The chairman of the Council on Smoking and Health, Homer Tso, says the smoking ban that will come into effect on New Year's day contains some loopholes. He said while restaurants had to comply with the ban starting from next Monday, bars which also serve meals could be exempted until the middle of 2009.
吸煙與健康委員會主席左偉國認為，在一月一日落實禁煙，存在漏洞 。他表示，正當食肆在下星期一遵從禁煙，供應餐食的酒吧卻獲准延期執行至 2009 中 。

Premier Wen Jiabao praised Hong Kong 's economic achievements during a meeting with the Chief Executive, Donald Tsang, in Beijing . However, he urged Mr Tsang to keep a clear head when coping with the challenges to come.
總理溫家寶接見到北京述職的行政長官曾蔭權時，稱讚香港經濟成就，但呼籲特首要保持頭腦清醒，應付挑戰。

Internet users in Hong Kong could face up to a week or more of disruptions as efforts get under way to repair underwater telecommunications cables damaged in Tuesday's earthquake off Taiwan .
受星期二台灣地震影響，本港的互聯網用戶可能面對七日或更多日的擠塞，海底光纜仍在修復中。

The Centre for Health Protection appealed to people, including those travelling to Japan , to maintain strict personal and environmental hygiene to prevent acute gastroenteritis caused by norovirus infection. Winter is usually the peak season for norovirus outbreaks in Japan .
衛生防護中心 呼籲市民及前往日本的旅客，嚴格保持個人及環境衛生，預防感染由諾沃克病毒引致的腸胃炎。冬季通常是日本爆發諾沃克病毒感染的高峰期。

A survey conducted by the Department of Health revealed that more than 90 percent of respondents said they had good personal hygiene standards, such as washing their hands after going to the toilet. Almost all respondents stated that maintaining a hygienic environment should be the responsibility of every citizen.
衛生署的一項調查顯示， 超過九成的受訪者表示他們有良好的個人 衛 生標準，例如在如廁後洗手。 幾乎所有受訪者指出，每位市民都應負起保持環境 衛 生的責任。

International drug dealers are no longer using Hong Kong as a transit point for illicit substances -- it's now a destination for drugs, according to the Police Commissioner, Dick Lee. He said authorities would collaborate with other jurisdictions to stem the flow of drugs at the source.
警務處長李明逵表示， 毒販已不再以香港為毒品中轉站 ， 香港近年已變為散貨地 。 李明逵又表示，警方會與外地執法部門加強合作，從源頭上堵截毒品。

Police arrested three men and seized a quantity of Ketamine and Ecstacy worth six million in Kowloon and Tuen Mum. Police believed believed that the drug dealers intended to supply the drugs to entertainment establishments in Kowloon during the holidays.
警方在屯門及九龍區檢獲總值約 600萬元的毒品，包括搖頭丸及「K仔」，三名男子被捕。警方相信，毒販想在節日期間，將這批毒品供應九龍區娛樂場所。

Heritage preservation concern groups staged a protest at Queen's Pier in Central, calling on the government to halt the demolition of the waterfront heritage. They expressed disappointment that the Chief Executive, Donald Tsang, has insisted on tearing down the structure despite strong opposition from the public.
保護文物關注團體在中環皇后碼頭舉行 示威，要求政府停止 清拆海旁文物。 儘管巿民強列反對， 特首曾蔭權要堅持清拆皇后碼頭， 他們對此表達不滿。

Four men were jailed for 30 days each for killing two dogs for food - the first time a custodial sentence has been imposed for such an offence. The magistrate said a prison sentence was needed to discourage the men from re-offending.
四名男子因為屠宰兩隻狗進食，被判入獄三十日，是本港首宗因為吃狗肉而被判監的案例。 裁判法院法官判決時表示，判刑是要勸阻被告不要再犯。

Hong Kong 's inflation accelerated. In November, the overall consumer prices rose by 2.2% compared with that a year ago. The acceleration was mainly due to price increases in the prices of clothing and footwear as well as some basic foodstuff . The government pointed out that inflation in food prices was driven by an appreciation of the Renminbi.
本港通脹持續擴大。 11 月的消費物價指數較去年同期上升 2.2% 。 升幅擴大主要是由於衣履及部分基本食品價格上升所致。 政府解釋，受人民幣升值的影響，入口內地食品價格上漲。

The observatory yesterday issued the first cold weather warning this winter, with temperatures forecast to drop to about 12 degrees last night. It said Hong Kong is being affected by a winter monsoon, which will bring cold and dry weather. The government opened nine temporary shelters throughout the territory for people in need of refuge from the cold.
天文台昨日發出入冬以來首個寒冷天氣警告，晚間的氣溫將下降至 12度，本港正受到一股寒冷及乾燥的冬季季候風影響。政府在各區開放臨時避寒中心，供有需要的市民避寒。

The marriage of Henderson Land chairman's youngest son Martin Lee Ka-shing, and Cathy Chui Chi-kay, a model-actress stole the show in Sydney Friday when the "wedding of the century" was held at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. The event was reported to have cost the Lee family about HK$100 million.
�痚禰�業二公子李家誠與模特兒藝人徐子淇的世紀婚禮，昨日在悉尼 的「 The Royal Botanic Gardens」舉行。據報世紀婚禮耗費逾億元的。

Pregnant mainland women with tourist permits could be denied entry at the border if the purpose of their visit is anything other than tourism. This was disclosed by the Secretary for Security, Ambrose Lee, as top officials met to discuss ways to curb the influx of pregnant mainland women giving birth in the territory.
保安局長李少光在研究抑制內地孕婦來港產子的會議後透露， 持旅遊許可證來港的內地孕婦，可被拒入境，如入境目的並非旅遊。

A woman convicted of ordering and funding a plot to chop off her seven-year-old stepson's right hand was jailed for 12 years. The judge said he had reduced her sentence by one-third because the defendants pleaded guilty.
七歲男童被斬案， 主謀繼母， 在高等法院被判處監禁 12 年。 法官表示，因被告認罪，刑期減三分一。

The court of first instance rejected an appeal by a man who was convicted and jailed in a landmark case involving the use of BitTorrent technology. Chan Nai-ming received a three month sentence for infringing copyright by making three films available on the internet. He was the first person in the world to be convicted of such an offence.
高等法院駁回陳乃明，違反版權條例，透過 BT技術與網友分享電影的上訴。去年一月被告利用BT技術，與網友分享3齣電影，違反版權條例罪名成立，判入獄3個月，成為全球首宗案例。

Hong Kong 's pan-democratic camp says it has secured more than 100 seats in the 800-member Election Committee, possibly paving the way for a contested race for the post of Chief Executive next March. Of the 137 candidates fielded by the pan-democratic camp, 114 gained seats.
香港泛民主派表示，已在八百人選舉委員會中取得超過 100席，為明年三月推選下屆行政長官 鋪路。 泛民主派共派出 137 名候選人，共取得 114席。

The Secretary for Home Affairs, Dr Patrick Ho, congratulated Wang Chen and Yip Pui-yin on winning a gold and a silver respectively in the Badminton Women's Singles in the Asian Games in Doha.
民政事務局局長何志平祝賀香港羽毛球選手王晨和葉姵延在多哈亞運會中，分別贏得女子單人賽金、銀牌。

