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Thursday, July 24, 2008
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  Woo’s new film vividly recreates epic battle in Chinese history
John Woo’s visually dramatic new film Red Cliff – the first historical film about the battle of Chibi – is proving popular with cinemagoers in Hong Kong.
Book Fair attracts enthusiastic readers and foreign exhibitors
7:09pm The annual Hong Kong Book Fair – which opened on Wednesday – this year attracted enthusiastic exhibitors from several overseas countries – including leading publishers from Spain for ...
James To to run again for Legco
5:52pm James To Kun-sun of the Democratic Party said on Wednesday he would run again for the Legislative Council election for the Kowloon West constituency – with another candidate.
Marine sergeant receives jail sentence for molesting colleague
3:53pm A marine police sergeant has been sentenced to three months in jail for molesting a junior female constable during an operation, local media reported on Wednesday. The sergeant has been ...
IRD says staff suspected of copying taxpayers data
3:38pm The Inland Revenue Department on Wednesday confirmed it had received reports from an undisclosed person who claimed some IRD staff had allegedly been copying data belonging to ...

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Hong Kong Digest
5:45pm Digest of the leading Chinese language papers in Hong Kong.
 
Watsons' workers win pay dispute
Watsons Water workers won most of their demands yesterday after a two-day strike in their dispute with management, in a victory that could encourage other unionists to take similar action.
POLITICS & POLICY
HK 'in league of its own' as finance hub
Guangdong's party boss declared yesterday that the province's two main cities were not in competition with Hong Kong as an international financial hub.
 
Tsang sees his approval hit new low before rising
The chief executive's approval  rating fell to a new low in the latest public opinion survey, although there were signs of a recovery after he  announced the HK$11 billion inflation-relief ...


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