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BRIEFS Cruise ship hit by blaze is left drifting for 24 hours A cruise ship with 1,000 people on board, including two Hongkongers, that drifted for 24 hours after being disabled by a fire, was headed towards Malaysia following repairs, the Philippines coast guard said. The REVIEW CRIME Azamara Quest, which departed Hong Kong for a 17-day cruise, was left drifting after a fire engulfed one of the ship’s engine rooms. Five crew suffered smoke inhalation, with one seriously injured. AP KEY EVIDENCE IN Record for fastest sail around island still stands The record for the fastest sail around Hong Kong Island remains standing LIBYAN’S CASE after the crew manning Genuine Risk were forced to call off their attempt due to poor wind. They started out from Causeway Bay at 10.40am heading east but gave up at Tai Tam Bay. Geoff Hill, owner of the ERASED IN HK Dubois 90 boat, said the crew might have another go today or tomorrow. Dennis Wong Shun-kit holds the City authorities destroyed 2004 flight data of which point “the paper flight strips record, at 2 hours 41 minutes and 57 would have been shredded and the seconds, set in December 1990. dissident and his family, who were intercepted in HK magnetic record media erased and A megastar then, a gigastar now, Dame Edna played to the young and old in two packed shows. Photo: Edward Wong en route to Britain and directed to Gaddafi’s regime reused”. She said the response also direct- ed the lawyers to approach the Air- ...... Edward Eates, police chief port Authority instead. Lana Lam Crider insisted there was no re- during 1967 riots, dies Dame’s glorious exit hails end of era [email protected] ply, adding she was disappointed by Former police commissioner the apparent lack of co-operation. Edward Eates died last week in Dame Edna Everage narrates Peter played to two packed houses, attract- It must have crossed the minds of Key evidence revealing Hong Kong’s “It’s a very different response England at age 96. Eates was head of and the Wolf ing many a family. It also reeled in guest conductor Simon Over that the role in the rendition of Libyan dissi- than, for example, the national avia- the force during the 1967 riots, which City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong crinklies like me, who recall how the chameleon-tongued narrator might dent Sami al-Saadi to Muammar tion authorities across Europe, who were sparked by pro-communist City Hall Concert Hall Dame made a rib-tickling diversion make unscripted changes of gear in Gaddafi’s torture chambers has have tended to give over informa- sympathisers inspired by the March 31 from university essay-writing. Prokofiev’s well-known tale, but in been destroyed by city aviation offi- tion about rendition flights dating Cultural Revolution on the Her later one-woman stage shows the end, there were no life-threaten- cials, hampering the investigation of years in the past and have indeed re- mainland. If there was ever a show that was go- are also impossible to forget: teasing ing deviations. The orchestra found British lawyers. tained that information,” Crider ing to be more than the sum of its out details from ladies in the audi- all the right colours to illustrate the Saadi, an outspoken opponent of said. parts, this was it. The City Chamber ence about the secrets of their bed- story, and during those moments the late Libyan dictator, had come to Exiled dissident Sami al-Saadi, here “If the Airport Authority is the Orchestra of Hong Kong made a dou- room wallpaper or their husbands’ when the musical action treads wa- Hong Kong with his family in 2004 with his eldest daughter Khadija, government agency which holds the 69 endangered animal ble scoop, first by having had the wit plumbing problems, the megastar ter, the Dame’s expressive facial after the British government prom- was sent back to Libya in a secret information, it would have been seizures made to book the iconic Dame Edna Ever- displayed improvisation skills equal grouting provided just the ointment. ised them a safe flight back to Brit- operation. Photo: Reprieve welcome for [the aviation depart- age as narrator-cum-chanteuse, and to any jazz giant of the day, and easily As Juanita, the errant Spanish ain, where he lived in exile during the ment] to notify the appropriate The Agriculture, Fisheries and then chancing to hold the starry surpassed them with the number of crustacean living off the coast of 1990s prior to moving to China. agencies and inform them that they Conservation Department made 69 event so soon after the gutting news blue notes in her repertoire. Wales, Dame Edna crooned and ad- But when Saadi arrived at Chek Lawyers following the paper trail are in possession of