All through-trains traveling between Hong Kong and Guangzhou were suspended for more than four hours due to urgent repair work across the border . Train services to Guangzhou resumed at about 1pm .
受內地緊急鐵路維修影響，來往香港與廣州的直通車服務暫停四小時，直通車服務在下午一時續恢復。

The Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Wu Bangguo, urged Hong Kong people to look at the big picture and bear in mind the spirit of unity and inclusiveness, particularly in handling differences and disputes. He urged Hong Kong to give economic development top priority.
人大委員長吳邦國 要求港人 維護香港整體利益， 要以團結包容精神，處理本港的矛盾及分歧， 將經濟發展作為第一任務 。

The Department of Health has launched a series of publicity activities on World AIDS Day 2006, to raise public awareness on the prevention of AIDS and promote safer sex practice. The theme this year is 'Stop AIDS, Keep the Promise'.
為響應「 2006 年世界愛滋病日」， 衛生署將推出一連串的推廣活動，增進各界對預防愛滋病的認識，及進一步推廣安全性行為。今年的 主題 是「堅守承諾，共抗愛滋」。

The Commissioner of Police, Dick Lee, confirmed that two police officers had been detained in connection with a blackmail case. He said some officers from Mong Kok police station are also being questioned. Mr Lee stressed that police considered it a serious matter.
警務處長李明逵證實， 兩名警員涉嫌與一宗勒索案有關，被警方拘留。 旺角警區部分警務人員亦被查問。李明逵表示，警隊一定會嚴格處理今次事件。

The Government has urged fish vendors to immediately stop sales of freshwater grouper, after eleven out of fifteen samples taken from markets across the territory tested positive for the banned carcinogen, malachite green.
在化驗十五個桂花魚樣本中，其中十一個驗出違禁致癌藥物孔雀石綠 ，政府要求 魚檔停售桂花魚 。

The world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A-three-eighty, arrived in Hong Kong on a test flight. The Airport Authority has invested one hundred million Hong Kong dollars to upgrade facilities in order to accommodate the world's largest passenger aircraft. Improvements included widening taxiways and upgrading parking stands.
全球最大的客機，空中巴士 A380試飛，抵達香港。機管局已投放一億元提升機場設施，適合A380型飛機升降，包括擴 闊 滑行道及改裝兩個停機位。

A fan of female pop-singer, Ella Koon, was jailed for two months for kissing her on stage during a performance. The magistrate said the act was clearly premeditated. He said such behaviour was vulgar and indecent and a jail-term was necessary to serve as a deterrent.
非禮在台上演出藝人官恩娜的男歌迷，被判入獄兩個月。 裁判官表示被告有計劃犯案， 被告的行為粗鄙和猥瑣， 因此要入獄以儆效尤 。

The old Star Ferry Pier in Central, which has served Hong Kong for 48 years, closed as the lights of the Star Ferry pier in Central went out at midnight last night. Thousands of people were reluctant to part the old pier.
服務市民 48 年的中環舊天星碼頭關閉 ，在午夜 12 時燈光熄滅。過千名市民對舊碼頭依依不捨。

A child development saving scheme will be "considered seriously" by the government to help young people escape poverty, the financial secretary said yesterday.
財政司司長表示，政府將會認真研究成立兒童發展基金以幫助年青人脫貧的可行性。

The police arrested a 37-year-old taxi driver in connection with an assault on a teenage girl in Chai Wan. The police say the man tried to push her into a taxi while she was walking to school but was stopped by passersby. He was later arrested. The girl suffered head injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment.
警方拘捕一名 37歲的士司機，涉嫌與柴灣一宗少女被襲案有關。警方表示，受害人在步行回校中，該名男子企圖將她推上一部的士，被他途人喝止。警方其後將他拘捕。女學生頭部受傷送院治療。

The Permanent Secretary for Education and Manpower, Fanny Law, said that now would be the right time for her to leave her post, as major education policy has been implemented. She was responding to reports that she had been appointed to head the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
教育統籌局常任秘書長羅范椒芬表示，主要教育教策已落實，認為是合適時間離開。羅范椒芬回應有關她調職廉政公署的報道。

Henry Fok Ying-tung, vice-chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, died in Beijing last night. He was 83. Born on a sampan, he made millions after the second world war with an empire that covered real estate, hotels and oil. He later became a state leader.
全國政協副主席霍英東在北京病逝，享年 83歲。在舢板上出生， 霍英東在第二次世界戰後發財，他的王國 覆蓋地產、酒店和石油。後來更成為國家領袖。

Representatives of non-profit making kindergartens said the government should extend the education voucher scheme to their profit-making counterparts. The chairman of the Non-profit Making Kindergarten Council, Yeung Chui-chun, said the proposal would ensure the provision of adequate resources and would therefore benefit students.
非牟利幼稚園聯會代表認為，幼稚園學券制要擴大至牟利幼稚園。主席楊翠珍指出，這建議令牟利幼稚園可享有充足資源，最終得益將會是學生。

The Transport Advisory Committee has put forward a number of suggestions to halt the recent spate of fatal accidents involving reversing lorries. These included limiting the speed of reversing vehicles to five kilometres an hour and fitting proximity sensors to assist drivers.
交諮會提出幾項建議，以 阻止近日發生的 貨車倒車的嚴重意外，包括限制倒車時速，不能超過 5 公里及安裝倒車響號設備。

One person was killed and 12 injured when a KMB double-decker bus mounted a pavement yesterday in Waterloo Road, Mong Kok. The roof of the bus was ripped off when it smashed through pavement railings and into a building. The injured, who were taken to Kwong Wah Hospital, included pedestrians and passengers from the upper deck.
旺角窩打老道昨日發生巴士衝上行人路，造成1死，12人受傷。巴士撞毀路邊的鐵欄及大廈的簷蓬，巴士的上層車頂被剷開。傷者包括行人及巴士上層的乘客，送往廣華醫院救治。

The Secretary for Education, Arthur Li, disclosed that about four fifth of the profit-making kindergartens here are not up to its standards. He said the kindergartens that were below standard were not teaching children properly, making them sleep during classes and making three-year-olds learn difficult English words.
教統局長李國章透露約五分四牟利幼稚園教育質素未達水平。李國章表示，教育質素未達水平的幼稚園，不能正確地教導兒童，令學生上課睡覺及令三歲兒童學習艱深的英文字。

An "encouraged and pleased" Albert Ho Chun-yan said yesterday that police had made a breakthrough in arresting five suspects in connection with his brutal beating. The suspects, four men and one woman, are all Hong Kong residents. One of them was arrested on the mainland.
歡欣的何俊仁表示，警方取得突破，拘捕五名疑犯，涉嫌同遇襲案有關。被拘捕疑犯四男一女，均是香港居民， 其中一人在內地落網。

The Leisure and Cultural Service Department said the amount of rubbish collected overnight after the Mid-Autumn Festival was less than last year. Workers collected 106-tonnes of waste in parks - down from 112 tonnes a year ago. The number of warnings issued was down 15-percent ， showing that citizens were self-disciplined.
今年中秋節收集到的垃圾數量比去年減少。工人一共收集到 106噸垃圾，比去年的112噸有所減少。發出口頭警告的數字比去年減少15%，反映市民自律。

