pearl River Delta as the "first step in a thousand mile journey",
saying it had a dual purpose: to enhance lawmakers' understanding of development
on the mainland and help build mutual trust. 行政長官曾蔭權形容珠三角之行，是「千里之行第一步」。曾蔭權希望可以加深立法會議員對內地的了解，並建立互信。 |
| 25/9/05 | Overall crime figures have dropped by six percent in
the first eight months of the year. Despite the high incidence of young
people who have been involved in recent criminal cases, juvenile crime
has been declining over the past few months. |
| 24/9/05 | The Housing Department is proposing four new measures
in dealing with rent arrears in public rental housing. Tenancies
held by habitual late rent payers who have been paying their rents in
arrears consecutively for 3 months will be terminated, instead of four
months. |
| 23/9/05 | The government plans to cut civil servants' fringe benefits,
including a reduction in subsidies for officials planning to send their
children to study overseas, and the scrapping of three outdated allowances.
政府計劃削減公務員附帶福利津貼，包括公務員子女海外教育津貼及取消三項過時津貼。 |
| 22/9/05 | For the first time, a rental tenant was compelled to quit
a public housing flat because of repeated hygiene violations. The tenant
was caught throwing bottles and dumping domestic waste. 首名公屋居民因屢次違反清潔規則，被強迫遷出其公屋單位。 該名居民曾高空拋擲玻璃樽及亂拋垃圾被捉。 |
| 21/9/05 | The Wanchai district council has voiced strong opposition
to the use of Southorn Playground as a gathering site for demonstrators
during the World Trade Organisation's ministerial meeting here. |
| 20/9/05 | The outspoken leader of the Catholic church in Hong Kong,
Bishop Joseph Zen,is planning to retire in two year's time, at the age
of 75. 直言的香港天主教區主教陳日君計劃在兩年後， 75歲 退休。 |
| 19/9/05 | Thousands of people poured into Victoria Park to take
part in the large-scale Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnival. Showcasing a series
of programmes and spectacular lanterns, the carnival was alive with
excitement and enjoyed by members of the public. |
| 18/9/05 | Hong Kong is likely to miss out on a full moon tonight,
with the Hong Kong Observatory predicting overcast skies, strong winds
and rain to welcome in the Mid-Autumn Festival. |
| 17/9/05 | Nina Wang is decided by court the sole heir to Teddy
Wang's fortune. Chinachem Group: Whilst there is no surprise to this
judgment as this is the outcome that we were always confident of obtaining,
we are relieved that after all this time the dispute has been brought
to a successful conclusion. |
| 16/9/05 | The Department of Health is taking the lead to tackle
the problem of obesity as over 20% of the Hong Kong population aged
15 or above have been found to be obese. |
| 15/9/05 | The government is to give free influenza vaccination
to about 250-thousand people at the end of the year, including pregnant
women and young children receiving social welfare benefits. |
| 14/9/05 | Hong Kong has been ranked 7th in a World Bank report
for ease of doing business. The main problem they found in Hong Kong
was to do with business licensing. |
| 13/9/05 | Vice President, Zeng Qing-hong, says there are things
that he didn't manage to see or people he was unable to listen to because
of his tight schedule in Hong Kong . Mr Zeng noted the economy of Hong
Kong had recovered and that people's livelihoods had improved. |
| 12/9/05 | Twenty-four democratic lawmakers issued an open letter
to the vice president Zeng Qing-hong, voicing demands for universal
suffrage and further political development. |
| 11/9/05 | Vice president Zeng Qinghong arrived in Hong Kong . Mr
Zeng is scheduled to officiate at Disney's opening ceremony. He is also
expected to meet with legislative councillors. |
| 10/9/05 | Two health inspectors were asked by the Hong Kong Disneyland
not to wear their full uniform when conducting an investigation into
a suspected food poisoning case at a food premises at the theme park.
|
| 9/9/05 | Police arrested eight men and seven women suspected of
deceiving their staff members by luring them to invest in fictitious
Loco-London Silver margin trades. |
| 8/9/05 | Hong Kong Disneyland plans to extend its operating hours
at weekends to cope with the large crowds that are expected to turn
up. The theme park would also stay open until midnight during busy periods
such as the Christmas and Chinese New Year Eve. |
| 7/9/05 | Figures show that child abuse and spouse abuse cases have
been soaring. The Women's Commission called on all sectors of the community
to adopt a united stance on "zero tolerance" to domestic violence
and make concerted efforts to tackle the problem. 虐偶及虐兒個案數字持續攀升。婦女事務委員會呼籲社會各界共同採取「零度容忍」的立場，瓣潀X力打擊家庭暴力。 |
| 6/9/05 | The police arrested fifty suspected triad members outside
the newly opened Kwai Chung public mortuary. They were thought to be from
two rival gangs. Police believed they were staging a show of force to
try to take control of the lucrative funeral business. 警方在新建成的葵涌公眾殮房拘捕五十人。警方懷疑兩幫敵對有黑社會背景人士，爭取控制利潤豐厚殮葬生意，「曬馬」對峙。 |
| 5/9/05 | Nearly 30-thousand visitors crowded into Hong Kong Disneyland
for a charity trial run. It is the maximum capacity of the theme park.
|
| 4/9/05 | Three men and a woman were remanded in custody after
appearing in a Tsuen Wan court, jointly charged with conspiracy to wound
a seven-year old boy with intent. |
| 3/9/05 | An 82-year-old woman collapsed and died while queuing for
'fortune rice' in Tsim Sha Tsui. 一名 82歲婆婆在尖沙咀輪候「平安米」中跌倒後死亡。 |
| 2/9/05 | After extensive investigations, the police arrested eight
people in connection with last week's knife attack on a seven-year-old
boy in Lei Muk Shui. Among those detained was the victim's step-mother. 經過深入調查後，警多拘捕八人，涉嫌與上星期梨木樹一名七歲男童遇襲案有關，案中被捕人士包括受害小童繼母。 |
| 1/9/05 | Hong Kong 's three major bus companies called on the
government to consider the idea of a fuel surcharge in light of rising
oil prices. |
| 31/8/05 | Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen announced that
with the consent of the central government, all legislators will visit
the Pearl River Delta next month and meet senior provincial officials.
Tsang described the visit as the ice-breaking trip. |
| 30/8/05 | The Chief Executive, Donald Tsang, has pledged to fulfill
the promise he made during his election campaign to consider the introduction
of minimum wages and maximum working hours. |
| 29/8/05 | The Financial Secretary, Henry Tang, says he may propose
tax cuts in next year's budget, if the economy remains robust. |
| 28/8/05 | In an attempt to restore public confidence to eat freshwater
fish, top officials, lawmakers and representatives of the fish trade
held a freshwater fish feast in a restaurant in Causeway Bay. |
| 27/8/05 | The Chief Executive, Donald Tsang, condemned the knife
attack on a seven-year-old boy in Kwai Chung. The boy was attacked by
two masked men and remains in serious condition. Mr Tsang said every
effort would be made to catch those responsible. |
| 26/8/05 | The Food and Environmental Hygiene Deparment official says
that once the government's new measures to regulate mainland fish imports
are fully implemented public confidence in freshfish will be restored.
The government has already done a lot of work to address this issue. 食環署官員說，只要盡快落實措施，加強監控內地淡水魚入口，市民食魚信心自然恢復。政府已盡力處理此問題。 |
| 25/8/05 | The High Court has ruled in favour of a 20-year-old gay
man, who argued that laws on the age of consent for sex discriminate against
homosexuals and are inconsistent with the Basic Law. 一名男同性戀者認為，有關男同性戀者性行為年歲法例，歧視同性戀者， 認為違反基本法，有關司法覆核在高等法院被判勝訴。 |
| 24/8/05 | Local traders and breeders say they may suspend their operations
- following a sharp decline in fish purchases over the past few days.
Freshwater fish supplies remain low, while wholesale prices have risen
more than twenty percent. 過去幾日市民減少買魚，本港淡水魚買手和養魚商或會停市。淡水魚供應仍少，而批發價增加兩成。 |
| 23/8/05 | Public are reminded to clean contact lens properly to prevent
keratitis -- inflammation of the cornea of the eye. Four patients of public
hospitals were reported to be suffering from microbial keratitis in July
and August. All of them were users of soft disposable contact lens.
市民應適當清潔隱形眼鏡，以避免感染微生物性角膜炎。在七月及八月有４名市民患上微生物性角膜炎，他們均有配戴即棄式的軟性隱形眼鏡。 |
| 22/8/05 | The mainland has temporarily halted supplies of fresh
water fish to Hongkong while stepping up inspection measures. The interruption
of supplies is expected to last three days. |
| 21/8/05 | Firemen discovered the body of a man in his 40s buried
beneath a landslip at Fu Yung Shan in Tsuen Wan. The amber rainstorm
and strong winds caused widespread flooding, landslides and disruption
throughout the territory. |
| 20/8/05 | The High Court overthrew a lower court decision and ruled
that a vehicle licence plate that showed "HE 1107" as "Hello
7" was illegal. Mr Justice Pang Kin-kee said traffic legislation
stipulated that alphabets and numbers should be clearly arranged into
two groups. 高等法院推翻 裁判法院 的裁決，指車牌號碼「 HE 1107」寫成「HELLO 7」是違法。法官彭鍵基指，根據法例，車牌的字母和數字必須分成兩組。 |
| 19/8/05 | The Secretary for Health Welfare and Food, York Chow, says
he expects frozen pork imports from Shenzhen to resume early next week.
