Hong Kong also bought these CRH380ALs:
for HSR between HK and SZ that's scheduled to open in 2014。
Hong Kong to Beijing in less than 9 hours。
It shall be scheduled to open in 2016 instead.
No signs corruption becoming more rampant in HK: advisory committees
HONG KONG: The advisory committees that oversee Hong Kong's anti-graft body, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), have said that there are no signs corruption is becoming more rampant in the territory.
In the first 11 months of 2012, the number of complaints received by the ICAC went up by only 2 per cent.
The territory, however, experienced a number of high profile corruption cases this year.
The ICAC had received complaints about former Chief Executive Donald Tsang, who admitted to receiving trips on private planes and yachts.
Billionaire brothers Raymond and Thomas Kwok were also arrested in March on bribery charges
"The fact that these cases were being investigated and charged shows that our system is at work," said Laura Cha, Chairwoman of the Advisory Committee on Corruption.
"In the short-term, yes, it affected our image. But it is an indication and vindication of how the ICAC's work is taken seriously," she added.
The ICAC was a turning point for corruption in Hong Kong in the 1970s, where it helped the territory emerge from the control of organised crime. Hong Kong currently enjoys a reputation for being one of the cleanest places to do business in.
Hong Kong however dropped two places in Transparency International's 2012 Corruption Perception Index.
It is now ranked 14th in the world, its worst showing since 2007.
The review committee also highlighted a rise in the number of cases relating to the financial sector; complaints relating to the financial sector rose 14 per cent this year.
Mainland companies listed in Hong Kong were singled out as culprits.
"Listed companies try to siphon money through bogus acquisitions and other financial schemes. It's an area where the stock exchange and the SFC (Securities and Futures Commission) have a lot of input, and it's also an area where the investigations are time consuming," said Michael Sze, Chairman of the Operations Review Committee.
No signs corruption becoming more rampant in HK: advisory committees - Channel NewsAsia
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Jackie Chan suggests protests in his native city should be restricted
Jackie Chan criticism sparks Hong Kong fight-back - Channel NewsAsia
I agree, people in Hong Kong should realize the city is a Chinese city, nothing more and nothing less, and should work toward the benefits of the city and the country. We are Chinese people and citizens and let us not be divided by some fancy ideas from some foreigners put to us. If we want changes we must seek changes from within with the intentions of unity of the country and the people.
Jackie Chan is outdated in Hongkong and nobody take him seriously.