Woman ill with flesh-eating infection

The Centre for Health Protection is investigating a flesh-eating disease case involving a 52-year-old Sha Tin woman. The infection is also known as necrotizing fasciitis.

The woman injured her right index finger while washing fish at home June 7 and developed fever, swelling and redness in the arm. She was admitted to Prince of Wales Hospital and is now in critical condition.

Her wound tested positive for vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria which can cause the disease. Necrotizing fasciitis is a serious bacterial infection of the soft tissue. It can destroy tissue and can cause death within 12 to 24 hours after infection.

CE appoints new university chairmen

Executive Council convenor Leung Chun-ying has been appointed chairman of the Council of City University of Hong Kong by Chief Executive Donald Tsang for three years from October 22 while legislator Bernard Chan will succeed him as chairman of the Council of Lingnan University for two years.

Welcoming the appointments, Secretary for Education Michael Suen said Leung and Chan are prominent community leaders.

"Their strong commitment to tertiary education is demonstrated through their service at the Council of Lingnan University to which they have rendered useful insights and advice," Suen said.

Man and mistress jailed for raping acquaintance

The High Court yesterday sentenced a married man and his mistress to 52 months and 28 months in jail respectively after finding them guilty of raping a friend of the woman.

The trial is widely referred to as the "Mrs V Case".

The judge said the two, who planned and executed the crime together from the beginning, were too obsessed with having wild sex.

However, he decided to give the 32-year-old female defendant a lighter sentence because she cooperated with police after pleading guilty early on.

As for the 45-year-old man, the judge believed he deserved heavier punishment because he did not show genuine remorse.

More government assistance to Tai O

More government staff will be sent to Tai O to help residents as inclement weather has been forecast for the coming days.

Sixty Civil Aid Service staff will be stationed there to provide round-the-clock services.

Islands District Officer Byron Lam told the media yesterday water supplies have resumed in most of Tai O. Repairs for some remote areas like Tai Long Wan are continuing.

Water tanks have been placed in Upper Keung Shan, Sha Lo Wan and Lower Keung Shan. Thirty food packs have been dispatched to Sha Lo Wan and Sham Shek Village.

China Daily

(HK Edition 06/13/2008 page1)