This comes after the government received a formal explanation from Shenzhen
on the reasons behind its seizure of pork in the weekend. 衛生福利及食物局長周一嶽，期望最快下星期初，恢復入口深圳冷凍豬肉。深圳方面已經正式回覆，沒收豬肉的原因。 |
| 18/8/05 | The government may order a recall of eel products from
markets and urges the public not to consume eel . This came after a
cancer-causing chemical malachite green was found in eels from Fujian
and Guangxi provinces. |
| 17/8/05 | Lifeguard union has threatened to strike again this Friday
after failing to reach a consensus with the government over the outsourcing
of services at public swimming pools. 港九拯溺員工會威脅星期五發起罷工，工會未能與政府就外判公共泳池的議題達成共識。 |
| 16/8/05 | As a precautionary measure and to assure the public's
confidence in pork consumption, the HKSARG had decided not to process
applications for importation of frozen pork from Henan and Shenzhen
in the coming one or two days. |
| 15/8/05 | War veterans condemned the Japanese government for refusing
to apologize for its wartime atrocities. This came as more than a hundred
people attended a ceremony at the Cenotaph war memorial in Central to
mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. |
| 14/8/05 | The man with the biggest stomach in the world – Takeru
Kobayashi – beat 29 local challengers effortlessly in the Lung of the
World eating semi-final by gulping down 83 steamed dumpling in eight
minutes. |
| 13/8/05 | The Examinations Authority found that 670 candidates
for the Certificate of Education exam had their English oral papers
marked wrongly. The students had their results adjusted, which meant
that 223 of them became eligible to apply for form six places. |
| 12/8/05 | Police have arrested a 75-year old man they suspect may
be linked to several attacks on elderly men in Chai Wan. The victims were
hit on the head with a hammer or iron bar. One of the victims died. 警方拘捕一名75歲男子，他涉嫌在柴灣以鐵鎚襲擊老翁。一名受害人死亡。 |
| 11/8/05 | Professor Arthur K C Li, said he was pleased with the HKCEE
results this year. "This reflects that the overall English language
standard of students in CMI schools is on a steady rise and mother-tongue
teaching can enhance our students' acquisition of subject knowledge,"
Professor Li said. 李國章對今年香港中學會考整體成績感到滿意。李國章表示：「這反映了中中學校學生的英語水平正穩步上升，同時肯定了母語教學能有效幫助學生汲取各科的知識。」 |
| 10/8/05 | Almost two-thirds of some 119-thousand candidates who
took this year's Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examiniation managed
to meet the minimum requirement for sixth form. A higher pass rate was
also recorded for English language. |
| 9/8/05 | The Secretary for Security, Ambrose Lee, says the Chief
Executive's order to regulate covert surveillance doesn't impinge on
people's rights. And, he stressed that such covert operations were necessary
for all law enforcement agencies around the world. |
| 8/8/05 | The Labour Department and the Education and Manpower Bureau
will provide a series of advisory and counselling services on further
studies and careers for Secondary 5 students from August 8 until August
13. 勞工處聯同教育統籌局由八月八日至八月十三日，為應屆中五畢業生提供多項升學擇業諮詢及輔導服務。 |
| 7/8/05 | The Hong Kong Journalists Association expressed concerns
over the arrest of journalist Ching Cheong in mainland for spying. The
HKJA strongly urged Beijing to deal with his case in an open and fair
manner and in a way that is consistent with the rule of law. |
| 6/8/05 | Hong Kong Customs officers smashed a piracy syndicate with
triad operators, believed to be active in the sale of pirated optical
disks in Mong Kok. The syndicate had made use of the banking and betting
accounts for laundering its crime proceeds. 香港海關搗破一個相信活躍於旺角區的盜版集團。海關相信該集團由黑社會操控。該集團利用銀行及投注戶口進行清洗犯罪收益的活動。 |
| 5/8/05 | The Consumer Council has warned that two slimming drugs
- which manufacturers claim contain only herbal ingredients - are potentially
hazardous. The drugs contain a Western medical ingredient - sibu-tramine.
消費者委員會警告，兩款聲稱只含中藥成分的減肥產品有潛在危險，兩款產品含西藥成分西布曲明。 |
| 4/8/05 | A monkey tried in vain to rescue its injured friend.
It happened on Tai Po Road . A money was knocked down by a motorcycle
and another monkey dashed out to pull off the injured monkey. But eventually
the injured monkey died. |
| 3/8/05 | A study shows children in Hong Kong are three times more
likely to be sent to hospitals with burn injuries than those in Singapore
. Many children suffer from scalding injuries caused by hot soup and
water. |
| 2/8/05 | Hundreds of lifeguards were striking in a dispute over
the outsourcing of services. Two public swimming pools were closed while
another 21 were partially closed. |
| 1/8/05 | The Director of Health, Lam Ping-yan says the risk of
having a streptococcus suis outbreak in the territory is low. Dr Lam
sought to dismiss concerns that members of the public could be infected
with the disease through contact with raw pork. |
| 31/7/05 | Overall crime in the first half of this year fell by
six percent compared to the same period last year. Hong Kong 's drug
problem is under control and the number of addicts has continued to
decline despite a sharp rise in the amount of the drug ketamine seized. |
| 30/7/05 | A restaurant director was jailed for one month for wage
offences. The heavy penalty imposed demonstrates the seriousness
of wage offences and serves to deter potential offenders from defaulting
on wage payments. 一名酒樓董事因欠薪被判入獄一個月。有關刑罰顯示欠薪罪行的嚴重性，對違法的僱主可以起阻嚇作用。 |
| 29/7/05 | Legislators expressed grave concern about a collision
between two empty West Rail trains at a depot in Pat Heung last week.
They said they were worried that a similar accident could occur between
trains loaded with passengers. |
| 28/7/05 | A hotel in Malaysia apologised to a group of 300 tourists
from the mainland after the caricature of pigs were drawn on their hotel
cards. The Malaysia 's Consul-General here said it didn't involve racial
discrimination. |
| 27/7/05 | Just one in four couples planning to tie the knot say
they will consider getting married outside of churches or marriage registries.
And one in ten say they may get hitched at Disneyland , which opens
in September. |
| 26/7/05 | The government plans to convert an existing ferry pier
near the Convention and Exhibition Centre into a permanent government
helipad. The facility will also be available for commercial use. |
| 25/7/05 | Legislator Fernando Cheung says that if the government
continues to turn a deaf ear to the voices of the disabled they will
take more social action to make their views known. He criticised the
government for making excuses in helping the disabled receive concessionary
fares in public transport. |
| 24/7/05 | The Centre for Health Protection is closely monitoring
reports of a number of mysterious deaths in Sichuan . It is initially
believed that the illness may be linked to dead carcases. |
| 23/7/05 | Hong Kong 's inflation rate rose to 1.2 percent in June,
in its biggest year-on-year gain since 1998. Looking ahead, consumer
prices are expected to firm up further in the coming months upon the
strengthening consumer demand and the rise-back in labour and rental
cost. |
| 22/7/05 | China has scrapped the yuan's peg to the US dollar and
tied it to a basket of currencies. The reform of the renminbi regime is
likely to benefit the economy of Hong Kong with greater competitiveness
in Hong Kong 's exports to the Mainland. 人民幣與美元脫勾，改為參考一籃子貨幣組合 。 人民幣匯率改革會對香港的經濟帶來好處，增強香港輸往內地產品的競爭力。 |
| 21/7/05 | A survey conducted by the Institute of Education show
that most secondary school students consider teaching as one of the
most respectable professions. But the number of F.7 students who wish
to take up teaching dropped 17 percent. |
| 20/7/05 | The Hong Kong Observatory recorded the highest temperature
for this year of thirty-fiver-point-four degrees Celcius. The very hot
weather warning that was issued last Saturday remains in force. |
| 19/7/05 | A study by the Chinese University shows that Hong Kong Chinese
are more prone to colon and rectal cancer than many other Chinese communities
because of their dietary and genetic characteristics. 中大一項研究發現，香港華人較其他華人社會容易發生結腸腫瘤，這與港人飲食習慣及遺傳基因有關。 |
| 18/7/05 | Deputy to the National People's Congress, Peter Wong,
says RTHK as a public service broadcaster should serve as a government
mouthpiece and refrain from criticizing the administration. |
| 17/7/05 | The Democratic Party revealed Jame To Kun-sun had refused
to be interviewed for an internal investigation into a rent blunder, but
the party declined to take any disciplinary action against him. 民主黨透露涂謹申拒絕與民主黨獨立調查小組會面，但民主黨拒絕對涂採取紀律委行動。 |
| 16/7/05 | Prices of new school textbooks have risen at twice the
rate of last year's increases. Publishers attributed the increases largely
to curriculum reforms. But the Consumer Council called on publishers
to be sensitive to the financial situation of parents. |
| 15/7/05 | Gilbert Chan, director of investigations of the ICAC's
operations department, tendered his resignation due to personal reasons.
