More vandalism at Sing Tao

Two men broke a display case at a Tsim Sha Tsui salesroom of Sing Tao News Corporation on Tuesday morning, the second incident of vandalism attack on Sing Tao's premises within a week.

Witnesses said the pair fled in a car, after breaking the glass of the display case with hammers at Sing Tao's salesroom, in Wing On Plaza around 11 am.

A stolen car was used to crash against the glass wall of Sing Tao News Corporation Building in Shau Kei Wan in the early morning last Thursday. The car was later found burnt out and abandoned in Kowloon Bay. A spokesperson for Sing Tao said the string of malicious attacks was obviously directed at Sing Tao and said the company will strengthen security.

Ex sues Stephen Chow for HK$80m

Yu Man-fung, the rumored ex-girlfriend of film star Stephen Chow, has filed a writ in the High Court claiming HK$80 million commission from a property deal she brokered for Chow.

The heiress to a construction company fortune said in the writ that she had a 13-year relationship with Chow before they broke up two years ago. While they were dating, her company provided investment service for Chow and he agreed to pay 10 percent of profits per investment.

The HK$80 million commission stemmed from Chow's investment in a Mid-level villa. Chow paid Yu HK$10 million in March but hasn't paid the rest.

Accountant jailed for lewd photos

A 28-year-old accountant was sentenced by the District Court to four months in prison for taking 201 photos up women's skirts at an MTR station.

Lam Sai-Ho earlier pleaded guilty to 20 counts of creating disorder in public places. The court heard that a passenger noticed Lam's strange behavior on an escalator at the Admiralty MTR station and alerted the police on July 9. A total of 201 indecent photos of 35 women were found on his cell phone.

Under caution, he admitted to have taken photos up women's skirts almost every day since June 28 because of the thrill he felt helped to relieve pressure from work. Magistrate David Dufton said psychological reports indicated the risk of Lam's reoffending is medium to high.

Two sentenced for smuggling tusks

A spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said that two men, aged 36 and 23, were sentenced at the Tsuen Wan Magistrates' Courts on Tuesday to four and six months' imprisonment respectively for smuggling ivory tusks and worked ivory.

Customs officers seized a total of 95.4 kilograms of ivory tusks and worked ivory at the Hong Kong International Airport on Monday. The items were found inside the check-in baggage of the two offenders, who were in transit from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Beijing. The case was then referred to the AFCD for follow-up action. The AFCD immediately instituted prosecution. Under the Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance, any person found guilty of importing, exporting, re-exporting or possessing any endangered species without a licence is liable to a maximum fine of HK$5 million, imprisonment for two years and mandatory forfeiture of the specimens.

China Daily

(HK Edition 09/05/2012 page1)