A Nobel prize winning economist, Milton Friedman, has criticized the Chief Executive, Donald Tsang, for shifting Hong Kong 's economic policy away from 'positive non-interventionism.' Mr Friedman said Hong Kong will no longer be such a shining symbol of economic freedom.
諾貝爾經濟學獎得主佛利民 批評特首曾蔭權，指政府已放棄積極不干預政策。佛利民表示， 香港「將不再是自由經濟的閃亮象徵了」。

Around 50 residents of Tin Shui Wai protested against the KCRC's plan to cancel Light Rail route 761. They marched on to the railway tracks to express their dissatisfaction. The Democratic Party, which organised the protest, said they were angry because the rail company had earlier promised to temporarily halt the plan, but then announced that it would cancel the route on the 8th of this month.
約五十名天水圍居民，不滿輕鐵即將取消 761 號線，在路軌巡遊。發起行動的民主黨表示，九鐵早前承諾暫時擱置取消 761 線的計劃，但其後卻在本月八日取消。

About 450 passengers were stranded in mid-air for more than 20-minutes yesterday when technical problems halted the Lantau cable car service. Earlier, strong winds delayed the service for about 40-minutes.
昂坪 360纜車昨天早上因強風，要延遲40分鐘開車，其後又因訊號故障，停駛23分鐘， 四百五十名 乘客被困車廂 二十三分鐘。

Setting out his philosophy of "pragmatic politics" for governance, Donald Tsang Yam-kuen warned yesterday that politicians who stuck too firmly to their political ideals would eventually be "displaced by time".
曾蔭權昨日在陳述其「務實領導」的理念時警告，政治家過分講意識形態，最終會被時代所取代。

Anson Chan Fang On-sang yesterday said the concept of "strong governance" as preached by Donald Tsang Yam-kuen was not a virtue in itself, and the government's plan to reform its ministerial system would only consolidate power in the hands of the chief executive.
陳方安昨日表示， 曾蔭權 「強政勵治」理念並不是美德。政府建議委任更多政治任命的官員，她擔心這樣會把大權集中在行政長官手中。

The new Ngong Ping cable car service was disrupted yesterday morning because of strong winds. A queue of about 100 people formed when the service was suspended, but it began operating again about ten minutes later.
昂坪纜車昨日早上因為強風暫停服務。有大約百多名遊客在車站外大排長龍， 但約在 10 分鐘後重開 。

The first auction of more than 200 personalised vehicle registration plates raised 11-million dollars. The highest amount of 1.4 million was paid for the plate "1 LOVE U". It costs HK$450,000 to be C00L or HK$300,000 to be the K1NG, but "1 LOVE U" is worth more than anything.
首個自訂車牌拍賣會總共錄得一千一百萬元收入。最高成交價是「 1 L0VE U 」的車牌，以一百四十萬元投得。 要 「 C00L 」或且 要成為 「 K1NG 」，便要花費四十五 萬或三十萬，但 一句「我愛你」 比任何東西更有價值。

A survey by the Hong Kong Liver Foundation reveals that owing to superstition one in three citizens would refuse to donate their organs after death and they would also turn down requests for organ donation for their deceased relatives as well. More than 130 patients are currently on the waiting list for liver transplants.
香港肝壽基金一個調查顯示，三分一的市民因為迷信而拒絕自己或家人去世後捐出器官。 目前有超過 130 人輪候肝臟移植。

Protesters demonstrated outside Hong Kong Disneyland, accusing three mainland companies of supplying products to Disney while paying workers substandard wages. The protest came just ahead of the park's first anniversary on Tuesday. The protesters composed of scholars and university students accused three factories in southern China of underpaying and over-working their workers.
香港迪士尼樂園開幕快一年，有由大學師生組成的抗議者在迪士尼樂園外示威，指責三間迪士尼的內地供應商，給他們的工人工資及工時都低於內地的法定標準。

A former head of the police Organised Crime and Triad Bureau, Stephen Fung, leapt to his death from a public housing estate block yesterday - six months after trying to take his own life by burning charcoal.
前有組織罪案及三合會調查科總警司馮建民，在一公屋大廈由高處墮下死亡。馮建民六個月前曾燒炭自殺。

The two Queen's College students who admitted they tried to rob a Chinese herbalist were spared from going to prison. One was sent to a correctional institute and another was ordered to perform 240 hours of community service. The judge said the pair had the courage to admit their mistakes.
兩名皇仁書院學生，承認企圖搶劫中醫，可免入獄 。一人被判入教導所，另一人被判接受社會服務令二百四十小時。法官表示，兩名被告有勇氣認錯。

A majority of the territory's popular hiking trails are now being covered by at least one local mobile network. Five additional new base stations have been erected this year, and three additional base stations to serve southern Lantau, Tai Lam Chung and eastern Sai Kung are in the pipeline.
全港大部分的熱門遠足徑，都最少有一個流動電話網絡覆蓋。 今年已有 5 個新基站落成，未來再有大嶼山南部、大欖涌及西貢東部等 3 個新基站落成。

The Executive Director of the Travel Industry Council, Joseph Tung, says the council is considering suspending the membership of travel agencies which violate its regulations. Mr Tung, also said that so-called "zero fee tours" have spoiled the image of Hong Kong and should therefore be scrapped.
旅遊業議會總幹事董耀中說，正考慮對違反守則的旅行社暫停會籍。「零團費」破壞香港形象，所以應該 廢棄 。

Hong Kong journalist, Ching Cheong, was convicted of leaking state secrets by a Beijing court and sentenced to five years in prison. He was accused of buying information and passing it to Taiwan's intelligence services.
香港記者程翔被北京法院裁定洩露國家機密罪成，被判入獄 5年。程翔被指控收買情報，並將情報 轉交台灣 間諜組織。

The first auction for personalized automobile registration marks will take place on September 16th. Would-be bidders need to put up 5 thousand dollars for the reserve price and be present for the bidding.
第一次自訂車牌號碼拍賣會將於下月十六日舉行。競投人士需要繳交 5000元按金，並須參與競投。

Travel agencies from Guangzhou and Hong Kong signed an agreement regulating 98 dollars as the minimum fees for one-day local tours here, eliminating the so-called ‘ zero fee tours ' . Mainland travelers should not be compelled to do intensive shopping on arrival.
為取締「零團費」訪港旅行團，香港和廣州旅遊業界簽署備忘錄，協議廣州來港一天遊的 最 低 團 費 為 98 元，而且不能強迫旅客購物。

A 75-year-old Hong Kong man died of a heart attack on board the Qinghai to Tibet Railway. The man felt unwell because of mountain sickness and was admitted to hospital in Tibet . He later insisted on continuing with the journey with his wife and died after falling ill again on his return journey.
一名七十五歲香港男乘客在青藏鐵路車上因心臟病發死亡。死者在西藏因高山症感到不適入院，但他堅持要與妻子繼續行程，在回程火車上病倒。

A survey by the American Chamber of Commerce shows that Hong Kong 's polluted air is driving away foreign professionals and threatening international investment. Almost all respondents were worried about the impact of Hong Kong's air pollution on their health.
美國商會調查顯示，本港空氣污染問題會令專業人士離開香港及減少國際投資。受訪者擔心空氣污染會影響健康。