vital evidence.” seizures involving endangered that this was to be one of her last stage One wondered if she would man- libbed through 20 minutes of pure, Lap Kok airport, he was detained had requested from Hong Kong the Crider said the flight details were species at customs checkpoints appearances. age to keep the latter locked in her jolly nonsense. Hearing that inimita- along with his wife and four chil- details of Saadi’s flight on March 28, a critical part of the case as Hong from January to February. City Hall may be celebrating a handbag for such a mixed Hong ble singing voice for the last time dren, aged six to 12, for almost a fort- 2004. Kong was the “proverbial scene of half-century of service to the com- Kong audience, while still letting that made one realise how her earlier dab- night before being forced onto a pri- Cori Crider, legal director for Re- the crime”. “Reconstructing the lo- munity, but, never to be upstaged, wicked persona shine through. She bling in Dadaism had left its mark. vate Egyptian-registered jet and prieve, said a letter was sent to Hong gistical part of the operation will MARK SIX the Australian queen of comedy did, and it did. All were at the mercy of All too soon, our 90 gorgeous min- flown to the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Kong’s Civil Aviation Department help us uncover who was behind the sprang into the world’s footlights her trademark, honey-coated barbs: utes with the bling-laden housewife The family was imprisoned and last month, but they had yet to re- grim fate of the Saadi family, who long before the hall’s foundation Henry Tang, Li Ka-shing, Raymond from Moonee Ponds were up, and it Saadi claims he was subjected to ceive a response even after the 10- tried to help cover it up, and why,” There was no first prize winner in stone was a twinkle in the mason’s Kwok et al all fell prey to her mischie- was a truly sad and historic moment years of torture. day mandatory deadline for replying she said. last night’s draw. The numbers were eye, as Mrs Norm Everage in 1956. vous encore, Hong Kong, Hong Kong! to be bidding a moist-eyed goodbye, His legal team from UK law firm to data requests had passed. “Follow the trail of the plane, and 11, 19, 30, 33, 37 and 44. The extra Pairing Prokofiev’s Peter and the (in its original form, she enlightened rather than an au revoir. Retirement Leigh Day and legal charity Reprieve But a spokeswoman from the avi- you learn a vast amount about the number was 18. One ticket won the Wolfwith David Haslam’s Juanita the us, before the Americans got their may have beckoned, but that blue are suing Britain’s spy agencies, ation body said a response had been whole operation. It’s a shame that second prize of HK$1,804,510. Third Spanish Lobster (yes, you did read hands on it and turned it into New rinse will surely never fade. Home Office and Foreign Office for sent to Reprieve, stating that all flight we haven’t received this information prize paid HK$80,870. that correctly), yesterday’s show York, New York!). Sam Olluver their role in his rendition. details are destroyed after 90 days, at out of Hong Kong.” Game over: cheats jailed Golf’s green-eyed boy China soccer’s big Lost in the detail 14-year-old mainland names, including prodigy is name on star players and Real Hong Kong cooking is just too complicated for modern life everyone’s lips at bosses, punished US Open – even for graft > INSIDE FOOD & WINE Tiger Woods’

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INTERVIEW DIGEST Beijing measures poised to help Hong Kong A Beijing official tells Hong Kong it END SMALL-HOUSE POLICY, SAYS LAM could benefit from a series of mainland initiatives designed to lift the city’s economy as it prepares to The woman tipped to be celebrate the 15th anniversary of the handover. > LEADING THE NEWS A3 chief secretary says this rural ‘right’ cannot be Not long after my preserved forever as she appointment, I Portugal win see-saw discusses her hopes for a talked to the game to keep hopes alive ‘big social experiment’ Heung Yee Kuk Portugal defeated Denmark 3-2 to keep alive their hopes of qualifying to overhaul welfare and asked if they for the knockout rounds of the Euro could draw a line 2012 soccer championships. Goals ...... from Pepe and Helder Postiga gave CARRIE LAM CHENG YUET-NGOR the Portuguese a 2-0 lead, but Olga Wong and Joyce Ng Denmark drew level through Nicklas ing more infrastructure to the villages Bendtner, his second goal a header The candidate favoured to become and speeding up the application pro- in the 80th minute, to set up a nervy the next chief secretary is calling for cess with more efficient use of land. ending sealed by Silvestre Varela. an end to what some see as the in- On