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Issue: December 28, 2007 (Archive)

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Games special in New Year c-ountdown The countdown to the New Year at Times Square on Monday will be extra special. Saving grace for tourism authority There was both good and bad news for the Tourism Board this year. Seoul role for banker In what is being described in South Korea as an unprecedented move, president-elect Lee Myung Bak has pulled in former Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation chief David Eldon to his transition team. Dont call us, well call you Washington does it, London does it and so do mainland officials. It is the art of not saying much, while seemingly conveying something. Usually, then, the message gets interpreted in many different ways and no one knows with any certainty anything useful. Boycott call rings hollow I could not agree more with James Tien Pei-chun, the Liberal Party chief, who said it was inappropriate and irresponsible of the pan-democrats to call on the public to boycott schools, shopping and trading to press for political reform. Japan comes to grips with training talent For people from developing countries, learning new skills in Japan may turn out to be a hazardous undertaking, especially considering that an increasing number of trainees are ending up providing low-cost labor. UBS slams insider trading report Global investment bank UBS rejected mainland media reports that claimed it had improperly manipulated Hong Kong-listed shares and warrants in the countrys top oil company, PetroChina. Fine line between fair and foul Delay No More is no longer just a trademark for a trendy fashion line or a camouflage for foul language. Dont run with the herd One does not need to be a financial genius to figure out the Hong Kong stock market will remain as volatile in 2008 as it was in the last few months of 2007.

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