Manila - A Hong Kong journalist was under fire in the Philippines on Sunday for calling the South-East Asian country a "nation of servants" in a column about disputed areas in the South China Sea.

In his March 27 column for HK Magazine, titled "The War At Home," Chip Tsao denounced the Philippines' claims to the Spratly Islands, which are also claimed in whole or in part by China, Vietnam, Taiwan, Brunei, Malaysia.

Hong Kong  - Three teenagers were arrested after a 13-year-old boy was injured when a homemade bomb exploded, a media report said Sunday.

The three, including the injured boy, were held by police for possessing explosives favoured by Islamic terrorists, the South China Morning Post said.

Police suspect the classmates of a Kowloon Tong district school learned how to make the explosive triacetone triperoxide (TATP) powder on the internet.

Hong Kong  - A former Fijian rugby player was fined for assaulting a Hong Kong police officer in a brawl involving more than 50 people that was broken up by police with batons and pepper spray, a media report said Saturday.

The running fight in three streets in the city's Wan Chai district occurred Friday just before the start of this year's Hong Kong Rugby Sevens competition.

Paula Maisiri, 32, pleaded guilty and was fined 500 Hong Kong dollars (64 US dollars) for assaulting the unnamed officer, the South China Morning Post said.

Hong Kong  - Plans to build a museum dedicated to the life of fabled kung fu actor Bruce Lee are moving ahead with proposals for an international design competition, a media report said Saturday.

The project involves the restoration of Lee's former house in the Kowloon Tong district of Hong Kong plus the possibility of building an adjacent cinema and library, the South China Morning Post said.

Hong Kong  - The brother of a homeless Nepalese man shot dead by a police officer has demanded a full explanation from Hong Kong's police and government, a media report said Friday.

Ram Limbu, who arrived in Hong Kong from Britain and identified the body of his younger brother Dil Bahadur Limbu on Thursday, is also taking legal advice about his relative's death, the South China Morning Post said.

Hong Kong  - Hong Kong stocks recovered the bullish sentiment seen earlier week after the benchmark Hang Seng index climbed 3.6 per cent on Thursday.

The Hang Seng broke the 14,000-point mark to close up 486.87 points at 14,108.98, an 11-week high.

Turnover was 64.05 billion Hong Kong dollars (8.2 billion dollars).

Analysts said investor confidence reflected wider upbeat sentiment in Asia about the US economy.