welfare, Lam, who was direc- finite demand from rural indigenous tor of social welfare between 2000 villagers for homes under the small- and 2003, said she had in mind a house policy. “very big social experiment” to tackle Esprit hit by resignations In an interview with the South poverty and narrow the wealth gap. of two key bosses China Morning Post in which she One idea was to reform the Compre- outlined the challenges the next gov- hensive Social Security Assistance The resignation of a second top ernment must tackle, Carrie Lam scheme, calling it “a whole new para- manager in as many days at Esprit Cheng Yuet-ngor also hinted at “a big digm shift to deal with poverty”. Holdings is likely to send the Hong social experiment” to overhaul the “I have always felt that the CSSA is Kong fashion retailer’s share price welfare system. not the best scheme. If it is a good even lower today, after a 21.8 per “Not long after my appointment, I scheme, why are there so many cent drop yesterday. Hans-Joachim talked to the Heung Yee Kuk and ‘three-nothings’ and ‘four-nothings’ Koerber resigned as chairman last asked if they could draw a line,” she in Hong Kong,” she said, referring to night, following chief executive said, as she reviewed her term as the the working poor who do not benefit Ronald van der Vis. > BUSINESS B1 development minister since 2007. from government relief measures be- “If life is unchanged for 50 years cause they are not welfare recipients, until 2047, as set out under the Basic taxpayers or eligible for public Law, and only 18-year-old [or older] Carrie Lam, whose term as secretary for development ends this month, talked to the Post about her ideas for welfare reform. Photo: Nora Tam housing. Mainland media needs indigenous male villagers are eligible Improvements to the safety net in to clean up its act for a small house, how about ending the past five years included means- it in 2029? I have asked them and of- 2047. The small-house policy gives tunity to propose an end to the policy “They were agitated about my en- demands. I do think the next admin- tested transport subsidies for work- Companies are increasingly paying fered different options. But they just male indigenous villagers in the New in the next five years. However, she forcement [on illegal structures],” istration should make a start.” ers, and vouchers for kindergarten off media outlets to ensure glowing didn’t come back,” she said. Territories the right to build a house admitted her relationship with some she said. “Now that they realise the One of the challenges, Lam said, is education and for health checks for reports on their listing plans … In Under her plan, the last genera- close to their ancestral homes. It has rural representatives had turned sour law has to be enforced, they would to convince the public that the gov- the elderly with private doctors. view of its harm to China’s tion to enjoy what the villagers regard drawn criticism because in some as a result of stepped-up actions on probably think about what to do with ernment may need to give something development, we must not let the as their right would be those born in cases it is being abused for profit. clearing illegal structures in village the remaining village zones that can- to villagers in return when the policy > HARRY’S VIEW A14 perpetrators get away with it, writes 2029 and who would become 18 in Lam said she now sees an oppor- houses since April. not accommodate all their [housing] is ended. This could include provid- > MY TAKE A2, MORE REPORTS C3 Hu Shuli. > CAIXIN VIEW A15

CRIME Libyan dissident sues HK Yam’s paper over family’s 2004 arrest Lawyer’s letter says captives were subjected to siblings. All the al-Saadi family seek on the peg now is justice and accountability for inhuman and degrading treatment in Hong Kong those responsible, so other families never face the awful fate they did.” ...... firmed that a 12-page In the letter, lawyers claim that goes beyond Lana Lam letter detailing the legal Saadi and his family were subjected [email protected] action was hand-deliv- to “unlawful detention” as well as the money ered to the Department “inhuman and degrading treatment” A Libyan dissident, arrested by local of Justice yesterday. in Hong Kong. Saadi: sent A spokeswoman for the Depart- ...... authorities at Chek Lap Kok airport The firm has a six- and handed to late Libyan dictator to Libya, member team working ment of Justice refused to confirm if it Chow Chung-yan Muammar Gaddafi’s henchmen, is jailed for on the case under in- had received the letter, saying: “We [email protected] suing the Hong Kong government for three years. structions from Lon- don’t comment on individual cases.” its complicity in his “extraordinary don-based human