Canto-pop idol Gillian Chung Yan-tung filed a police complaint yesterday, seeking an investigation into Easy Finder magazine for publishing pictures of her changing backstage during a concert in Malaysia .
被 《壹本便利》 刊登在馬來西亞登台期間後台更衣被偷拍照的女藝人鍾欣桐，昨日正式 報案 。

A local magazine which printed photos of a female actress changing her clothes is to be classified as 'indecent' by the Obscene Articles Tribunal. The body had come to this decision based on the wide gap in moral standards between the magazine, and the society-at-large.
刊登女藝人更衣偷拍照的雜誌，被淫褻物品審裁處列為不雅。審裁處作出有關決定，是基於雜誌的報道，與社會道德標準有很大差距。

The Committee on Teacher's Work has found that administrative duties are largely responsible for pressure suffered by teachers.
教師工作委員會發現，學校的行政工作主要地構成教師壓力。

The police have pledged to spare no effort in investigating yesterday's attack on Democratic Party legislator, Albert Ho, and in tracking down the mastermind.
警方會全力調查民主黨立法會議員何俊仁受襲事件，更會追查幕後主腦。

The Democratic Party vice-chairman Ho Chun-yan was assaulted inside a McDonald's outlet in Central shortly after taking part in a protest march against the proposed goods and services tax. Mr. Ho was attacked with wooden batons and baseball bats by 3 or 4 men wearing baseball caps.
民主黨副主席何俊仁昨午參加反銷售稅遊行後，在中環麥當勞餐廳內遇襲，遭 3 至 4 名手持木棍及以鴨舌帽遮臉的男子毆打。

A swimmer died after being run over by a speedboat at Clear Water Second Beach . An investigation has been opened to determine whether the accident may have been caused by a mechanical fault.
一名泳客在清水灣二灘游泳，被快艇撞死。警方正調查意外是否涉及機件故障。

A 42-year man was sentenced to eight years in jail for assaulting several children. A High Court judge called for the setting up of database on sex offenders in an effort to stop them from repeatedly molesting children.
一名四十二歲男子侵犯數名兒童，被判刑八年。一名高等法院法官要求設立性罪犯資料庫以阻止他們再次猥褻兒童。

As a result of the current economic boom, employers are facing increasing difficulty recruiting and retaining talented staff, who are finding it easier to secure jobs.
經濟好轉 ，打工仔容易搵工，僱主在招聘和挽留有才幹的員工方面遇到困難。

Terminally ill patients and those in a persistent vegetative state should be able to state in advance on a form whether they wish to live or die, the Law Reform Commission proposed.
法律改革委員會建議，身陷病症末期或植物人狀況的病人，應可預先簽 訂一份指示，是否意願生存或死亡。

The chairman of the Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education, Daniel Heung, resigned. He had converted a government warehouse into a private residence without official approval.
公民教育委員會主席香灼璣請辭。他未經批准，更改政府貨倉做住宅。

According to a survey by the magazine "My Pet", more than 20-thousand dogs were deserted last year. The magazine said the government's policy barring pets in public housing has forced many to give up their animals.
一本寵物雜誌調查發現，去年有超過二萬狗隻遭遺棄。公屋禁養寵物的政策，迫使很多公屋居民放棄飼養動物。

The Medical Council ban on advertising by doctors is contrary to the Basic Law, the High Court ruled. The case was brought by Dr Kwong Kwok-hay of Hong Kong Sanitarium, who argued against the ban that prevented the effective dissemination of information to the public.
高等法院裁定，不准西醫賣廣告的規定，違反基本法。 養和醫院鄺國熙醫生反對禁令，認為禁令限制醫生向公眾發放資訊。

RTHK's staff union has expressed concern over the appointment of an administrative officer, Gracie Foo, as the new deputy head of the broadcaster. The union's chairperson, Janet Mak, said she hoped Ms Foo would uphold the editorial independence of the station and strive for more resources for it.
港台節目製作人員工會主席麥麗貞，對於政府委任政務官傅小慧為副廣播處長，表示保留。麥麗貞希望，副處長日後能夠堅持港台編輯獨立自主，在爭取財政來源方面，多下功夫。

Twenty-five local students scored A's in all ten subjects they took in this year's Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination -- the highest number of straight-A achievers in the past decade. 20300 students failed to get any points.
今年會考有 25名十優狀元，是十年紀錄以來最多。至於考獲0分的考生，則有二萬零三百人。

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 7 until August 12.  
勞工處聯同教育統籌局由八月七日至八月十二日，為應屆中五畢業生提供多項有關升學擇業的諮詢及輔導服務。

The covert surveillance bill was passed after the 17 pan-democrat legislators walked out on the vote to protest against the lack of a sunset clause.
17 名泛民主派議員，在「日落條款」被否決後，集體離開會議廳。立法會通過截取通訊條例。

Hong Kong has difficulty retaining talented mainlanders who study in the city because universities and the government provide little information or support to help them remain in the city to work, a mainland graduates' group warned yesterday.
香港有困難挽留在港留學的內地人才，因為大學及港府提供資訊和支援不足，不能幫助他們留港工作。

More than 3,000 passengers were stranded by Typhoon Prapiroon at the airport last night. M ore than 300 flights were cancelled and 158 delayed, as cross winds at the airport made it unsafe to fly in and out.
颱風「派比安」令 3,000 多 名旅客昨晚滯留機場。由於機場有風切變，不利航機升降， 300多班航班取消、158班延遲。

Hong Kong and Guangdong have achieved a breakthrough in their talks on the proposed bridge linking Hong Kong , Zhuhai and Macau but have ruled out a unified immigration and customs clearance facility.
粵港合作聯席會議就港珠澳大橋取得突破性進展，但排除三地口岸設置一檢。

Police commenced the operation against failing to wear seat belts whilst on board a public light bus. The operation resulted in the issue of 113 verbal warnings and 337 summonses to passengers.
警方展開一項行動，針對未有佩戴安全帶的小巴司機和乘客。行動中，警方共發出一百一十三個口頭警告及三百三十七張傳票予未有佩戴安全帶的小巴乘客。

The Hong Kong Medical Council has expressed concern that some health insurance companies are imposing unreasonable contract conditions on doctors. It says doctors should carefully scrutinise such agreements to ensure the interests of their patients are protected.
醫務委員會表示關注到有醫療保險公司，對合約醫生施加不合理條件。醫委會表示，醫生要細看醫療合約的條款，以保彰病人利益。

A middle-aged man fell from a height of 10 metres when climbing rocks on the North Ninepin Island . Firefighters and marine police were called to the scene to join the rescue operation.
一名中年男子在北果洲群島攀石時，跌下 40 呎深崖死，消防員及水警到現場拯救。

Some 600 people participated in the latest trial of Ngong Ping 360 cable car . Tests cleared the way for cable car opening at the end of August.
六百人參加昂坪 360纜車測試，測試為8月啟用做好準備。

500 people braved the rain, queuing for rice handouts at a Park in Kowloon City . Some of the people said the rain wouldn't stop them from following tradition and collecting free rice during the Hungry Ghost festival.
九龍城一公園舉行派米活動， 五百人冒雨排隊輪候派米 。有些人表示，大雨並不會妨礙他們遵守傳統會，在盂蘭節排隊輪候派米 。

