Hong Kong

Indonesian maid puts menstrual blood in Hong Kong employer's meal

Indonesian maid puts menstrual blood in Hong Kong employer's meal Hong Kong  - An Indonesian maid was in a Hong Kong jail Thursday awaiting trial for mixing her menstrual blood in a pot of vegetables she was cooking for her employer.

Indra Ningsih, 26, allegedly told police afterwards she mixed the blood into the meal in a superstitious effort to make her Chinese employer "more amiable and less picky" towards her.

Cathay Pacific pilots and cabin crew face forced unpaid leave

Cathay Pacific pilots and cabin crew face forced unpaid leave Hong Kong  - Pilots and flight attendants with leading Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific said Thursday they would fight anticipated "illegal" moves to make them take unpaid leave.

The airline, which with its subsidiaries has more than 2,000 employees, is reported to prepare a mandatory unpaid leave scheme after recording its first losses in 10 years.

McDonald's Hong Kong boss took 330,000 dollars in bribes

McDonald's Hong Kong boss took 330,000 dollars in bribes Hong Kong  - The former managing director of fast food chain McDonald's in Hong Kong faced jail Thursday after being convicted of taking 330,000 US dollars in bribes from a food supplier.

Joseph Lau Si-sing, 48, was found guilty at a court hearing Wednesday of taking bribes and conspiring to pervert the course of justice by asking the supplier to lie to investigators.

Lau, who joined the fast food chain in Hong Kong in 2004, added more fruit and vegetables to the menu and ordered corn from a Thai supplier who he used to work with in a previous job.

Hong Kong teacher faces court for having sex with pupil

Hong Kong teacher faces court for having sex with pupil Hong Kong - A married Hong Kong schoolteacher faced trial after police caught him engaged in a sex act with a 15-year-old pupil in his car, a news report said Wednesday. Maths and sports teacher Yeung Tin-shun picked the girl up from school in April 2008 and drove her to a secluded lane where he persuaded her to perform oral sex on him, the Hong Kong Standard reported.

At a court hearing Tuesday, Yeung denied a charge of gross indecency towards a child under the age of 16. His case was adjourned until Wednesday when the hearing was to continue.

Thailand tours cancelled for 3,000 Hong Kong holidaymakers

Thailand tours cancelled for 3,000 Hong Kong holidaymakers Hong Kong - Around 150 tours to Bangkok from Hong Kong involving 3,000 holidaymakers have been cancelled because of the unrest in the Thai capital, tour operators said Wednesday. Travel companies in the wealthy city of 7 million have scrapped all tours to Bangkok until April 22 because of what they described as the "unclear" situation following violent demonstrations.

The decision came after the Hong Kong government issued an unusually stern travel advisory Tuesday, telling its residents to avoid Bangkok.

Court hears Hong Kong tycoon tricked into giving away fortune

 Court hears Hong Kong tycoon tricked into giving away fortuneHong Kong - Asia's richest woman signed a will giving away her entire 13-billion-US-dollar fortune believing that the document was only for use in a feng shui ceremony, a court heard Tuesday. Nina Wang, who died of cancer aged 69, was told by feng shui master Tony Chan to sign the 2006 will which he said would be burned later to give her a longer life, Hong Kong's High Court was told.

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