The Security Bureau also refused to In addition to raising speculation rendition”. rights law firm Reprieve. comment. about the future of the Hong Kong Sami al-Saadi is seeking damages Cori Crider, of Reprieve, which is The case only came to light last dollar, Joseph Yam Chi-kwong’s con- and full disclosure of documents re- also suing the UK government on be- August after Saadi was freed from one troversial paper on the city’s mone- lating to his and his family’s arrest by half of Saadi, said Hong Kong’s in- of Gaddafi’s prisons by rebels and tary system has led to speculation local authorities, with the help of US volvement was key to the case. after secret papers were discovered at about his own motives and political and UK secret agents, in March 2004. “Correspondence seized from the the headquarters of Gaddafi’s intelli- aspirations. Saadi, his wife and four young fallen Gaddafi regime shows Hong gence chief Moussa Koussa. The former central banker raised children – all under 13 years old at the Kong officials were heavily involved In the secret documents, the then eyebrows on Tuesday when he re- time – were held for almost two in this illegal operation, advising for- permanent secretary for security, leased an academic paper calling for weeks in Hong Kong before they were eign spies how the kidnap could best Stanley Ying Yiu-hong, is listed as the “informed debate” on the 29-year- bundled onto a Libya-bound plane. be managed with a minimum of fuss contact person to ensure the rendi- old peg between the Hong Kong and Saadi was then tortured and beat- in Hong Kong,” Crider said. tion is executed quickly. Last month, US dollars, the most detailed article en at Tajoura prison where he spent “Rendition to Gaddafi’s Libya the Post sought to obtain any docu- yet written on the mechanism by a the next three years. His family was would have been a terrifying ordeal ments held by the Security Bureau re- former senior government official. also jailed for several months in the for any grown man, so it is unimagin- lating to Saadi’s case but a spokes- The comments by Yam, one of the same prison. able what it was like for [Saadi’s woman said no such records existed. staunchest defenders of the peg in Solicitor Jonathan Man, of law daughter] Khadidja al-Saadi, a 12- the past, immediately achieved its os- firm Ho, Tse, Wai & Partners, con- year-old girl, and her three younger > FROM HK TO TORTURE CELL C1 tensible aim of creating a public dis- cussion, but his paper also contained intriguing comments about politics and the quality of Hong Kong’s WORLD WORLD CITY leadership that have set tongues wag- ging in the city’s political corridors. Some critics saw it as an indirect attack on chief executive-elect Leung Gangster’s Small, but Teen dating Chun-ying, who rebuffed Yam’s pa- per within hours of its release. After going through the technical gal, 61, jailed deadly app closed issues, Yam swayed his discussion to politics and set an apocalyptic tone. “Democracy, public opinion and 82-year-old mobster’s Pentagon to deploy Shutdown follows series of > CONTINUED ON A5 lover helped him elude kamikaze drones the size rape allegations in the > EDITORIAL A14, JAKE’S VIEW B1 capture for 16 years > PAGE A13 of model planes > PAGE A10 United States > PAGE C4 Sunday, July 22, 2012 5

BRIEFS Pre-trial appearance for pilot accused of rape A Cathay Pacific pilot accused of sexually assaulting a woman colleague in a New York hotel on New Year’s Eve will make a pre-trial appearance on August 9 in New York. David Tonn, 34, is charged HUMAN RIGHTS with a criminal sexual act in the third degree, two counts of forcible touching, third-degree rape and third-degree sexual abuse. Tonn was arraigned in May with bail set at US$5,000. The District Attorney’s office describes the victim as a 44- year-old cabin crew member who ROW OVER RENDITION CASE DEADLINE lives in Hong Kong. Lawyers representing Sami al-Saadi reject justice department’s claim it needs respond to the merits of our case,” he A spokesman for the Security Bu- within government and business, to said. reau refused to answer any questions not respond properly will just look sil- Still no trace of missing until December to respond to allegations about HK’s role in his deportation The department’s letter also in the case, saying “we do not com- ly and undermine public confidence ment on individual cases”. in the security services...... raised the issue of the limitation peri- American man, police say the Department of Justice confirmed The department said in the letter od in civil law suits. In public injury Saadi has also launched legal ac- “Everyone involved in this mess Lana Lam it was investigating the claims. that it needed until December 12 to cases such as Saadi’s, a