A 13-year-old girl collapsed and died in the street after a night out with a friend in a Mongkok disco. She may have taken psychotropic drugs.
一名 13歲女童與朋友晚上去旺角 的士高玩，倒斃在街上。女童可能服食了精神科藥物 。

A family tragedy occurred in Ho Man Tin . A welfare recipient seen as a "warm-hearted guy" and a loving father attacked his wife and daughter with a knife before slashing his throat and leaping to his death.
何文田發生倫常悲劇， 一名被稱為熱心人和慈父的綜援男子斬傷妻女，割喉後跳樓身亡。

Typhoon Kaemi near Taiwan gave Hong Kong some of its strangest weather in a while, with residents in Sai Kung reporting hail and 2,000 lightning strikes in two hours.
颱風格美接近台灣，令本港天氣在一段時間內有異常的天氣， 西貢居民有冰雹報告，天文台在兩小時內錄得超過 2000次閃電 。

Four hikers - including a boy - were taken to hospital suffering from heat stroke. Most parts of the territory recorded temperatures of 33 degrees, with Ta Ku Ling in the New Territories hitting a high of 35.
四名行山者，包括一名男童， 中暑不適 ，需要送院。大部份地區的氣溫都錄得超過 33度， 其中打鼓嶺錄得35度。

The former governor, Chris Patten Chris Patten and finance chief Henry Tang Ying-yen became locked in a war of words with Patten's comment that he was unconvinced sales tax would benefit the territory and Mr Tang claiming the last governor left Hong Kong ill-prepared to deal with the Asian financial crisis.
前港督彭定康及財政司司長唐英年捲入公開的爭辯 , 彭定康表示，開徵商品及服務稅對香港沒有利，唐英年認為彭定康對亞洲金融風暴準備不足。

A man was sentenced to 80 hours of community work, for playing a prank on a bank. He was found guilty of disrupting public order. He wrote the word 'robbery' on his palm and showed it to staff. He thought staff would have recognised him as a frequent customer.
一名男子向銀行開玩笑，在手掌寫上「打劫」 二字，向職員展示，他被判八十小時社會服務令。他以為職員認得自己是熟客。

The Court of Appeal has ruled against five foreign domestic helpers on the government's decision in 2003 to cut their minimum wage by 400 dollars, and impose a levy of the same amount on their employers.
上訴庭駁回五名外籍傭工就政府徵收僱員再培訓費與及削減外傭薪酬四百元的司法覆核上訴。

The government has formally kicked off a nine-month consultation that could result in the introduction of a goods and services tax, catching the city's 7 million people and tens of millions of visitors in its tax net.
政府正式就開徵商品及服務稅推出為期九個月之諮詢文件，商品及服務稅勢將七百萬市民及數以百萬計的遊客納入稅網。

One man died and sixteen people were injured in a three-vehicle pile-up in Kwai Chung. An 8-year-old boy was in critical condition. The accident involved a truck, a double-decker bus and a lorry.
葵涌三車相撞的交通意外，導致一名男子死亡，16人受傷，其中一名8歲男童仍然危殆。意外涉及一部 貨 車、 一部雙層 巴士和 一部客貨車。

The Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology, Joseph Wong, has urged readers to boycott indecent publications. Mr Wong criticised some local magazines and newspapers for publishing pornographic and obscene material.
工商及科技局局長王永平 要求讀者抵制不雅刊物 ，王永平批評一些本地報刊，出版色情及不雅物品 。

Sources say the government is expected to announce three relief measures to lessen the impact of the new goods and services tax on families living on government welfare. The consultation paper will be unveiled next Tuesday.
政府將會在下周二發表《商品及服務稅》諮詢文件。消息人士透露，政府提出三項舒緩措施，照顧綜援家庭。

A couple was sentenced to ten years in prison for the manslaughter of their four month old daughter. The judge said the couple's abuse of their 4 month old daughter was a very serious offence and that a deterrent sentence was necessary.
一對父母虐待四個月大的女兒致死，被判監十年。法官判刑時指，兩人虐待四個月大的女嬰的行為是嚴重罪行，需要阻嚇性刑期。

The civil service bureau will launch a dress-down campaign this summer as part of a government effort to reduce air pollution. The civil servants are reminded they don't have to wear a jacket and tie during the summer months.
公務員事務局在今夏展開「穿著輕便服裝運動」，以減少污染。公務員夏天不用穿外套及打呔。

The Chief Executive, Mr Donald Tsang presented the Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence to 42 teachers in appreciation of their exemplary teaching practices in mathematics and science, the two themes for this year's award.
行政長官曾蔭權頒發行政長官卓越教學獎獎，共有42位數學科及科學科教師獲獎，以表揚他們的成就。本年度的「行政長官卓越教學獎」以數學和科學教師為對象。

The Mandatory Provident Fund recorded that annual returns have averaged 6.99 per cent over the past five years, beating inflation and the return on bank deposits, but lagging behind the benchmark Hang Seng share index.
強積金過去五年，平均回報率有 6.99% ，跑贏通脹及銀行存款，但落後於恆生指數。

Tens of thousands took to the streets to call for universal suffrage. The organisers put the final figure at 58,000, while the police said 28,000 had taken part. One of the participants was the former Chief Secretary, Anson Chan, who said her participation was not meant to be a challenge to the central government.
數萬人上街遊行要求 普選 。主辦者估計有五萬八千人參與，而警方估計遊行人數在是二萬八千人 。 前政務司司長陳方安生參與今次遊行， 她表示她參加 遊行並沒有挑戰中央政府的意思。

A study by the Department of Health has found that most snacks sold by tuck shops in schools or brought to school by primary students are unhealthy. The department has produced a set of guidelines providing advice on how to choose healthy snacks, and help prevent diet-related diseases.
衛生署調查發現，小學小食部售賣的小食，及學童帶回學校的小食，大部份屬不健康。衛生署推出指引， 建議怎樣選擇健康小食及預 防與食物有關的疾病。

Anson Chan Fang On-sang will be taking to the streets on July 1 to fight for full democracy. Mrs Chan said full democracy and one-man one-vote were the way forward for building a harmonious society as well as the best governing approach.
陳方安生將會參與「七．一」遊行以爭取民主。 陳方安生認為，民主與普選是最能夠建立和諧社會的方法，亦是最佳的管治方法。

The jobless rate fell to an almost five-year low in May. It dropped from 5.1 percent to 4.9 percent. Overall labour demand continued to increase because of the sustained revival in economic activity.
五月的失業率由5.1%下降至4.9%，創5年新低。整體勞工需求隨著經濟持續復蘇而增長。

Saturday's official opening of the Ngong Ping 360 cable car may be postponed after 500 passengers on a trial run were left stranded in mid-air for two hours yesterday.
500名 試坐昂坪360 纜車的乘客昨日被困在車廂兩小時多，星期六的正式啟用日或會延期。

The ICAC smashed a syndicate that allegedly staged traffic accidents to swindle insurance claims. The cases involved people who deliberately damaged their eyes.
廉署搗破一個集團，以制造交通意外，騙取保險金。案件更涉及有人故意傷害他們的眼睛。

