Issue: November 17, 2007 (Archive)

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Cathay ground crew in overtime boycott
More than 100 Cathay Pacific ground crew have started a three-day boycott of overtime work to protest at being moved to a smaller common room without proper facilities.

Hunt for masked attackers of campaign manager
Police are searching for two men after a campaign manager for two district councillors was seriously injured in an attack in Yuen Long.

Warrant out for absconder
A magistrate has issued an arrest warrant for a young man who has been charged with rape and blackmail.

Tsang to see Beijing's top man for SAR
Beijing's new overseer of Hong Kong and Macau affairs, Xi Jinping, will hold a private meeting with Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen during his annual duty visit to the capital from Wednesday to Friday.

Legco race fears as democrats face uphill struggle
The pan-democrats are facing Sunday's district council elections with some trepidation as the results could affect next year's Legislative Council election, according to the Democratic Party chief.

Marco takes on jockeys in friendly game
Hong Kong's snooker sensation and winner of the 2007 Royal London Watches Grand Prix, Marco Fu Ka- chun, was to join three jockeys for a friendly snooker match and unveil a horse statue painted with his design at noon on Saturday at the Sha Tin Racecourse.

Driver tells of Ao's shady deals
The driver of Macau's former secretary for transport and public works Ao Man- long told the court on Friday his boss often dined with some construction barons who allegedly paid him millions of patacas in kickbacks.

Mr X warned of raids by police chief, says mistress
A senior government official threatened daily raids from the police chief if his former mistress would not quit working at a nightclub and return to the mainland with HK$200,000 he offered her, the District Court heard on Friday.

Thieves in motorboats stea-l pines for rich mainlanders
Mainland criminals have stolen more than 1,000 Buddhist pine trees from Hong Kong - making a quick getaway on speedboats.

Probation over triad note
A teenager who was found carrying a note containing a triad slogan was yesterday put on one year's probation.

Social workers plan strike over pay demands
Some social service centers may be forced to close when 1,000 social workers stage a one-day strike on November 28 - their first major protest in 25 years.

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