His resignation comes amid controversy over the ICAC's covert surveillance
activities. |
| 14/7/05 | The Court of Final Appeal ruled in favour of the government
in a landmark case over pay cuts for civil servants. In a unanimous
decision, the territory's highest court ruled that the pay reduction
were constitutional and consistent with the Basic Law. |
| 13/7/05 | Tsang received a total of HK$27.15 million from more than
1,000 donors in various sectors to run his campaign. But he only spent
4.1 million. Though Tsang put a HK$100,000 cap on individual donations,
almost all big names in the property sector featured on his donation list. 行政長官曾蔭權在競選期間，總共籌到2700多萬元競選經費。選舉開支用了412萬元。雖然曾蔭權設定捐款上限為十萬元，幾乎所有地產界知名人士都在捐款名單上。 |
| 12/7/05 | Staff representatives from RTHK described criticism made
by several top government officials on the station's programming as unprecedented,
saying they exerted great pressure on the public broadcaster. But government
officials denied interfering in RTHK's editorial independence. 港台員工代表形容高官批評港台節目的言論是史無前例的，他們表示這會對傳播人構成壓力。但政府官員否干預港台的編輯自主。 |
| 11/7/05 | A baby boy at the centre of a child abuse case went missing
from the Caritas Medical Centre where he was recovering for more than
nine hours, sparking calls for more protection for child abuse victims. 明愛醫院一名懷疑被虐待的嬰兒失蹤，九小時候後尋回，事件激發保護虐兒受害者的呼籲。 |
| 10/7/05 | The Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology,
John Tsang, said a consensus was reached between himself and the director
of boradcasting back in May that racing broadcasts would be terminated
next season. |
| 9/7/07 | Hong Kong will host the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Equestrian
Events: Dressage, Show Jumping and Cross-country eventing. This will
give an unprecedented boost to the local sports community. |
| 8/7/05 | Legislator Andrew Cheng moved a motion urging the government
to explore ways of replacing the present chip allocation system at government
outpatient clinics. |
| 7/7/05 | The Director of Health, Dr Lam Ping-yan apologized to the
public for instances where bodies had to be placed on the ground because
of a lack of storage space in public morgues. The government is considering
installing closed circuit TV at the morgues to ensure due respect is given
to bodies. 衛生署長林秉恩對有關遺體放置在地上的報道致歉，因為公眾殮房地方不足。署方會考慮在所有公眾殮房加裝閉路電視，確保遺體得到適當尊重。 |
| 6/7/05 | A District Court judge threw out a corruption case after
accusing the Independent Commission Against Corruption of violating the
Basic Law over the recording of a conversation between one of four defendants
and his lawyer. 區域法院法官決定終止聆訊一宗貪污案，批評廉署偷聽其中一名被告和律師的談話，違反基本法。 |
| 5/7/05 | The Office of the Telecommunications Authority has announced
tougher measures against those who send unsolicited, or junk faxes. Under
a revised code of practice, network operators can disconnect the fixed
lines of any offending party, after receiving TWO legitimate complaints. 電訊管理局加強打擊濫發傳真的措施。根據局方發給固網營辦商的守則，若有用戶濫發傳真，只要有兩宗投訴證明屬實，固網商可中斷該用戶所有線路。 |
| 4/7/05 | More than two dozen transport groups are threatening to
block major vehicle routes, if Legco approves slapping tougher penalties
on drivers who jump red-lights. Under the proposal, penalties for red-light
runners will jump from 450 to 600 dollars. Demerits will also increase,
from three points to five. 廿多個運輸業團體威脅堵塞主要幹線，若果立法會通過提高衝紅燈罰則。政府提交的法案將衝紅燈的違例扣分，由三分提高至五分，定額罰款則由四百五十元調高至六百元。 |
| 3/7/05 | Commercial Radio has terminated its contract with talk
show host, Raymond Wong. The station didn't explain the reasons behind
the move. The outspoken critic of the government left the station in
May last year, then returned in October. |
| 2/7/05 | A parade to celebrate the anniversary of the handover
outnumbered the annual pro-democracy march yesterday - but both were
dwarfed by a crowd of 200,000 at a display of dinosaur fossils. |
| 1/7/05 | The Immigration Department stressed that the HKSAR Government
would not grant any amnesty and urged people claiming right of abode
in Hong Kong not to be misled. |
| 30/6/05 | The police yesterday denied putting political pressure on
organisers of the July 1 march, saying protesters could shout any slogans
as long as they did not involve criminal intimidation. 警方否認給與七一遊行主辦者政治壓力，警方稱示威者可呼喊口號，但不要有煽動性口號。 |
| 29/6/05 | There were six more cases of falling aluminum windows reported
around Hong Kong yesterday, leading to the arrests of four people. The
Buildings Department says the incidents are believed to be the result
of poor maintenance. 昨日鋁窗墮下意外增加至六宗，四人被捕。屋宇署相信事件是維修差所造成。 |
| 28/6/05 | Donald Tsang has urged legislators to focus on economic
and livelihood issues, rather than political questions. He also called
on legislators to stop engaging in "constant wrangling" with
the government. 曾蔭權呼籲立法會議員集中處理經濟問題及民生問題，而p是政治問題。他要求議員停止與政府不斷鬥爭。 |
| 27/6/05 | The environmental group, Friends of the Earth, says public
libraries, buses and restaurants have been criticised for overusing air
conditioning. It received over two hundred complaints about using air
conditioners excessively during the past month. 環保團體地球之友表示，公共圖書館巴士酒樓被批評過度使用冷氣。地球之友過去一個月收到二百多宗過度使用冷氣的投訴。 |
| 26/6/05 | The Chief Executive, Donald Tsang, inspected areas badly
affected by flooding. Mr Tsang said that the widespread flooding in
the urban areas and the New Territories, causing considerable inconvenience
and property loss for residents and shopowners. |
| 25/6/05 | Torrential rain turned roads on Hong Kong Island into raging
rivers. Widespread flooding caused severe traffic congestion in many areas.
The first red rainstorm warning this year was issued yesterday. 傾盆大雨將港島街道變成湍急的河流，廣泛的水浸導致多處嚴重交通擠塞，天文台昨日首次發出今年 紅色暴雨警告 。 |
| 24/6/05 | The Chief executive of the Hospital Authority, William Ho,
has decided not to renew his contract when it expires in September. He
says the past six years had been very difficult, especially with the outbreak
of Sars, during which he contracted the disease. 醫管局行政總裁何兆煒決定不再續約，九月離任。 何兆煒表示，過去六年的工作很困難，尤其沙士爆發，他亦染病。 |
| 23/6/05 | Nearly three out of every four teenagers in Hong Kong believe
money is the key to happiness. Four out of five respondents believe money
is important to them. 七成五受訪青少年同意能賺取豐厚收入是快樂人生的重要成因，亦有八成人認為金錢對他們來說較重要。 |
| 22/6/05 | The State Council formally appointed Donald Tsang as Hong
Kong's new Chief Executive. The appointment takes immediate effect and
will end on June the 30th, 2007. Premier Wen Jiabao says that Mr Tsang
will be able to lead the territory in overcoming difficulties and promoting
prosperity. 國務院正式任命曾蔭權為特區行政長官，即日生效，任期至2007年6月30日。總理溫家寶表示，曾蔭權一定能夠帶領香港克服各種困難，促進香港的繁榮。 |
| 21/6/05 | Nearly 20,000 credit card holders in Hongkong have been
put at risk following a major breach of security in the United States.
The leak of electronic data has exposed 40-million customers worldwide
to fraud. 美國一間信用咭結算公司客戶資料外洩，近二萬本地信用咭用受到影響。全球四千萬個客戶資料外洩，信用咭恐遭盜用。 |
| 20/6/05 | About 50 alumni of the University of Hong Kong's faculty
of medicine staged a sit-in. They are angry that the medical school will
be re-named in honour of tycoon Li Ka-shing after his donation of one
billion dollars. 港大醫學院約50名校友靜坐，不滿校方因為李嘉誠捐款十億，而將醫學院冠名為李嘉誠醫學院。 |
| 19/6/05 | Hong Kong customs officers seized thousands of counterfeit
clothes, handbags, watches and other goods designed to appeal to Korean
and Japanese tourists on package tours. The items were worth more than
4 million Hong Kong dollars. 海關檢獲數千件冒牌貨品，包括服裝、手袋及手錶，總值逾 410萬元。這批冒牌貨品專向韓國及日本遊客售賣。 |
| 18/6/05 | The government has been forced to delay passage of a bill
abolishing estate duty - following opposition from legislators. The bill
would be submitted again in October. 立法會議員反對下，政府提出取消遺產稅的進度受阻。 政府會在十月，再將條例 提交立法會。 |
| 17/6/05 | Donald Tsang Yam-kuen called on Hong Kong to "unite
with one heart and one mind", after being officially declared winner
of the race to become chief executive. 曾蔭權正式當選成為行政長官，他要求港人同心瞻漶C |
| 16/6/05 | Donald Tsang will become Hong Kong's next chief executive.
Donald Tsang Yam-kuen won by a wide margin.- after securing nominations
and support from more than 700 members of the election committee. 曾蔭權將成為新任行政長官。曾蔭權羸得大多數提名，他取得選委會710個提名和支持。 |
| 15/6/05 | Nearly 20 pro-Beijing groups are to hold a parade on July
the first, to celebrate the eighth anniversary of Hong Kong's handover
to the Mainland. Organisers said their parade was not aimed at diverting
attention away from the pro-democracy protest. 近二十個親中團體，將會在七月一日舉行慶祝回歸大巡遊。大巡遊的籌委表示，巡遊無意針對任何在當日亦發起民主遊行的團體。 |
| 14/6/05 | The Education Bureau is proposing to raise high school tuition
fees: F.4 and 5 students climbing to 5,320 dollars per school year and
F.6 and 7 going up to 9,100 dollars. However, the Professional Teachers'
Union criticized the rapid rise, saying it will put an undue burden on
parents. 教統局提出新學年起增加高中學費，中四和中五的學費每年加到每年五千三百二十元；而中六中七每年加到九千一百元。教協認為加幅太大，加學費後家長會增加負擔。 |
| 13/6/05 | Hong Kong Disneyland opened its doors to 2,000 staff members
and their families in a special trial yesterday, with some saying the
park is too small but has its own characteristics. 香港迪士尼樂園招待二千多名員工及親友試玩一日，有些人指香港迪士尼樂園比較小，但具有特色。 |
| 12/6/05 | A private helicopter crashed shortly after taking off in
Sai Kung, injuring four people. 一架私人直升機在西貢起飛後不久墜下，四人受傷。 |
| 11/6/05 | Fifteen people - including seven cabin crew - were injured
when a Cathay Pacific plane hit turbulence during a flight from Manila
to Hong Kong . Priority landing was approved and the aircraft touched
down safely at about lunchtime. |
| 10/6/05 | The ICAC arrested 12 people, including four Kwun Tong district
councillors, on suspicion of making fraudulent expense claims. The allegations
relate to suspected false quotations or receipts from the Kwun Tong district
council. 廉署拘捕十二人，包括四名觀塘區議員，懷疑有人用虛假報價單及收據，詐騙區議會。 |
| 9/6/05 | The Secretary for Home Affairs, Patrick Ho, says civic education
is the best way to stop people fouling public swimming pools. There were
two cases of stool detection at the Kowloon Park Swimming Pool since the
opening of the swimming season in April this year. 民政事務局局長何志平表示，加強公民教育是防止人將公眾游泳池污染的最好方法。九龍公園游泳池今年四月泳季開始以來，共有兩宗發現池水有糞便的記錄。 |
| 8/6/05 | School leavers and summer job seekers should be on their
guard against employment traps, such as "Loco-London Gold",
"Shell Company", "Modelling" and "Pyramid Selling
Related Frauds", 離校生和暑期求職者慎防求職陷阱，如「倫敦金」、「模特兒詐騙案」、「空殼公司求職騙案」和「層壓式『種金』騙案」等。 |
| 7/6/05 | Donald Tsang Yam-kuen has defended his plans to reform the
Executive Council, arguing that far from reducing ministers' powers, it
will allow them to push through controversial policies as long as they
have the support of the chief executive. 曾蔭權為改組行政會議辯護，改組不會削弱問責局長的職權，局長在行政長官支持下，更能推行富爭議性的政策。 |
| 6/6/05 | The medical association's chairman, Choi Kin, said it was
reviewing the current procedures on the purchase and dispensation of drugs
at private clinics. The medical association is to provide training for
staff handling medicines at private clinics. 醫學會會長蔡堅表示，醫學會正修訂私家診所在訂購及配藥的程序。醫學會計劃為診所助理及配藥員提供在職培訓。 |
| 5/6/05 | Donald Tsang says he was as emotional as ordinary Hong
Kong people about the June 4th crackdown in the past. But he had calmed
down, as he saw how the mainland's economic development had benefited
Hong Kong . He hoped locals could also objectively analyse the incident. |
| 4/6/05 | Donald Tsang has unveiled his election platform to his
electors - members of the 800-strong election committee. He promised
to build a strong efficient Government, encourage people's participation
in Government, and to build harmony and mutual respect in the community.