Radio host, Sammy Leung, agreed to stop teaching at the School of Journalism and Communication of the Chinese University in the coming semester. The school said the internet poll, which asked listeners to vote for female artists they would most like to indecently assault, adversely affected young people and went against social values.
商台主持人森美同意在下一學年不會任教中文大學新聞與傳播學院。學院表示，「我最想非禮的女藝人」網上選舉對青少年有不良影響，違反社會道德。

Thunderstorms and heavy rain lashed Hong Kong yesterday. The amber, red and black rainstorm warnings were hoisted in quick succession, causing flooding and disruption of transport and suspension of schools. According to the Observatory, there is more rain on the way.
香港昨日受 雷暴及暴雨 打擊 。黃雨、紅雨及黑雨暴雨警告訊號先後 掛起 ，造成水浸、交通 混亂及停課 。天文台預計再有雨。

The Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology, Joseph Wong, has urged the public not to use illegal decoders or websites to watch World Cup football broadcasts. And the administration will step up measures to combat the sale of such products.
工商及科技局長王永平 力勸市民 在世界盃期間，不要以非法下載方式，或者以非法解碼器收看賽事。局方會加強打擊售賣非法解碼器。

Torrential rain lashed the territory yesterday causing flooding, disrupting traffic and closing schools. More than 100 millimetres of rainfall has been recorded in parts of the territory which forced the issuing of the red rainstorm warning.
香港昨天受暴雨打擊 ，引致水浸，交通混亂，學校停課。部份地區錄得 100毫米的大雨，天文台發出紅色暴雨警告信號。

A surveying firm founded by the chairman of the Housing Society, David Lee, has been liquidated due to financial problems stemming from a commercial dispute.
房屋協會主席李頌熹創辦的一間測量師公司 ， 因商業糾紛， 清盤結業。

A survey has revealed that local nurses are stressed out and unhappy due to overwork. Eighty percent of the nurses surveyed complained of understaffing.
一項調查發現，由於人手不足及工作吃力 ，八成受訪護士認為工作不開心及壓力大。

The sole survivor of the Tsim Sha Tsui police shoot-out Sin Ka-keung was released from hospital yesterday. He spoke for the first time about the pain and wounds that had not healed. He was haunted by what happened.
轟動全城的尖沙嘴駁火殺警案，案中唯一生還警員冼家強，昨日出院，並首次談及他還未痊癒的創傷。駁火案的影像不斷縈繞腦海。

The government has warned it will prosecute anyone found littering in the newly opened Hong Kong Wetland Park in Tin Shui Wai. Park officials said they would consider banning the public from taking food into the park in future.
政府警告，在濕地公園丟棄垃圾，可被檢控。公園高層職員表示，會考慮 禁止遊人在園內進食。

Around a hundred public housing residents have staged a protest at the Housing Authority Headquarters in Ho Man Tin to call for an across-the-board rent cut. The demonstrators accused the Government of breaking its promise to ease the plight of poor residents.
一百多名公屋居民到房委會總部請願，要求全面減租。請願人士指責政府房違反承諾，未有 減輕貧窮居民的境況 。

The Chief Executive officiated at the opening ceremony of the Hong Kong Wetland Park . HKWP is the first major green tourism facility in Hong Kong . It aims to promote green tourism and education on environmental protection, as well as wetland conservation.
行政長官曾蔭權主持香港濕地公園的開幕典禮。香港濕地公園是本港首個主要綠色旅遊設施，旨在推廣綠色旅遊、環境保護教育和濕地保育。

The Secretary for the environment, transport and works Sarah Liao has said public will reap all the benefits of the merger of Hong Kong 's two rail operators. She said only by merging could they avoid duplication of routes and services.
環境運輸及工務局局長廖秀冬表示，兩鐵合併市民受惠。合併避免路線及服務重疊。

An investigation by New World First Ferry is underway into an incident in which one of its vessels ran aground on rocks at the entrance to Silvermine Bay on Lantau Island .
新渡輪正調查一艘渡輪在大嶼山梅窩對開擱淺的原因。

Hong Kong Customs made the largest seizure of elephant tusks in the past 20 years. A total of 3.9 tons of unmanifested elephant tusks, worth about $8 million, were seized in Kwai Chung.
香港海關在葵涌檢獲 3.9 公噸未列艙單象牙，約值 800 萬元，是近二十年以來檢獲最大數量。

A court has ordered four internet service providers to reveal the names and addresses of account holders who are suspected of using Bit Torrent software to share movie files. It will act as a deterrent to privacy offenders.
法庭頒令四間互聯網供應商，需交出多名涉嫌以 BT方式，非法上下載電影的客戶資料。 今次行動能對侵犯版權者產生阻嚇作用。

The Labour Day “gold week” saw the arrival of 387,615 mainland visitors to Hong Kong . This was an increase of almost 5.2 per cent on the same period last year, but the tally is considered to fall short of forecasts.
今年「五 . 一」黃金周訪港內地旅客有三十八萬多人，比去年同期增加 5.2% ，但低於預期。

More than 100 van drivers held a slow-drive protest against moves to stop them from operating to and from the airport. The Transport Department urged van operators to express their views in a rational manner, and not to resort to any action that would inconvenience the public.
一百多輛客貨車慢駛，抗議當局禁止客貨車在機場載客。運輸署呼籲業界 能理性提出意見，避免採取令市民不便的行動。

The Examinations Authority said it had received 98 complaints into the form 5 HKCEE English Language exam(Syllabus B), with many students suspected of having logged on to the internet via their mobile phones whilst in the toilet.
考評局收到 98 宗投訴， 指會考英文科課程乙的試卷，懷疑有考生到洗手間用手機上網作弊。

Tens of thousands of people arrived in Cheung Chau for the island's parade and annual Bun Scrambling Competition.
數以萬計的人前往長洲，觀賞飄色巡遊 行及搶包山比賽 。

The former chairman of the DAB, Tsang Yok-sing, has denied that the pro-Beijing camp is mounting a smear campaign against the former Chief Secretary, Anson Chan, to prevent her from running in next year's election for Chief Executive.
民建聯前主席曾鈺成否認親北京派抹黑前政務司司長陳方安生，意圖阻止陳太參選下屆特首 。

A report put together by KCRC found that sections of the track had minute undulations which contributed to the fractures in the undercarriage of many trains. Several remedial measures will be planned - including track replacement.
九鐵發表車底組件裂紋報告，認為部份路段的路軌不平，引致問題。 九鐵會計劃一系列補救措施，包括更換路軌。

About two dozen unionists staged a protest to call for the immediate setting up of a minimum wage and maximum working hours.
十二個工會團體集會，要求政府立即制訂最低工資及標準工時。

RTHK's director of broadcasting, Chu pui-hing, says he won't respond to media speculation that the Audit Commission is going to publish a report next Wednesday critical of the broadcaster's management.
對於有報道指下星期三發表的審計報告，將批評香港電台管理不善，廣播處長朱培慶指報道純屬傳聞，暫不回應。

The first batch of 132 marriage celebrants was appointed. Marrying couples may engage a civil celebrant to celebrate their marriage anytime anywhere in Hong Kong.
首批一百三十二位婚姻監禮人獲得委任。擬結婚人士可聘用婚姻監禮人在任何時間及任何位於香港的地方為他們主持婚禮。

