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HK pavilion foundations laid in Shanghai

The foundations of the Hong Kong Pavilion at World Exposition 2010 Shanghai China have been completed three days ahead of the 300-day countdown to the expo's opening.

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HK, Finland sign investment pact
signing of investment pact

Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Rita Lau has signed an investment promotion and protection agreement with Finland - Hong Kong's 16th such pact.

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More medics ill with human swine flu
Twenty-nine new cases of human swine flu have been confirmed, including a nurse from the Buddhist Hospital and a general services assistant at United Christian Hospital.
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May retail sales value down 6.2%

Total retail sales value fell to $21.6 billion in May, down 6.2% on the same period last year, while total retail sales volume dropped 6.4%, the Census & Statistics Department says.
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Retailers fined for swindling customers
Fifteen seafood and six fruit retailers were fined up to $6,500 after pleading guilty to selling short-weight produce in the first half of the year, according to the Customs & Excise Department.
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Sir Edward Youde scholarships open
The Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund Council is inviting applicants for its 2010-11 fellowships and scholarships for overseas studies, including an award for disabled students. The closing date is September 30.
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Taking a new safety turn
Inspection of construction site

Enhanced safety measures have seen industrial accidents on Highways Department projects fall 80% in a decade. However, the department tells news.gov.hk it is not complacent with the improvement and is working to further cut injuries with a new safety strategy.

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Highway greening efforts prove fruitful
Senior Highways Engineer Robert Chan

The Highways Department's drive to integrate the Kong Sham Western Highway into the countryside got a seal of approval in the form of two top landscape awards, Senior Highways Engineer Robert Chan says.

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Family ties go community wide
Li San-yuk and his son

Li San-yuk works irregular hours leaving his wife to care for their three children on her own. However, he tells news.gov.hk he now entrusts his second son to the care of a community nanny in the daytime through the Neighbourhood Support Child Care Project, relieving his family pressure.

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Henry in Shanghai at art display
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Cultural exchange: Chief Secretary Henry Tang admires a sculpture at a modern art museum in Shanghai on Thursday. Full Story

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