victim must tion against Britain’s spy agencies, would do best to come clean quickly [email protected] Police say there is still no trace of an In a letter to the lawyers repre- address the detailed claims outlined launch legal action within three years the Home Office and Foreign Office and apologise to the Saadis.” American man who went missing six senting Sami al-Saadi – who alleges in a pre-action letter Saadi’s legal of the incident. However, Man said for their alleged role in his rendition. Saadi’s legal team has also re- weeks ago. Gregory Brooks Justice officials say they need until authorities in Hong Kong forced him team in Hong Kong sent in June. the limitation period in Saadi’s case Lawyer Cori Crider from legal quested voluntary disclosure of doc- disappeared after visiting a Buddhist December to respond to allegations and his family onto a Tripoli-bound Jonathan Man from, Ho, Tse, Wai should start when the details first charity Reprieve, which is represent- uments in the hope that government temple in Sung Shan New Village, that Hong Kong security chiefs con- plane and back into the hands of the & Partners, has rejected the request emerged: in this case last September ing Saadi in the UK, said she hoped departments will turn over papers re- Yuen Long, with his wife. About 1.7 spired with the British and US secret late Libyan dictator Muammar Gad- and written to the department saying when secret documents were un- the Hong Kong justice department’s quested, instead of going through a metres tall, weighing 76kg and bald, services to deport a Libyan dissident dafi – the department said last week that he and his partners expect the earthed at the abandoned Tripoli response would be a substantial one. formal court process which is costly Brooks, 49, was wearing a yellow and to his homeland in 2004 – but lawyers that it needed more time before it government to reply to the allega- headquarters of Gaddafi’s intelli- “What I hope we won’t see is the and time consuming. Man also re- green T-shirt, white shorts, white preparing to sue the government could respond to the allegations. tions by October. gence chief. same ‘neither confirm nor deny’ rub- quested justice officials share any socks and white slippers. His sister, have set an October deadline. “We are instructed that, given the Man said he was being lenient by The documents named Stanley bish we got out of the UK,” Crider told other documents they may come Leslie, said he had started showing For the first time since the contro- long lapse of time in this matter, allowing an extension of another Ying Yiu-hong, permanent secretary the Sunday Morning Post. across in their investigation. “This is a signs of extreme paranoia before his versial case of a secret rendition flight more time is required to look into the three months. “I understand they for security at the time, as the key “When you have documents not sensible step to save more time and disappearance and appeared to involving the Hong Kong govern- matter,” senior government counsel need more time because it happened contact to ensure the rendition was only implicating Hong Kong in the money and let all the parties put their have suffered a nervous breakdown. ment came to light last September, Daphne Yeung wrote. years ago but they have to seriously executed quickly and smoothly. renditions but specific individuals cards on the table,” he said. People with information can contact investigating officers on 2860 1045 or 9886 0034. The missing man’s family can be contacted by e-mail at [email protected]. MESSAGE OF HOPE WEAPONS TRADE

HK$2 fare for over-65s and disabled to start early UK arms dealer About 1.1 million people – over-65s and the disabled – can ride on most jailed for attempt buses in the city for a flat fare of HK$2 from August 5, Labour and Welfare Secretary Matthew Cheung Kin-chung said. He said the scheme to sell missiles would be introduced a month ahead of the original schedule. The New Lantao Bus Company and ferry operators are expected to join early Michael Ranger used HK firm to buy surface-to-air next year. The scheme was ordnance from North Korea to hawk to Azerbaijan announced by former chief ...... executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen the embargo by promoting the Reuters in London in October, and its first phase was supply of hand-held surface-to-air enacted last month. missiles from North Korea to Azer- A British arms dealer was jailed on baijan, as well as Beretta pistols from Friday for using a Hong Kong-regis- the United States. 