Portal:Hong Kong/Hong Kong news

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2008-05-13 (Tuesday)

• Chief exec Donald Tsang announced assistance and cash donation of HK$300 million to the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.[1]

2008-05-01 (Thursday)

• A bus was carrying 61 passengers on a May Day outing by the Christian group when it lost control going down the hill killing 18 people in Sai Kung.[2]

2008-04-30 (Wednesday)

• The Olympic torch arrives in Hong Kong today for Fridays 120-member relay, with athletes forming a quarter of the total number of torchbearers.[3]

2008-04-25 (Friday)

• Public confidence in Hong Kong's economic outlook has dropped to a three-year low in the wake of the world financial turmoil, a Chinese University of Hong Kong poll of 820 people has found.[4]

2008-04-14 (Monday)

• A technical glitch that caused a two-hour disruption in the Ma On Shan-Tai Wai route spoiled the Sunday plans of more than 2,000 MTR passengers yesterday.[5]

2008-04-09 (Wednesday)

• Chief Secretary Henry Tang Ying-yen will visit Beijing this week to hold high-level talks on the security measures concerning the relay when the torch arrives in Hong Kong on May 2.[6]