The environmental group, Greenpeace, says tests on vegetables sold at Hongkong's two major supermarket chains have found that 30 percent of them contained excessive amounts of pesticide. Greenpeace urged the supermarkets to tighten up monitoring procedures.
環保組織「綠色和平」先後測試兩間大型超級市場所售買蔬菜樣本，當中三成的農藥殘餘超出標準。綠色和平要求超市加強監控過程。

Cargo throughput at the airport rose 10% in March - setting a new monthly record. It was fuelled by a strong rebound in air traffic after the Lunar New Year holiday; and by the continuously robust demand from major markets.
機場上月貨運量突破歷來單月紀錄，增長一成。機場貨運量在農曆新年後回升，增長強勁，主要市場的貨運需求亦持續增加。

More than a thousand retail outlets participated in a "No Plastic Day". The organizers of the event - the Green Student council – said many citizens bring along their own shopping bags.
有 1,200間商舖響應「無膠袋日」，綠色學生聯會表示，不少市民購物時，都自備購物袋。

More than 1,000 retail outlets join "No Plastic Bag Day" today. To get a plastic bag, citizens have to contribute 50 cents to Oxfam Hong Kong .
今天是「無膠袋日」，全港超過一千間零售店參加。每索取 1 個膠袋，市民就要捐 5 角給樂施會 。

With the merger of the Mass Transit Railway Corporation, and the Kowloon Canton Railway Corporation, passengers will enjoy fare cuts of up to 18 percent. The MTR Corp may end up spending about HK$120 billion to lease the assets of KCR Corp for the next 50 years.
地鐵與九鐵合併後，乘客可享有高至一成八的票價優惠。地鐵會支付約 120億元，換取九鐵50年資產租用權。

A leading Beijing neurosurgeon, Ling Feng arrived in Hong Kong . On her arrival, Dr Ling immediately went to the Kwong Wah hospital to see how she could help Constable Jacky Chu, who remains paralysed after a knife attack last July.
北京神經外科醫師凌鋒抵達本港，隨即到廣華醫院，了解去年七月遇襲癱瘓警員朱振國的情況。

The Union representing Hong Kong Disneyland staff has accused management of imposing harsh working conditions on its character performers and they are being paid low salaries for the gruelling work they do.
香港迪士尼樂園職工會向管理層提出控訴，指樂園 扮演卡通人物的員工工作環境苛刻 ，工作累人，而待遇低 。

Police constable Tsang Kwok-hang who was killed in last month's Tsim Sha Tsui shootout, was given a police funeral with full honours. Top officials and lawmakers pay respect to the late constable.
尖沙咀槍擊案殉職警員曾國恆的喪禮昨日以警隊最高榮譽規格舉行，多個高官及議員亦到靈堂致最後敬意。

There has been a sharp rise in the amount of salaries tax paid to the government in the past fiscal year, with the top taxpayer handing over 101-million dollars. The government noted that more money was collected as business performance and the labour market improved.
上年財政年度，繳交的薪俸稅急劇上升，其中繳交最多薪俸稅的納稅人，需要繳納一億零一百萬元稅款。數字上升反映公司業績理想，就業情況向好。

A survey conducted by Women Teachers' Organisation shows that eighty-five percent of people responding to the survey have backed a proposal for the government to subsidise the education of kindergarten children.
香港女教師協會調查顯示，超過有八成半受訪者認為，應該資助資助幼兒教育。

The Secretary for Education and Manpower, Arthur Li, says the government is planning to conduct a full review on early childhood education. Dr Li said the government's primary concern is to improve the quality of teaching, and other matters such as funding, were secondary.
教育統籌局局長李國章說，政府正計劃全面檢討幼兒教育。他表示，政府最重視提升幼稚園教學質素，學費是否免費是其次。

Some 50 people have protested outside the Japanese consulate, about changes to Japanese history and geography textbooks,. They urged the Japanese government not to distort the truth.
五十多名市民到日本駐港總領事館，抗議日本篡改歷史和地理教科書，要求日本政府不要歪曲事實。

The wife of a retired High Court judge, accused of welfare fraud, asked a magistrate to permanently halt the proceedings against her as she's mentally unfit to stand trial.
被控騙房署的退休法官太太，以精神狀況不適宜應訊，要求終止聆訊。

Speaking at a passing out parade, the Justice Secretary Wong Yan-lung said Hong Kong had been saddened by the death of Constable Tsang and hoped that his professionalism and courage would provide a boost to colleagues as they worked to maintain law and order.
律政司司長黃仁龍在警察學院結業步操典禮致詞時表示，警員曾國�畬邅鴃A令全港市民感到悲痛。他期望曾國�畬i示的專業精神及勇氣，為一眾警員帶來激勵，共同為香港的平安及法治努力。

Law Reform Commission has proposed making it a crime to infringe privacy by trespassing or using spying devices on private property to get personal information.
法律改革委員會建議，非法進入及在私人地方內外利用器材取得個人資料，均屬違法。

A study on the nutrient values of congee, rice and noodle dishes showed that the calcium content of these foods was generally low while the sodium content was on the high side.  
一項粥粉麵飯營養素含量研究發現，這些食品普遍都是鈣質含量偏低，鈉含量則偏高。

The Article 45 Concern Group formally announced the setting up of a new political party called the Civic Party. Lawmaker, Audrey Eu, becomes the party leader while Professor Kwan Hsin-chin takes up the post of chairman.
由四十五條關注組成的公民黨正式成立。由立法會議員余若薇出任黨魁，關信基教授擔任主席。

An off-duty policeman killed a constable and seriously wounded another in Tsim Sha Tsui with a gun stolen from and used to kill an officer five years ago. Police are continuing to investigate the motives.
一名休班警員在尖沙嘴殺死一名警員及槍傷另一名警員，所用手槍是五年前用來殺死一名警員。警方正在調查案件動機。

The Consumer Council says tests have found that preserved duck eggs available in markets are safe to eat, and normal consumption of such eggs would not harm human health.
消委會測試發現，市場上皮蛋可以安全進食，日常食用不會危害健康。

The KCRC's Acting Chief Executive, Samuel Lai, has written to the railway's board expressing concern about how the Corporation is being run under its chairman, Michael Tien. About 4000 employees have signed a petition endorsing Mr Lai's comments.
九鐵署理行政總裁黎文熹去信九鐵管理局， 就主席田北辰管治問題表達關注。已有 4000多個員工簽名支持黎文熹的評論。

Research into the status of women and girls in Hong Kong has found that few of them hold leadership positions. Women are also lagging well behind in the fields of politics, employment, professions and even church positions.
有研究女性地位報告顯示，女性管理職位比例較男性少，女性亦在政界、就業、專業和教會職位比例落後。

A survivor of the Asian tsunami disaster was convicted of obtaining welfare payments by deception. Leung Wai-kei started receiving the single parent allowance after claiming she had lost contact with her husband. But it was later revealed that they had gone on holiday together.
一名南亞海嘯生還者，騙取綜援，罪名成立。 梁惠淇向社會福利署訛稱丈夫失蹤，開始領取單親津貼，其後被揭發與丈夫外遊 。