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| 3/6/05 | Donald Tsang has kicked off his election campaign by promising
to revive people's trust in the Hong Kong government - by making his administration
open, accountable and inclusive. 曾蔭權正式啟動參與行政長官的選舉工程。曾蔭權答應回復昔日市民對政府的信任，令行政開放、負責和包容。 |
| 2/6/05 | The Liberal Party has decided to back Donald Tsang's bid
to become the next chief executive. Liberal Party chairman James Tien
said they came to this decision after conducting a poll which showed that
77 percent of respondents supported Mr Tsang. 自由黨支持曾蔭權參加行政長官選舉。主席田北俊表示，民意調查顯示，77%回應者支持曾蔭權。 |
| 1/6/05 | A third patient has been found to have died after a medical
mix-up. The Health Secretary, York Chow, said the administration would,
in the long term, encourage private practitioners to belong to group practices
and allow a separate pharmacy to dispense drugs. 在診所配錯藥事件中，再發現第三名病人死亡。衛生福利及食物局局長周一嶽說，長遠會鼓勵私家醫生集體執業，有助推行醫藥分家。 |
| 31/5/05 | Two elderly patients of the doctor at the centre of a drug-prescription
blunder have died, health authorities said as they stepped up the search
for more than 40 patients. 診所配錯藥事件中，兩名年老病人死亡，衛生署加快尋找四十名病人。 |
| 30/5/05 | The air traffic control tower at Hong Kong's airport was
unmanned for 10 minutes yesterday afternoon when traffic controllers evacuated
the building due to a false fire alarm. Eight incoming flights were delayed
as a result. 赤P角機場交通控制塔，下午因為火警鐘誤鳴，要暫停運作十分鐘，有八班抵港航班延誤。 |
| 29/5/05 | More than 150 people are believed to have been given
the wrong medication by a private doctor's clinic in Wong Tai Sin. The
clinic gave out a drug for diabetics to its patients instead of stomach
medication. |
| 28/5/05 | The latest government figures show that the economy grew
six percent in the first quarter. However, the government economist,
K.C. Kwok, warned of risks ahead on the trade front. He pointed to a
possible slowdown on the mainland. |
| 27/5/05 | The Court of Final Appeal dismissed a bid by a former senior
police superintendent to have his conviction for accepting free sexual
services from prostitutes. 終審法院被駁回高級警司冼錦華上訴。冼錦華之前被法院裁定因為接受免費性服務的罪名成立，判監三年。 |
| 26/5/05 | LegCo endorsed a bill which will limit the term of the next
chief executive to two years, instead of five. The final vote was 33 to
21, with one member abstaining. 立法會以33票贊成、21票反對、1票棄權，通過《行政長官選舉修訂條例》，限制下任特首任期是兩年，不要五年。 |
| 25/5/05 | The acting Chief Executive, Donald Tsang, is expected to
hand in his resignation as Chief Secretary shortly after changes to the
Chief Executive Election Ordinance is passed by the Legislative Council
today, sources said. 消息說，行政長官選舉修訂條例草案今日在立法會通過後，署理行政長官曾蔭權會隨即向中央請辭。 |
| 24/5/05 | The Education secretary, Arthur Li, urged the lawmaker representing
the education sector, Cheung Man-kwong, not to use teachers to further
his political interests. He said Mr Cheung, and the teacher's union, should
focus on fighting for teachers interests'. 教育統籌局局長李國章敦促立法局教育界議員張文光，不要以教師的利益作為政治籌碼。教協最重要的任務，是以教師的利益出發。 |
| 23/5/05 | A recent survey by the Green Student Council has found that
90% of the respondents are in favour of a tax on plastic bags of up to
one dollar. The group condemned supermarkets for overusing plastic bags.
It believes that one in every four plastic bags shouldn't be handed out
at all. 綠色學生聯會的調查發現，九成巿民支持徵收膠袋費由五角至一元不等。聯會指責超級巿場濫發膠袋，每四個膠袋便有一個是濫發。 |
| 22/5/05 | The Secretary for Education and Manpower, Arthur Li, said
with the new extended degrees programmes to four years university fees
will set to rise to 50 thousand dollars a year by 2012. He said that families
needed to share in this burden. 教統局長李國章表示，大學轉為四年制之後，到 2012年，每年學費，會增加至五萬元。他指出家長亦要分擔。 |
| 21/5/05 | A 19-year-old school prefect was ordered to do 180 hours
of community service after being convicted of illegally making copies
of a popular TV drama series and placing it on the auction website for
sale. |
| 20/5/05 | Leading banks announced 0.5% point interest rate rises -
following the Monetary Authority's decision to widen the trading band
for the Hong Kong dollar. Chairman of HSBC, David Eldon, voiced support
for the Monetary Authority's measures, saying it would help fend off speculators. 金管局推出優化聯繫匯率措施後，本港多間銀行宣佈加息半厘。匯豐銀行亞太區主席艾爾敦表示，支持金管局措，相信可減少炒賣港元。 |
| 19/5/05 | Secondary schooling reform is to be delayed by a year, to
2009, with a significant rise in funding, education chief Arthur Li Kwok-cheung
announced yesterday. He said that most secondary schools had asked for
more preparation time to ensure a smooth transition to the new system. 教統局長李國章公布，「三三四」新學制推遲至2009年實施，又宣布增撥資源推行新學制。李局長表示，大多數學校要求有充裕時間準備，以順利過渡新制。 |
| 18/5/05 | Independent legislator, Chim Pui-chung, plans to run in
the election for the chief executive so as to prevent the next chief executive
being selected unopposed. But he also expressed doubts about his ability
to gather enough nominations to become a formal candidate. 立法會獨立議員詹培忠計劃參與新的行政長官補選，因為他不希望有人自動當選。詹培忠說沒有把握可取得足{提名人。 |
| 17/5/05 | The acting Chief Executive, Donald Tsang, says he will not
make any decision on whether he will run for the CE election until the
bill for July's election has been passed by Legco. 署理行政長官曾蔭權表示，他會待立法會通過修訂選舉條例後才作決定是否參選行政長官補 選。 |
| 16/5/05 | More than 20,000 people flocked to Cheung Chau to attend
the Bun Festival on the island. A parade was held in the afternoon.
The Bun Scrambling Competition started at midnight , the religious ritual
was banned 26 years ago. |
| 15/5/05 | Suicide is the sixth leading cause of death in Hong Kong
- according to a study. The study concludes that a public health approach
is needed to effectively reduce the number of suicides and attempted
suicides. |
| 14/5/05 | Scores of bloodworms were found in a public swimming
pool in Shamshuipo. Officers from the Leisure and Cultural Services
department took water samples from the pool for investigation. |
| 13/5/05 | The Secretary for Education and Manpower, Arthur Li, is
charging the Professional Teacher's Union of playing politics with education.
A PTU poll showed that 90 per cent of schools did not support the specialized
teaching scheme. Mr. Li sent out his own questionnaire, asking the schools'
option. 教統局長李國章指教協將政治引入教育。教協問卷調查顯示，九成學校反對專科教學計劃，所以他自行發問卷，要求學校就計劃表態。 |
| 12/5/05 | A Chinese University study has found that more people in
Hong Kong are suffering from high blood pressure compared with 10 years
ago. This is because people are taking in more salt in their diet. High
blood pressure is a major risk factor for strokes and heart attacks. 中大研究發現，香港人的鹽份攝取量不斷增加。港人患高血壓的人數較十年前高。高血壓容易引致中風及心臟病。 |
| 11/5/05 | Government is determined to plug accident compensation loophole.
