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’

 

SCMP

WHO: H7N9 “one of the most lethal” flu viruses

 

From South China Morning Post:

A new strain of bird flu that has killed 22 people in China is “one of the most lethal” of its kind and is more easily transmissible to humans than an earlier strain that has killed hundreds around the world since 2003, a top World Health Organisation (WHO) official said on Wednesday.

Man indicted for maliciously spreading AIDS among Taiwan gay community

From The China Post:

He lured as many as 300 other gay males by offering sex and illegal drugs via Internet chatrooms, according to police and health experts who have identified that at least 13 young people have become HIV virus carriers.

HONG KONG: BEFORE THE OPEN 08Mar2013

 

1. Skyworth Feb13 sales up 10% YoY, LED LCD TV China sales up 62% YoY
2. Hutchison Port corners HK port space with DP World Terminal acquision
3. Glencore raises US$7.5bn to purchase crude from Rosneft
4. Are HK cage homes a breeding ground for next pandemic?
5. First Mover: Cheung Kong cuts prices at Lai Chi Kok housing project
6. Stay indoors… Pollution exceptionally high today