Police locate body of infant

Shenzhen police have found what are believed to be the remains of the baby dragged in a stroller stuck under a container truck.

The remains were discovered in a tunnel of the Nanping Expressway. A DNA paternity testing will be conducted to verify the baby's identity.

The baby went missing Sunday, when a Hong Kong driver identified as Liang Guanbiao knocked down a woman named Li Yun at Bushan Road in Longgang district. Liang sped away with the baby stroller, carrying the 4-month-old boy, stuck under his truck.

Liang, who was arrested Monday, claimed he was not aware of any accident. He found an empty baby stroller some 40 km away from the accident site and he discarded it by an expressway.

HSBC reviews ATM security

HSBC CEO Peter Wong said that the bank is reviewing the security of its ATMs after some HK$280,500 was suspected to have been stolen from 10 customers through a rigged cash machine in Tsim Sha Tsui. He emphasized the customers will be reimbursed for their losses.

The bank noticed "abnormal activities" in four accounts last week. The account holders all used the ATM at HSBC's East Ocean Centre branch, on which traces of sticky tape were found, indicating a card-reading device may have been installed.

Peter Chiu Ping-Kuen, Head of the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education's Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, said that ATM users can significantly reduce the risk of losses by shielding the keypad when inputting their PIN numbers.

Protest over idling vehicle ban

More than 10 taxi drivers staged a slow-drive protest outside the Legislative Council Building Wednesday, as lawmakers inside studied a proposal to impose sanctions against idling vehicles.

The taxi drivers drove from Tuen Mun in Central and circled around the chamber building at low speed on Wednesday morning. The protest ended at noon.

Secretary for Environment Edward Yau told legislators that the proposed ban balances the interests of the public and motorists and the response has been generally positive, although some affected sectors, such as the taxi industry, have voiced strong opposition.

Mastermind of theft ring nabbed

A man who was believed to the mastermind of a criminal syndicate that steals excavation equipment from Hong Kong and smuggles it to the mainland for sale has been nabbed in Kowloon Bay.

The suspect, 37, used a truck to carry away an excavator valued at more than HK$100,000, from a construction site at the junction of Wai Yip Street and Shun Yip Street at about 7 am Wednesday. The man was arrested after someone tipped off police officers.

Woman sues over discrimination

A woman went to court Wednesday, charging that the Hong Kong Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)had terminated her employment contract because of her pregnancy.

The former part-time employee of the organization said in the lawsuit filed with the District Court that she had succeeded in renewing her half-year contract six times since 2006. But after she became pregnant and asked for maternity leave in 2008, the supervisor told her they would discuss renewal later. The woman said her contract was not renewed after her maternity leave.

China Daily

(HK Edition 04/29/2010 page1)