1 Four more Legco tered firm to try to buy surface-to-air Ranger was sentenced to 3 ⁄2 years’ missiles from North Korea to sell imprisonment. nominations submitted them to the former Soviet republic of “Ranger’s dealings with Azerbai- Azerbaijan. jan were not only illegal, but poten- Four more nomination forms were British prosecutors described Mi- submitted yesterday for the chael Ranger as an established inter- Legislative Council election in national arms dealer who used a September. That brings the total company registered in Hong Kong number of nominations received to under the name of his girlfriend to or- 58. The candidates who submitted ganise illegal arms deals between the Ranger’s dealings their forms yesterday included Paul William Chan Wai-lam sings (right) at a rehearsal for his own “living funeral” to celebrate his 30th birthday and the launch of his book. Photo: K.Y. Cheng two countries. with Azerbaijan Tse Wai-chun, a tourism sector According to Britain’s Indepen- lawmaker who will run in Kowloon dent newspaper, Ranger was respon- were not only East, and the NeoDemocrats’ ticket sible for the sale of a legally licensed illegal, but led by a Sai Kung district councillor, gun used in the 1987 Hungerford Gary Fan Kwok-wai, who will run in Cancer sufferer stages own funeral massacre, one of Britain’s most noto- potentially very New Territories East. Engineering rious mass murders, in which 16 peo- sector lawmaker Raymond Ho ple were shot dead. dangerous Chung-tai and Patrick Lau Sau- a living person – and it does not plan loved ones. “Write a will and write it E-mail correspondence read out William Chan, who has rare melanoma, marks 30th ENGLAND’S STATE PROSECUTING SERVICE shing, an architectural, surveying to offer such a service routinely. fully – not just a sentence,” Chan said. in court showed that Ranger had and planning sector lawmaker, also birthday with prayers and mourners … but no coffin Chan was carried into the funeral According to the World Health boasted to his arms supplier in North submitted their forms yesterday to hall on a wooden couch made from Organisation, around 132,000 mela- ...... Korea that he had been a guest of the tially very dangerous,” the state seek re-election. The nomination medical treatment, deeming all of it coffin wood. Initially, he had wanted noma skin cancers occur globally Azeri government and was chauf- prosecuting service said. Jennifer Cheng period ends on July 31. “useless”. He says his health is not to be carried into the hall in a coffin, each year – there are two to three mil- feured in a luxury limousine during a “Arms embargos are in place for a [email protected] deteriorating and he has no clue how but his family felt uncomfortable. lion cases of non-melanoma skin visit to the country to discuss arms reason and those who seek to ignore long he has to live. But he decided his A portrait of a smiling Chan stood cancer annually. But melanoma is far sales. them in the hope of lining their own Famed Taiwanese writer’s It had all the trappings of a traditional 30th birthday was the right time to in the centre, with the Chinese char- more deadly than other forms of skin Azerbaijan, an oil-producing Cas- pocket should understand that they funeral, complete with prayers, hold his “living funeral”. acters for “Leaving with Style” embla- cancer and accounts for 75 per cent pian Sea nation bordering Iran, is un- are liable to prosecution in the crimi- talk silenced by a cold music and mourners – but with one Chan was the only person to zoned above. Cupcakes featuring of skin cancer deaths. der an international arms embargo nal courts.” exception. The “deceased” was able speak at the ceremony. He said be- Chan’s face were given to guests. Melanoma usually develops later following a 1990s ethnic conflict in Armenian-backed forces wrested Famed Taiwanese writer Pai Hsien- to get up and walk away. fore the ceremony, attended by more Chan shared anecdotes from his in life, often as a result of exposure to the breakaway region of Nagorno- Nagorno-Karabakh, a mainly Arme- yung managed to appear for his talk The International Funeral Parlour than 100 relatives and friends: “It’s life, including how he has been the sun, with cases like Chan’s extremely Karabakh. nian-populated enclave inside Azer- at the Asia-Pacific Taiwan in Hung Hom is normally a place for my lifelong dream to spread the mes- target of taunts, such as being called a rare. Dr Jonathan Sham Shun-tong, a Britain’s Crown Prosecution Ser- baijan, from Azeri control after the Federation of Industry and tears and farewells. sage: no one is an outcast. This is the “dalmatian”. He also told of the time professor of clinical oncology at the vice said Ranger intended to evade Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. Commerce yesterday despite losing But for William Chan Wai-lam, purpose of the living funeral.” he was refused entry to a taxi because University of Hong