Teenager acquitted of assaulting cop

A hearing-impaired teenager accused of assaulting a police officer in an anti-parallel trading protest was acquitted in Tuen Mun Magistracy on Friday. Fung Tze-ho, a Secondary Five student, allegedly slammed a door three times against a police officer maintaining order outside a convenience store in the March 1 protest in Yuen Long. But magistrate Kelly Shui said that it's possible Fung didn't do that on purpose because of the chaos then. He might not have heard the officer's warning because of his hearing impairment.

Higher pay for district councilors

The Finance Committee of the Legislative Council has approved the proposals to enhance District Council (DC) members' remuneration package by increasing members' monthly honorarium and providing a new provision for duty visits. The proposals will be implemented in the next DC term starting January 2016. The monthly honorarium for DC members will be increased by 15 per cent in real terms from HK$25,760 to HK$29,620 at the 2015 price level.

Dengue fever at 10-year high

A total of 48 cases of dengue fever had been confirmed this year, comprising a local case and 47 imported cases, said the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health on Friday. The number is the highest among the same period in the past 10 years. And more dengue fever cases are expected to be reported as people will travel abroad in the summer vacation, said CHP.

China Daily

(HK Edition 07/11/2015 page6)