A woman was awarded nearly a million dollars from the Employee Compensation
Assistance Fund after her husband was killed while working illegally on
a construction site. 政府打算修例堵塞黑工可獲補償漏洞，一名黑工在地盤工作意外死亡，妻子獲僱員補償援助基金賠償近一百萬。 |
| 10/5/05 | A driver was killed and another two men were injured, one
critically, when their trucks were crushed under falling containers yesterday
as typhoon-strength gusts of up to 135km/h tore across Hong Kong. 陣風超過135公里，達颶風風速，昨日橫過本港，有貨櫃倒塌意外，造成一名司機死，另兩人 兩傷。 |
| 9/5/05 | Hong Kong Professional Teachers Union staged a march
to urge the government to cut class sizes. The President Cheung Man-Kwong
said the authorities should take advantage of the falling student population
to create smaller classes to improve educational standards. |
| 8/5/05 | The government is considering encouraging single parents
who are on comprehensive social security assistance to work part-time
when their children reach the age of six. They are now required to work
eight hours a week when their children reach 15. |
| 7/5/05 | An independent committee looking into chaos during last
year's Legislative council election has found that the implementation
problems were caused by human errors or oversight. |
| 6/5/05 | The Commission on Poverty, chaired by Henry Tang, paid a
visit to Sham Shui Po as part of the body's efforts to alleviate poverty
in Hong Kong. Mr. Tang said he would consider setting up district work
committees in future, to better identify the needs of the poor in various
districts. 扶貧委員會為香港滅貧而努力，到深水黤纗謘C主席唐英年表示，正考慮成立地區扶貧委員會，進一步確認區內窮人的需要。 |
| 5/5/05 | The legislative council passed a motion condemning Japan's
"whitewashing of its wartime atrocities" by manipulating its
history textbooks and demanding apology from Japan. 立法會通過動議，譴責日本掩飾戰時暴行，篡改教科書，並要求日本作出道歉。 |
| 4/5/05 | Many motorists abandoned their cars for public transport
to avoid potential traffic jams at the Cross-Harbour Tunnel on the first
working day after the Eastern Harbour Tunnel toll increase. Conditions
at the Cross-Harbour Tunnel were normal in either the morning or evening
rush hours. 東隧加價後首個工作日，很多駕使者改乘公共交通，紅隧沒有出現預期的擠塞情況，在 上下午的繁忙時間，交通情況正常。 |
| 3/5/05 | The Fire Services Department says it will be closely watching
traffic conditions near the Cross Harbour tunnel today and best deploy
ambulances in case of emergency. Severe congestion is feared on the first
working day after higher tolls went into force for the Eastern Harbour
Tunnel. 消防處表示，會密切監察明天紅磡海底隧道交通情況，在緊急情況下有效調派救護車。東隧加價首個工作天，紅隧擠塞恐惡化。 |
| 2/5/05 | About 200 entertainment businesses and restaurants along
Nathan Road in Kowloon turned off their lights this evening - to protest
against controversial legislation to ban smoking in restaurants and other
venues. 在彌敦道，大約有二百家娛樂場所和食肆，晚上發起熄燈行動，抗議政府將修訂草案規定全部娛樂場所全面禁煙。 |
| 1/5/05 | Police will launch a Road Safety Campaign for tourists
from May 1 to May 8 to promote their awareness of road safety and enlighten
them on the importance of complying with traffic regulations. Tourists
will be advised to cross the road using footbridges, pedestrian subways
or light signal crossing facilities. |
| 30/4/05 | The Government reminded the public that traffic of Cross
Harbour Tunnel, Western Harbour Crossing and roads around might be more
congested than before on May 1 when the Eastern Harbour Crossing toll
starts. 政府提醒市民東區海底隧道五月一日起提高收費初期，需要特別留意海底隧道、西區海底隧道及附近道路的交通可能比以往更為擠塞。 |
| 29/4/05 | The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation suspended a driver
who failed to stop at Tai Wo station during the morning rush hour. The
corporation said initial findings showed that the incident was caused
by human error. 九鐵一列車，朝早繁忙時間在太和站飛站，司機需暫停駕駛職務。九鐵初步調查發現，事件涉及人為過失。 |
| 28/4/05 | A total of 55 primary students and parents fell ill after
attending a buffet lunch at a Thai restaurant. They appeared to have suffered
from bacterial fodd poisoning. They developed diarrhoea, nausea, abdominal
pain, vomiting and fever. Thirty-three of them sought medical treatment. 一批小學生及家長共55人，在一間泰國菜館進食自助午餐後，懷疑集體食物中毒，先後出現腹瀉、噁心、肚痛、嘔吐及發燒徵狀，其中33人向私家醫生及公立醫院求診。 |
| 27/4/05 | Hong Kong's employment situation continues to be buoyant
with half the companies here planning to hire more staff in the second
quarter of this year. However, it warns of employee burnout in some industries
because of long working hours here. 一間顧問公司調查發現，本港就業情況持續向好，五成香港公司計劃在今年第二季增聘人手。但員工的工作時間則比以往長，容易筋疲力盡。 |
| 26/4/05 | The MTRC unveiled its Disneyland Resort line, which cost
the MTR two billion dollars and took over three years to build. Fares
to Disneyland will cost between six and 26 dollars for a single journey.
There will be contingency plans to handle large crowds. 迪士尼線揭幕，地鐵動用20億元興建，費時三年。往迪士尼車費由六元至二十六元。在繁忙時間會有應變計劃。 |
| 25/4/05 | Hong Kong's champion racehorse Silent Witness has set a
new world record, with his 17th consecutive win. But there were chaotic
scenes before the meeting began. More than twenty fans suffered slight
injuries when crowds of people tried to claim free souvenir hats. 香港馬王精英大師，十七場連勝，創造世界紀錄。但比賽前出現混亂場面，馬迷漎菛薇紀念帽，二十多名馬迷受傷。 |
| 24/4/05 | The government is planning to introduce higher hospital
maternity fees for non-residents. There has been a surge in the number
of mainland women coming here to give birth. |
| 23/4/05 | The Immigration Department today successfully prosecuted
a Mainland visitor who breached his condition of stay. The man had established
a business providing taxi transportation services while remaining as a
visitor in Hong Kong . 入境事務處成功檢控一名違反逗留條件的內地訪客。該男子在訪港期間，開辦的士載客服務的業務。 |
| 22/4/05 | Representatives from the pro-democracy camp met with senior
Beijing officials in Shenzhen, to discuss the coming interpretation of
the Basic Law. The group voiced opposition to the move, though welcomed
the opportunity for face-to-face talks. 民主派人士在深圳會見北京官員，討論釋法。民主派歡迎有機會面對面會談，表達反對釋法的意見。 |
| 21/4/05 | The head of the local Catholic Church Bishop Joseph Zen
said the selection of the new pope provided a good opportunity to improve
ties between the Vatican and China. 天主教香港教區主教陳日君表示：梵蒂岡選出新教宗，期望能改善中梵關係。 |
| 20/4/05 | The head of the Tung Chung Rural Committee and a contractor
were found guilty of fraud over the illegal excavation of tons of rocks
from Tung Chung River on Lantau Island. 東涌鄉事委員會主席及一名合約工程商，在「非法挖掘東涌河石頭」案件中被裁定詐騙罪名成立。 |
| 19/4/05 | A couple came down with leptospirosis. The patients developed
fever, chills and severe muscle pain. They were were in the Malaysian
state of Sabah for a holiday prior to their falling ill. 一對夫婦證實感染u端螺旋菌，患者出現發燒、發冷和嚴重肌肉痛，發病前他們曾到馬來西亞沙巴旅遊。 |
| 18/4/05 | About twelve thousand people took part in a march to protest
against attempts by the Japanese government to whitewash its wartime past.
The demonstrators strongly opposed Japan's bid to become a permanent member
of the UN security council and its occupation of the Diaoyu Islands. 約有一萬二千人參與反日遊行，抗議日本掩飾戰時歷史。示威者反對日本爭取成為聯合國安全理事會永久會員及據釣魚台群島。 |
| 17/4/05 | The Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology, John
Tsang, says he doesn't think anti-Japanese waves will affect trade. He
said Hong Kong people are rather rational and restrained and he believed
anti-Japanese activities here won't damage Japan-related business. 工商及科技局局長曾俊華認為，近日出現的反日浪潮，相信不會影響貿易方面。他認為，香港人是較理性及有節制，反日活動不會對商業貿易，做成太大影響。 |
| 16/4/05 | One of the murderers of two Island School students at
Braemar Hill in 1985 was given a fixed prison sentence of 35 years by
the Court of First Instance. |
| 15/4/05 | Talks between staff and management of the Ocean Palace restaurant
ended inconclusively. Staff were told that the owners would soon be filing
for bankruptcy and that they should seek compensation from the insolvency
fund. 海洋皇宮大酒樓管理層與員工會面後，未能達成共識。酒樓管理層表明，會在短期內申請破產；員工須透過申請破產欠薪基金，追討遣散費。 |
| 14/4/05 | According to a new study, some dim sum items are high
in fat and sodium. Prolonged consumption of these products could lead
to obesity and cardiovascular disease. |
| 13/4/05 | A former RTHK employee was given a six-month suspended sentence
after being convicted of conspiring to defraud the public broadcaster
of 740-thousand dollars. 一名前港台雇員被裁定串謀詐騙港台七十四萬，被判監六個月，緩刑兩年。 |
| 12/4/05 | In view of the serious consequences caused by red-light
jumping, the Environment, Transport and Works Bureau proposes to increase
the driving offence points for jumping red-light from three to five, and
increase the fixed penalty from $450 to $600 to create a stronger deterrent
effect. 鑑於因衝紅燈意外造成的嚴重後果，環境運輸及工務局建議將衝紅燈的違例駕駛分數由三分提高至五分，定額罰款則由四百五十元增加至六百元，以加強阻嚇作用。 |
| 11/4/05 | The SAR Government welcomes the adoption of the report
of the Acting Chief Executive by the State Council to request the Standing
Committee of the National People's Congress to make an interpretation
regarding the term of office of the new Chief Executive. 特區政府歡迎國務院接納署理行政長官的報告提請全國人大常委會對 《 基本法》就新的行政長官的任期作出解釋。 |
| 10/4/05 | Rechargeable batteries are to be collected at over three
hundred locations throughout the territory. The programme is an extension
of a trial launched in 2002 which proved to be feasible and cost-effective.
|
| 9/4/05 | Retail sales in February have risen 16.5 percent year on
year to 16.7 billion dollars. The overall volume of retail sales were
up because of the economic recovery and improving labour market conditions.
A vibrant inbound tourism also contributed to the rise. 二月份零售銷貨價值是 167億元，較去年上升16%。二月份的數字強勁增長，主要是經濟復興，勞工市場情況改善，以及旅遊業維持蓬勃。 |
| 8/4/05 | More than six thousand people attended a mass at the Catholic
Cathedral at Mid-levels to pay final respect to the late Pope John Paul
the second. 數千名信徒出席在堅道主教座堂舉行大禮安息彌撒悼念教宗若望保祿二世。 |
| 7/4/05 | The acting chief executive, Donald Tsang, has announced
that the government will seek an interpretation of Basic Law provisions
on the term of the next C-E. He hoped that the National People's Congress
could make the ruling at its meeting at the end of this month. 署理行政長官曾蔭權宣佈，政府決定就基本法行政長官任期作出解釋。他希望人大在四月下旬作出裁決。 |
| 6/4/05 | The Executive Council is expected to meet this morning.