The Financial Secretary, Henry Tang, said that given that uncertain factors, such as bird flu and oil prices, the government had to be careful with its books. He said it was too much to interpret his Chinese New Year blessings -- "May your wishes come true" -- as a hint for tax cuts.
財政司長唐英年說，目前經濟仍存有隱憂，包括禽流感擴散及油價，都會影響本港經濟，因此政府要審慎理財。他說，部分人將他的新年賀詞「心想事成」，演譯成是暗示減稅是過份的。

The government has rejected requests from residents of Shamshuipo to wipe out the entire crow population in the area so as to prevent the spread of the deadly H5N1 virus.
政府拒絕 深水步區居民要求，杜絕區內所有家鴉，以免牠們散播致命禽流感病毒。

Major political parties have welcomed the government's decision to re-consult the public on the West Kowloon cultural district project. The Chief Secretary said the controversial canopy was no longer a requirement for the project.
多個政黨歡迎政府重新諮詢公眾對西九計劃的意見。 政務司司長 認為天篷設計不 再是西九龍計劃所需的。

An inquest has opened to look into the death of model Annie Pang, whose skeleton was found inside a flat owned by John Fang - the brother of former chief secretary Anson Chan. The inquest is being heard before a five-member jury - comprising four women and one man.
彭楚盈死因聆訊今日展開， 死因庭選出四女一男陪審團 。彭楚盈的 骸骨被 發現死於前政務司兄方曼生名下一個單位內。

A Hong Kong produced movie - "Isabella" - picked up the Silver Bear award for best film music at the Berlin Film Festival. It is an honour to Hong Kong .
香港電影《伊莎貝拉》在柏林影展獲得最佳電影音樂銀熊獎 ，為香港爭光 。

The Housing Authority is to help pay more than 6 million dollars in wage arrears to about 300 workers of Dickson Construction. Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands, Thomas Chan, said it was a discretionary decision to help workers ride out their financial difficulties.
房委會將墊支支付三百德信建築地盤工人六百多萬欠薪。房屋署長陳鎮源表示，房委會酌情決定，協助工人渡過財政困難。

Three senior executives of a cleaning company were jailed for between ten and 15 months for fraud. The company obtained the full amount from the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, but paid its workers much less than the amount it had promised them.
三名清潔公司高層人員串謀詐騙康文署罪名成立，三人分別判入獄十至十五個月。有關公司獲取康文署合約金額，工人獲發的工資遠少於標書訂明的金額。

Yesterday marked the tenth anniversary of the tragic Pat Sin Leng fire. Fung Yiu King Memorial School held a special memorial to remember those teachers who had sacrificed their lives for others.
昨天是八仙嶺山火 10 周年，馮堯敬紀念中學舉行紀念活動，悼念在八仙嶺山火中捨身救人的老師。

A Common Magpie found in Sham Tseng indicated a suspected case of H5 avian influenza. No abnormal mortality or symptoms of avian influenza was detected among the chicken flocks upon inspection in a nearby chicken farm.
一隻在深井撿獲的喜鵲懷疑帶有 H5 禽流感病毒。一個在附近的雞場，並無發現雞隻異常死亡或有任何禽流感症狀。

Disneyland apologised for the chaos during Chinese New Year which led to many ticket-holders being refused admission and pledged the theme park would do its best to avoid a repeat during future holidays.
迪士尼對農曆新年期間，因拒絕旅客入場而造成的混亂，公開致歉，並承諾在將來的假期避免重現。

In light of identification of H5N1 in a smuggled chicken kept in a domestic household and the increasing incidents of avian influenza outbreaks on the Mainland and other parts of the world, the Government would amend relevant legislation to ban household poultry-keeping.
鑑於日前發現一隻偷運入境散養在一住戶的雞隻帶有Ｈ５Ｎ１病毒，以及內地及其他地方日益增加的禽流感個案，政府將會修訂有關法例禁止散養家禽。

Tycoon Li Ka-shing visited the tomb of his wife and warned the tomb raiders that they would suffer bad karma. Police said the tomb raider fled empty-handed.
李嘉誠到墳場了解太太墓穴的損毀情況。李嘉誠警告盜墓者，會有因果報應，一世不會安樂。警方表示盜墓者一無所獲而逃。

18 people are suffering from suspected food poisoning after consuming traditional basin meals. Initial investigations found that bacterial contamination is the likely cause of the outbreak.
18人進食傳統盆菜後食物中毒。初步調查顯示，事件可能是細菌所引致的食物中毒。

Tests have confirmed that a dead bird found in Sha Tau Kok three days ago was infected with the H5N1 virus.
沙頭角三天前發現的鵲鴝屍體，證實帶有 H5N1 禽流感病毒。

The Hospital Authority says the fees being charged by public hospitals should be increased. This would help reduce the Authority's financial deficit and change the way the public seeks treatment.
醫院管理局表示，應該提高 公共醫療服務收費 。這會改善醫院管財赤和濫用醫療服務。

The government is planning to legislate against unsolicited electronic messages, or spam.
政府計劃立法打擊濫發電子信息 ( 垃圾郵件 ) 。

91 samples of festive foods for the Lunar New Year including puddings, sesame balls, sweetened dried fruits, melon seeds, preserved meat and dried seafood were all found to be satisfactory. The only failed sample was a preserved Chinese sausage.
食環署測試賀年食品，包括糕點、煎堆、糖乾果、瓜子、臘味及海味。九十一個樣本的測試結果全部滿意。唯一不合格的樣本為臘腸樣本。

According to a study by the Chinese University , almost 50 per cent of full-time workers take part in anti-productive behaviour at work. This includes using company equipment for personal use, stealing from colleagues, and forging receipts.
中大一項研究顯示，近五成全職僱員做過反生產行為，包括用公司物品作私人用途，偷同事的物品及偽造收據。

The Health Department has warned the public not to take a Chinese medicine, called Bak Foong Pill. It says laboratory tests have revealed that the pills contain excessive levels of lead. Lead poisoning can adversely affect the nervous system or even lead to death.
衛生署呼籲市民停止服用白鳳丸，化驗結果顯示，有問題的白鳳丸含鉛量超出標準。鉛毒會影響神經系統，嚴重可導致死亡。

The Executive Director of the Travel Industry Council, Joseph Tung, called on the government to speed up its plans to build a new cruise terminal at Kai Tak to boost tourist arrivals.
旅遊業議會總幹事董耀中促請政府，盡快落實在啟德興建郵輪碼頭，為本港帶來更多旅客。

A record number of almost 2,500 kicked off the New Year in a healthy fashion at the annual winter swimming gala at Repulse Bay .
以健康的方式開始新的一年。一年一度的元旦冬泳在淺水灣舉行，吸引破紀錄近 2500 人參加。

Hong Kong welcomed the new year, with fireworks setting off from 20 buildings around Victoria Harbour and a countdown held in Times Square in Causeway Bay . 8300 people flocked to Lan Kwai Fong in celebration of the new year.
香港迎接新的一年， 幻彩激光從維港二十座 建築物發放 ， 銅鑼灣時代廣場舉行倒數， 8300人蜂擁到中環蘭桂坊慶祝新年花 。