HONG KONG: WEEK IN REVIEW, 25May2013

Bye Bye Barry; H7N9 deadlier than we thought; Mr Tong bought the booze; Teleportation devices at Galaxy Macau?; Poor little dolphins; Rents fall for first time in years; Who’s right Goldman or Temasek?; Here’s what happened this week.

HKU: H7N9 can ‘combine and mutate’

 

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HONG KONG: CLOSING WRAP, 24May2013

Markets continued downwards; Timmy Tong took the stand again; ICAC’s prestige intact; H7N9 is airborne; Here’s what you missed today.

HONG KONG: BEFORE THE OPEN, 24May2013

FXI rebounds overnight; H7N9 goes airborne; HK$8mm loan for what?; The HK Yuan gold trade; Cost overruns on high speed rail; Here’s what you need to know before the open.

HKU: H7N9 is airborn

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The H7N9 bird flu virus can be transmitted not only through close contact but by airborne exposure, a team at the University of Hong Kong found after extensive laboratory experiments. Though the virus appears to have been brought under control recently, the researchers urged the Hong Kong authorities to maintain strict surveillance, which should include not only poultry but humans and pigs.