It seems likely the government would announce an N-P-C interpretation
of the Basic Law on the tenure of the Chief Executive. |
| 5/4/05 | More than five thousand people attended a memorial mass
for the Pope John Paul II at the Catholic Cathedral in Caine Road .
The crowd was so large that many watched proceedings on giant screen
in the Cathedral compound. |
| 4/4/05 | Tension between acting Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen
and the pro-Beijing camp has surged after a DAB lawmaker Choy So-yuk criticised
him as being arrogant and disrespectful of patriotic values. 署理行政長官曾蔭權與親北京派別的緊張關係湧現。民建聯立法會議員蔡素玉批評曾蔭權自大和不尊重愛國價值。 |
| 3/4/05 | The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao
Bridge Advance Work Coordination Group recommended HK-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
would land in San Shek Wan of Northwest Lantau on the east, and in Gongbei
/ a Perola on the west. 珠澳大橋協調小組定出大橋的三個落腳點，分別是澳門的東方明珠、珠海的拱北和香港大嶼山的 散 石灣。 |
| 2/4/05 | The new director of the Environmental Protection Department,
Keith Kwok said the government would release a paper detailing the various
ways to treat the territory's municipal waste, their respective costs
and facilities needed. He stressed that charging for household waste is
not a top priority. 新任環保署長郭家強說：政府將會推出文件，交代處理家居垃圾方案、成本與設施的詳情。他強調，家居廢物收費並非首要的考慮。 |
| 1/4/05 | Hong Kong Disneyland is hiring three thousand frontline
staff. Most workers will get an above-average monthly salary of nine thousand
dollars. They will serve in a variety of areas, from merchandizing, cleaning,
food and beverage to security. 香港迪士尼樂園招聘三千個前前線職位，工種包括零售 、 清潔 、餐飲 及保安等，大部分職位起薪點九千元以上。 |
| 31/3/05 | The government has welcomed a third potential supplier's
interest in entering the local power market. China Power International
Holdings and Hong Kong's Vertex Communications and Technology have announced
plans to generate power from the mainland for sale in Hong Kong . |
| 30/3/05 | The Telecommunications Authority has found that four
telecommunication firms adopted deceptive and misleading sales tactics.
The Authority has established nine best practice benchmarks to improve
industry sales practices and help safeguard consumer interests. |
| 29/3/05 | Environmental group, Greenpeace, has found about five
sites in the Northern New Territories that have been dumped with imported
e-waste. The soil is found to contain excessive lead. It calls on the
government to ban the importation of e-waste. |
| 28/3/05 | The Secretary for constitutional affairs, Stephen Lam,
says whether the government would seek an interpretation on the Basic
Law about the tenure of the new chief executive will depend on how the
current situation develops. 政制事務局局長林瑞麟說，就補選行政長官任期，政府會視乎情況發展，決定是否尋求人大釋法。 |
| 27/3/05 | An academic has urged the government to raise the toll
of the Hunghom Harbour Crossing to divert traffic away from it. There's
no point for the government to subsidize the Hung Hom tunnel, which
had already reached its saturation point. |
| 26/3/05 | The Easter exodus kicked off yesterday with a record 790
flights into and out of Chek Lap Kok. But for those left behind there
were plenty of fun things to do on the first day of the long Easter weekend.
復活節假期首日， 有破紀錄的 790班航班升降 機場 。留港的人在復活節假期的首個週末也有很多有趣的事情可做 。 |
| 25/3/05 | Acting on a complaint from a major Japanese cartoon production
house, customs officers seized six-million dollars worth of pirated VCDs
of Japanese cartoons in Mongkok, including "Howl's Moving Castle",
a newly released Japanese cartoon film. 海關在接獲日本動畫公司投訴後，於旺角進行突擊搜查，合共檢獲總值 600多萬元盜版日本動畫光碟， 其中包括最新上映的《哈爾移動城堡》日本動畫電影 。 |
| 24/3/05 | When asked about the characteristics of a potential CE,
the Financial Secretary, Henry Tang, highlighted the need for potential
Chief Executives to be patriotic and have administrative ability. 財政司司長唐英年在被問到擔任特首的條件時表示，人選必須要愛國、以及擁有豐富的行政能力。 |
| 23/3/05 | A No.1 Alarm fire broke out at a domestic unit on the sixth
floor of a building in Tsuen Wan at 5.33am yesterday morning. Two charred
bodies were found at the scene. 荃灣一座唐樓昨日清晨五點幾發生一級火警，現場發現兩具燒焦屍體。 |
| 22/3/05 | Financial Secretary Henry Tang Ying-yen yesterday categorically
ruled himself out of the chief executive race in July, making it highly
likely that Donald Tsang Yam-kuen will be returned unopposed as Hong Kong's
next leader. 財政司司長唐英年明確表示，不會參加七月的行政長官補選，這樣使曾蔭權在毫無對手下成為香港下一任領袖。 |
| 21/3/05 | The government is determined to press ahead with an election
for a new Chief Executive on July the tenth. This is despite the possibility
that someone might seek a judicial review of the new CE's term of office.
政府加緊進行在七月十日前提名新的行政長官，儘管會有可能有人會對特首任期提出司法覆核。 |
| 20/3/05 | The Financial Secretary has dropped hints about further
tax concessions if the economy performs well this year. He said it would
have been risky to reduce income tax now because the economy was only
just in the early stages of recovery. |
| 19/3/05 | The importer and the wholesaler have recalled a slimming
health product "Bioslim Herbal Tablets" which was found to contain
bisacodyl. It can cause discomfort such as abdominal pain and cramps.
Prolonged use or overdosing on it can lead to excessive loss of water
and electrolytes. 入口商及批發商從市面回收「保秀麗減肥丸」的減肥健康產品。此種產品被發現含有「比沙可啶」，其副作用包括引致腹部腹痛及抽筋，長期或過量服用會導致嚴重缺水及流失電解質。 |
| 18/3/05 | Customs officers have raided a pirated disc workshop and
arrested a middle-aged couple and their two sons. They suspected the family
had cooperated with a triad syndicate to run the operation in order to
pay off huge debts. 海關搗破燒錄盜版光碟工場，拘捕一家四口。海關懷疑這家人因為欠債而與三合會集團合作，經營盜版光碟。 |
| 17/3/05 | Major political parties have given a mixed reaction to the
budget. The Liberal Party said the budget had correctly addressed the
problem of poverty. However, the DAB criticised the Financial Secretary
for being too prudent and conservative. 主要政黨對新預算案反應不一，自由黨表示預算案正確地致力滅貧問題。民建聯批評預算案審慎有餘，進取不足。 |
| 16/3/05 | Thirteen people came down with scallop poisoning. The patients
developed nervous system-related symptoms including dizziness, limb weakness,
and blurred vision after eating steamed scallops. 十三人進食帶子後出現食物中毒現象，出現頭暈、手腳酸軟同視線模糊的現象。 |
| 15/3/05 | New World First Bus and CityBus are under pressure to raise
bus fares as a result of the planned toll increase at the Eastern Harbour
Tunnel. Costs have already soared because of volatile oil prices. The
toll hike will drive costs up further. 東區海底隊道加價，令新創建及城巴有加價壓力。油價高企，已增加成本。東隧加價，令成本進一步增加。 |
| 14/3/05 | More than 300 invaluable relics will be featured at the
Hong Kong Heritage Museum, showing the artistic and cultural changes that
took place in China from Eastern Han to High Tang. Many of these national
treasures are grade-one relics. 三百多件難得一見的國寶級文物，將在香港文化博物館展出，把中國隋唐盛世豐富多采的文化面貌再現觀眾眼前。大部分為一級國寶。 |
| 13/3/05 | Tung Chee-hwa's resignation paves the way for Donald
Tsang to become the acting chief executive. Donald Tsang has said that
a new chief executive will be elected on July the 10th, and his term
will last two years. |
| 12/3/05 | The toll for private cars and taxis using the Eastern
Harbour Tunnel is to be raised by $10 to $25. The higher toll was decided
by arbitrators. The Government says it is very disappointed and extremely
concerned about the decision. |
| 11/3/05 | Tung Chee-hwa formally submitted his resignation to
Beijing yesterday, ending a historic and troubled reign as Hong Kong's
first chief executive. He also confirmed that the Chief Secretary, Donald
Tsang, was now poised to take over as acting chief executive. |
| 10/3/05 | Legco's committee on members' interests has recommended
that the council should take action against Democratic Party legislator
James To for failing to register an interest with Legco. A motion will
be put forward early next month admonishing Mr To. 立法會“個人利益監察委員會”向立法會提交有關民主黨立法會議員涂謹申漏報利益一事的調查報告。委員會將會 在下月六日提出訓誡涂謹申的議案。 |
| 9/3/05 | Recent signs of improvement in the economy have pushed the
territory's consumer satisfaction index to a record high of nearly 70
points out of a hundred. The survey found many were dissatisfied with
their shopping experiences across the border. 經濟好轉，推高本地消費者的滿意指數，有接近70分。港人最不滿意就是往深圳購物。 |
| 8/3/05 | The Law Reform Commission has recommended that divorced
parents share custody of their children. The Law Reform Commission has
also suggested that the minimum age for marriage, without parental consent,
should be lowered from 21 to 18. 法律改革委員會建議，離婚父母共同對子女監護責任。另外又建議將自主結婚年齡降低到十八歲。 |
| 7/3/05 | Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa held an urgent meeting with
his expected replacement, Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, last night - immediately
after returning from Beijing. Mr Tung repeated that he would give an account
of what he called "pressing issues" at an appropriate time. 行政長官董建華，結束北京的行程返港，並且在傍晚前往政府總部，與曾蔭權舉行緊急會議。董建華表示，對於大家關心的問題，會在適當時候交代。 |
| 6/3/05 | President Hu Jintao gave high marks to the Chief Executive,
Tung Chee-hwa, saying that Mr Tung had maintained Hong Kong 's stability
and prosperity, and had made great contributions to the successful implementation
of the one-country, two-systems formula. |
| 5/3/05 | The Court of First Instance ruled in favour of three flight
attendants of Cathay Pacific, who had accused the airline of breaching
its contract with them, when it stopped automatic promotions and annual
pay increases. 國泰航空三名機艙服務員，不滿資方取消按年自動調升增薪點， 違反僱傭合約的規定 ，高等法院裁定員方勝訴。 |
| 4/3/05 | Strong signals emerged that any successor to Tung Chee-hwa,
if he leaves office prematurely, would just serve out the remainder of
the chief executive's term until 2007 - not five years as stipulated by
the Basic Law. 有跡象顯示，若董建華提前離職，接替他的行政長官任期至2007年，並不是基本法規定的五年任期。 |
| 3/3/05 | The Chief Executive, Tung Chee-hwa, declined to comment
on widespread reports that he had resigned. He said that he would give
an account of "pressing questions" at an appropriate time. 行政長官董建華沒正面回應辭職傳聞。他表示會在適當時候交代大眾關心問題。 |
| 2/3/05 | Tung Chee-hwa will step down as Hong Kong's chief executive,
sources in Beijing said. He is expected to cite ill health and could leave
as early as this month. Donald Tsang Yam-kuen is being tipped as Tung
Chee-hwa's successor. 北京消息指，董建華將會辭去特首，他以「身體健康為理由」，可能快至今個月離任。曾蔭權被認為有希望代理特首職務。 |
| 1/3/05 | The global banking giant HSBC Holdings reported a 35 percent
increase in profit for last year. The figure of 11.84 billion US dollars
was in line with analysts' expectations. 匯豐控股公布04年度業績，盈利118億美元,增長35%，符合預期。 |
| 28/2/05 | The Chief Executive, Tung Chee-hwa, is to be appointed to
the mainland's top advisory body, the Chinese People's Political Consultative
Conference. He may become a vice-chairman - a senior position equivalent
to a state leader. 行政長官董建華將出任全國政協委員，董建華有機會獲選政協副主席 –職位等同國家領導人。 |
| 27/2/05 | Overwhelming response was received at the Book
Sale Campaign. More than 100,000 books were sold and about 12,800 people
participated at the first day of the Sale of Donated books. 「舊書義賣日」市民反應熱烈。首日共吸引約一萬二千八百名市民參與義賣活動，並售出超過十萬本書籍。 |
| 26/2/05 | The Town Planning board has rejected Hopewell Holdings
proposal to build Hong Kong 's biggest hotel in Wanchai. Members said
the MegaTower project was too large to blend in with surrounding developments,
and was not visually attractive. |
| 25/2/05 | The Chinese University says it will uphold its bilingual
teaching policy and set up a bilingual policy committee to collect views.
Under the new policy, departments will need to offer more subjects in
English if they opt to take in more overseas students. 中大堅守雙語教學政策，並計劃設立雙語政策委員會，聽取師生意見。中大推行新政策，學系若選擇招收非本地學生，該學系需提供多些英語授課科目。 |
| 24/2/05 | The Secretary for health Welfare and Food Dr York Chow
expressed support for the Chief Secretary Donald Tsang's call for Hong
Kong people to have bigger families. However he stressed that it is up
to the individual on whether they want to have more children or not. 衛生福利及食物局局長周一嶽，認同政務司司長曾蔭權鼓勵市民多生育。周一嶽說，生育與否是個人選擇。 |
| 23/2/05 | Hong Kong's first auction of a commercial site since 2001
attracted frenzied bidding from developers, boosting confidence in the
commercial property sector and swelling the government's coffers. The
buyer was developer Sino Land. The lot was finally sold for 1.82 billion
dollars. Ｏ一年以來首次拍賣商業地吸引地產發展商狂熱競投，賣地成績增強商業地產界信心，增加庫房收益。信和置業以十八億二千萬元成交。 |
| 22/2/05 | Hong Kong 's windsurfing queen Olympic gold medallist,
Li Lai-shan, has announced that she is three months pregnant. San-san's
career as a windsurfer will be put on hold until the baby is born in the
fall. 奧運滑浪風帆金牌選手李麗珊，證實懷孕三個月。李麗珊風帆事業將會推遲到今秋嬰兒出生後。 |
| 21/2/05 | Police are hunting for a gunman who shot and wounded
an insurance businessman in a crowded Causeway Bay restaurant. They
suspect it could have been a robbery that went wrong, but also say the
shooting had some unusual aspects. |
| 20/2/05 | Park N'Shop removed four imported food items from its shelves
because they contain dye which links to cancer. The British Food Standards
Agency issued a warning about the discovery of the cancer inducing dye,
called "Sudan One," in 359 foodstuff items on sale in Britain. 百佳回收四種被指含致癌色素的入口食品。英國食物標準局發出安全警告，指359種英國食品含有致癌物質「蘇丹一號」。 |
| 19/2/05 | 19/2/05 Lim Por-yen, chairman and founder of the Lai Sun
Group, a hard-nosed garment, entertainment and property tycoon, passed
away from a lung infection at the age of 93. 麗新集團創辦人林伯欣感染肺炎逝世，享年九十三歲。林伯欣生前是個精明的 製衣、娛樂和地產大亨 。 |
| 18/2/05 | The Marine Department has launched an investigation into
a collision between a ferry and a cargo vessel off Tsing Yi yesterday.
It left 102 people injured. The collision occurred in poor visibility,
as thick fog cut visibility to as little as 100 metres. 海事處正調查一艘雙體客船同內地貨船在青衣對開海面的撞船意外，事件中有102人受傷。出事的時候海面很大霧，能見度低至一百米。 |
| 17/2/05 | A woman was arrested after 17 people were burned by corrosive
fluid dripping on them from a building in North Point. The woman said
she had poured drainer cleaner into a broken toilet and some of its leaked
onto the street. 北角有腐蝕性液體滴下導致17名途人受傷，警方拘捕一名女住客。該名女住客倒下通渠液在坐廁，通渠液滲出街上。 |
| 16/2/05 | Hong Kong 's Disneyland has started taking reservations
for its two hotels ahead of the theme park's official opening in September.
Rates for the hotel rooms range between one thousand and 18 hundred
dollars. |
| 15/2/05 | An abseiler died in Tai Po after being found hanging
sixty feet from the top of a cliff with a rope wrapped around his neck.
A Government Flying Service helicopter was dispatched to the scene to
rescue the man. |
| 14/2/05 | About seven hundred of the 10-thousand doctors in the
territory smoke. Medical workers who smoke should set an example and
quit the habit, according to a newly formed medical advisory group.
|
| 13/2/05 | A falling branch from Tai Po's famous "wish-making
tree" slightly injured a child and a man. Many people visit the tree
during the Chinese New Year holidays, hoping for good luck. It was believed
the branch broke under the sheer weight of the numerous "wishes"
caught up in it. 大埔許願樹有一段樹枝折斷，一名男子及一名男童被擊中受輕傷。大埔許願村，每年農曆新年都有大批市民前往一拋寶牒許願，令許願樹負荷日重而折斷。 |
| 12/2/05 | A Hong Kong couple was killed in a bus crash near Guilin
. The tourist coach was speeding in misty conditions before it plunged
off a cliff. Two Hong Kong residents - a father and his son - were killed
in a traffic accident in Beijing . They were travelling in a coach when
it collided with a truck. |
| 11/2/05 | Donald Tsang says he plans to retire from public service
in two years. When asked if he wanted to be Chief Executive, Mr Tsang
laughed but did not answer the question. |
| 10/2/05 | The Year of the Rooster was greeted around the region
as people marked the end of the Year of the Monkey. The Tourism Board
estimated there were about 300,000 spectators for the New Year Night
Parade and that it was seen by a global television audience of 340 million.
|
| 9/2/05 | Chief Executive's Lunar New Year message: With one heart
and respect different views, we will build a more prosperous and harmonious
society. As spring returns and ushers in the Year of the Rooster, we
wish everyone in Hong Kong a fruitful, harmonious and serene New Year.
|
| 8/2/05 | The Housing Society has offered all owners of Albert
House a maximum of 200 thousand dollars in interest-free loans, with
a one year repayment period. Those experiencing financial difficulties
can apply for a longer repayment period of up to five years. |
| 7/2/05 | The Liberal Party chairman, James Tien, warned that claims
of collusion between the government and business could keep foreign investors
away. Mr. Tien said when business was dragged into politics, the economy
could get hurt. 自由黨主席田北俊警告，社會繼續指責政府官商勾結，只會令外國企業不選擇在香港投資。田北俊指出，將商業扯入政治，經濟會受損。 |
| 6/2/05 | Police have failed to find the head of a 16-year-old girl
following an intensive search at a Ta Kwu Ling landfill. The girl's father
surrendered to police yesterday, alleging he had killed the girl. 警方在打鼓嶺堆填區，尋找日前遭殺害的十六歲少女的頭顱，仍未有發現。少女的 父親涉嫌與案件有關，昨日到警署自首。 |
| 5/2/05 | A civil servant has won a judicial review against the
administration for cutting the salaries of government staff. Mr Justice
Hartmann said the Public Officers Pay Adjustment Ordinance was inconsistent
with the Basic Law. |
| 4/2/05 | Democrat Alex Ho Wai-to, who was detained on the mainland
for allegedly hiring a prostitute, denied hiring a prostitute, saying
he was wrongly accused. But he would quit the party. 內地嫖妓接受勞教的民主黨區議員何偉途，否認嫖妓，聲稱被錯判，但他會退出民主黨。 |
| 3/2/05 | The government released documents exchanged between the
administration and PCCW on the Cyberport project. The Secretary for Commerce,
Industry and Trade, John Tsang, said the government wanted to allay concerns
on possible collusion between government and big business. 政府公開與當時的盈科拓展就數碼港計劃交換的文書。工商及科技局長曾俊華說，希望藉此減輕公眾對「官商勾結」的疑慮。 |
| 2/2/05 | Comedian Stephen Chow's "Kung Fu Hustle" is the
top contender at this year's Hong Kong Film Awards. The Hollywood-financed
movie about kung fu masters is the top nominee, with 16 nods in 18 available
categories. 周星馳電影《功夫》是本屆香港電影金像獎的主要競爭者。電影是由荷里活出資製作有關功夫大師， 獲十六項提名。 |
| 1/2/05 | The Department of Health is concerned about the report of
outbreaks of meningococcal meningitis in Eastern China. The disease is
characterized by sudden onset of fever, intense headache, nausea and vomiting,
stiff neck and shock and even death in severe cases. 衛生署關注華東爆發腦膜炎雙球菌的報導。患者的徵狀包括突發性發燒、嚴重頭痛、作嘔及嘔吐、頸梗，嚴重者更會休克甚至致命。 |
| 31/1/05 | DAB lawmaker, Choy So-yuk, criticized the Chief Executive,
Tung Chee-hwa, for failing to improve on his shortcomings. She accused
him of wavering when it came to making decisions on certain issues. 民建聯立法會議員蔡素玉，批評行政長官董建華未能改善不足之處。她指責董建華做事猶豫不定。 |
| 30/1/05 | The Health Secretary, York Chow, said the government
had decided against banning the import of plants despite the red ant
menace. |
| 29/1/05 | Lawmakers vetoed a motion of thanks to the Chief executive,
Tung Chee-hwa, for his policy address. This is the fifth time Mr. Tung's
policy speech has been voted down by Legco. An amendment seeking to
express deep regret to this year's address was also defeated. |
| 28/1/05 | The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department has
found more traces of red fire ants after intensified inspection. 40 mounds
of the suspected ant species have so far been found within the Hong Kong
Wetland Park area, 19 of which have been destroyed with pesticide and
properly treated. 漁農自然護理署加強檢驗後，在更多地方發現疑似紅火蟻蹤跡。該署在香港濕地公園發現四十個疑似紅火蟻的巢穴，其中十九個已用除害劑消滅，妥善處理。 |
| 27/1/05 | Red fire ant nests are found in in the wetland park in Tin
Shui Wai. Red fire ants are believed to have invaded Hongkong from Guangdong.
The government has set up a taskforce to prevent the spread of the aggressive
insects. 在天水圍的濕地公園懷疑有紅火蟻穴，相信紅火蟻已由廣東入侵香港。政府已經成立三百人隊伍，防止紅火蟻擴散。 |
| 26/1/05 | The Agricultural and Fisheries Department is considering
random inspections of imported festive plants from the mainland. This
follows the discovery of the red fire ants in flower and fruit nurseries
in Shenzhen. Their bite can prove fatal in some cases. 漁農自然護理署考慮抽驗由內地進口的年花。這是由於深圳苗圃發現能致命的紅火蟻。 |
| 25/1/05 | The overall law and order situation saw obvious improvement
in 2004, with a drop in most of the crimes, in particular homicide, robbery,
burglary and snatching despite a rise in such crimes as serious narcotics
offences, criminal intimidation and rape. 二００四年香港整體治安有明顯改善，大部分的罪案均錄得跌幅，其中兇殺、行劫、爆竊及搶掠的跌幅最為顯著，只有在嚴重毒品案件、刑事恐嚇及強姦等罪案錄得升幅。 |
| 24/1/05 | The Secretary for Education and Manpower, Arthur Li said
he might try out small-class teaching with poor children, as studies have
shown their learning abilities would be improved in such an environment. 教育統籌局長李國章表示，政府考慮為貧困學童推行小班教學，因為研究顯示，學生接受小班教學後，學習效能提高。 |
| 23/1/05 | The government says it expects a much lower budget deficit
this year than it had estimated. The Secretary for Financial Services
and the Treasury, Frederick Ma, said this was mainly due to better-than-expected
revenue from profits and salaries tax; as well as stamp duty. |
| 22/1/05 | A candle-lit vigil took place at Victoria Park to mourn
the death of former Communist Party leader, Zhao Ziyang. Mr Zhao publicly
sided with student demonstrators during the Tiananmen democracy protests
in 1989. |
| 21/1/05 | The Chief Executive of the Monetary Authority, Joseph Yam,
warned the investment environment for the coming year would be tough.
Mr Yam announced results on the performance of the government's Exchange
Fund last year. The fund made 56.7 billion dollars in investment income. 金管局總裁任志剛警告，來年投資環境將會困難。任志剛宣佈外匯基金去年投資表現，外匯基金去年投資收入567億元。 |
| 20/1/05 | Yesterday's Legislative Council session was aborted after
24 pro-democracy lawmakers to mourn the death of former Communist Party
leader Zhao Ziyang and pro-government legislators stayed out of the meeting
in protest at what they called unruly behaviour by pro-democracy lawmakers.
昨日立法會大會流會。二十四名泛民主派議員在場默哀，悼念已故中共前總書記趙紫陽。親政府議員退席，抗議民主派議員行為不檢點。 |
| 19/1/05 | The President of the Legislative Council, Rita Fan, rejected
a request to hold a moment of silence during the meeting of the legislature
to pay tribute to Zhao Ziyang. She said that the matter was not urgent. 立法會主席范徐麗泰不批准在立法會大會上哀悼趙紫陽。范太認為，議題沒有迫切性。 |
| 18/1/05 | The Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements
in China praised Zhao Ziyang for his unwavering opposition against the
bloody crackdown on the student-led pro-democracy movement in 1989. 支聯會讚揚趙紫陽堅持反對鎮壓八九學運。 |
| 17/1/05 | A nine-year-old Hong Kong girl, whose father and brother
were killed in the tsunami disaster, lost her three-week fight for survival
in a Phuket hospital. 一名在布吉接受深切治療的九歲女童，經過三星期的生存戰鬥，終於不治。女童的父親和兄長也在海嘯中死亡。 |
| 16/1/05 | The chief executive once again reflected on the administration's
shortcomings but promised to be more active in listening to people's
views. Tung Chee-hwa said in RTHK's "Hong Kong Letter" he
would make the elimination of poverty a top priority. |
| 15/1/05 | 15-year old boy Hui king-lam, who went missing on a school
trip to the Mainland, turned up in his relative's home in Guangzhou
yesterday. |
| 14/1/05 | Tung Chee-hwa insists that his administration practises
"people-based governance". But some lawmakers questioned why
officials continued to ignore public opposition to the government plan
for the West Kowloon cultural hub and their refusal to implement small
class teaching. 董建華堅持施政「以民為本」。但立法會議員質詢，為何官員仍忽略公眾反對西九龍文娛藝術區計劃，和拒絕推行小班教學。 |
| 13/1/05 | In his eighth policy address, the chief executive, Tung
Chee-hwa, announced a series of measures to fight poverty, including the
setting up of a poverty commission. Legco's banking representative, David
Li said this was the best policy address the chief executive had made
as it was pragmatic. 行政長官董建華發表任內第八份施政報告，宣布一連串扶貧措施，成立扶貧委員會。立法會金融界代表李國寶讚揚施政報告是一份務實的報告。 |
| 12/1/05 | More than twenty representatives from the education sector
and student unions strongly opposed the government's proposed budget cuts
on tertiary education. The Institute of Education would face a reduction
of 33 percent over the coming three years. 二十多個教育團體及大專生的代表，強烈反對政府削減大學撥款。教育學院在未來三年會被削 減撥款三分一。 |
| 11/1/05 | Lawmakers expressed concern over the large turnover of Native
English Teachers at primary schools in Hongkong. Almost half of these
teachers chose not to renew their contracts last year. 小學外籍英語教師流失率高，立法會議員表示關注。去年近一半小學外籍英語教師選擇不續約。 |
| 10/1/05 | Over a thousand students and teachers gathered at the Shatin
Sports Ground, urging the government to implement small class teaching.
Representatives say with the huge decline in births, schools can switch
to the new teaching mode. 超過一千名學生和教師，在沙田運動場舉行集會，爭取落實小班教學。代表說，由於現時出生 人口大幅下降，學校可轉用新的教學模式。 |
| 9/1/05 | It is expected that details of how to tackle poverty
will be announced in the Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa's policy address
on Wednesday. The measures will focus on those most in need. |
| 8/1/05 | More than 30 million dollars was raised in a concert
featuring local, Taiwan and mainland pop stars at the Hong Kong Stadium
for victims of the tsunami disaster. |
| 7/1/05 | The government has suffered an embarrassing defeat over
its West Kowloon Cultural District plans in Legco. A motion opposing its
plan to award the huge project to a single consortium and remove the giant
canopy as a required feature has been endorsed by lawmakers. 政府發展西九龍文娛藝術區計劃遭受到難堪的挫敗。立法會以大比數通過議員動議，要求政府撤銷單一招標發展西九龍文娛藝術區以及取消興建天篷。 |
| 6/1/05 | The Mayor of Taipei, Ma Ying-jeou, criticised the Hong Kong
authorities for refusing to grant him a visa to visit the territory. Mr
Ma said Hong Kong would be making a very unwise decision if the ban was
politically motivated. 台灣市長馬英九指責港府拒發簽證入境。若果基於政治動機，這是不明智的決定。 |
| 5/1/05 | Three men involved in pyramid scheme related fraud were
imprisoned for the offence of conspiracy to defraud. The three defendants
offered plans, in which the participants could receive a rebate in introducing
any new client to join the investment plan. 三名男子涉及層壓式騙術，因串謀行騙的罪名，被判入獄。三名被告提供資計劃，參加者可於介紹新會員參與投資計劃而獲得回報。 |
| 4/1/05 | Discretion has been granted to a public housing tenant who
accumulated 16-points for hygiene related offences and is facing eviction.
The Appeal Tribunal made the decision after taking into account the households'
family status. 因為觸犯屋h清潔扣分制，被扣滿16分，而面臨遷出的公屋租戶獲酌情。上訴委員會是基於上訴人的家庭狀況而決定。 |
| 3/1/05 | Two more Hong Kong persons have been confirmed dead in the
tsunami disaster in Thailand, bringing the number of Hong Kong fatalities
to six. The two were found on Phi Phi Island. 再有兩名香港人在海嘯中死亡，兩人在泰國PP島出事，至今共有六名香港人在海嘯中喪生。 |
| 2/1/05 | Fears are rising that Hong Kong 's deathtoll could rise
further. The government support team in Phuket say they've found a number
of identity cards in the heavily devastated district of Khao Lak. |
| 1/1/05 | Twenty political parties and other groups have launched
a week-long drive to raise money for disaster relief. The government,
together with five charity organisations, will hold a fund raising event
at the Hong Kong stadium this afternoon. |
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