Kong, said mela- his voice due to a cold. Pai – the 75- who has suffered from an extremely The cancer has left protruding the driver said he might have trouble noma occurring at birth is due to year-old son of Kuomintang general rare form of skin cancer since birth, a moles sprouting on Chan’s gums, picking up the moles falling off his genetics. “If diagnosed early, the ma- Pai Chung-hsi – said only that the service there was an opportunity to tongue and throat. body. lignant mole must be removed for a ASTRONOMY city’s air-conditioning was too cold. mark his 30th birthday and the “The pain from the moles is a feel- “Hongkongers are pretty creative full recovery,” he said. “If diagnosed launch of his autobiography My Will. ing I’ve learned to live with,” he said. with their insults,” he reflected. late and the cancer is out of control, Chan, who prefers to go by the “It feels a bit like the discomfort you The topic of death is typically the chances of survival are slim.” MARK SIX name William Outcast, was born get from walking on pebbles.” regarded as taboo in Chinese culture, But rather than portraying him- Veteran cyclist nearly gets with a rare form of malignant mela- His family gave him full support especially by elderly people. self as a victim ravaged by disease, noma, a type of skin cancer, that has for the funeral. And the Tung Wah But Chan said: “We can choose a Chan says: “I entered the world with One ticket won the HK$34,938,270 peppered his face and body with Group of Hospitals – a charitable lot of things in life. You can choose to skin cancer, and will leave with it. The place among the stars first prize in last night’s draw. The painful dark moles. organisation with which Chan has marry or not. skin cancer and I live as one.” volunteered for eight years – waived “But you will certainly die. If only Joint Publishing has printed 3,000 winning numbers were 7, 19, 23, 30, He was told as a youngster that his ...... 34 and 45 and the extra number 13. days were numbered, but has sur- the rent for the hall that it owns and we can view death rationally, as sim- copies of his book, which launched at Jolie Ho The second prize of HK$979,700 was prised doctors by surviving to the age donated HK$14,000 to him to cover ply the final destination of life.” the Book Fair that kicked off on Wed- [email protected] won by 2.5 tickets. The third prize of 30. The freelance filmmaker has his expenses. Tung Wah says this is He said leaving a clearly written nesday. The book is the company’s paid HK$105,340. refused chemotherapy and any the first time it has offered a funeral to will behind can relieve stress for fourth-biggest seller at the fair. Veteran cyclist Wong Kam-po is gear- ing up to be a star at his fifth Olympics – and a young fan inspired by his TOYS fighting spirit tried to give Wong another stellar honour. Henry Tsang Chun-man, a Prima- ry Three pupil, was the judge’s choice Henry Tsang shows his drawing of Sindy eyes a comeback on the mainland of winner in a Commercial Press the asteroid. Photo: David Wong competition to name an asteroid. He ...... picked the cyclist after seeing his was growth potential for a fashion encourage a more diverse and they can then capture the spirit but medal-winning performances on TV. peting for Hong Kong after he turns Lana Lam doll with a strong British brand histo- expanded thinking of how the licence interpret the values,” he explained. “I have drawn Wong Kam-po cy- 40. [email protected] ry to expand into the mainland. could be exploited.” ASindy doll for mainland children cling his way to the little star and Unfortunately for Wong, he was “Younger girls in China don’t have More than 150 million Sindy dolls also may not wear Chanel and Gucci many aliens are welcoming him,” not the overall winner of the star- Fun-loving, fashionable British girl a lot of good toys because most of the have been sold since she burst onto dresses. Instead “she will wear T- Henry said. “When I see him on tele- naming competition and wil not be (with roots in Hong Kong) seeks long- toys are for boys,” he said. the scene in 1963, four years after shirts and jeans”, he said. vision, I think he has an undaunted lending his name to asteroid 26738, term partner for travel – and making “Their parents will be in their Barbie. For decades she dominated Hu, 67, has had a long relation- spirit. I think he’s excellent, so I chose discovered by local astronomer Bill money – on the mainland. late-30s – the highest income group – the fashion doll market in Britain ship with the British fashion doll icon him.” Yeung Kwong-yu in 2001. Sindy (pictured), Britain’s and willing to spend money on their before her more glamorous rival There is a market as he started making the product at a The nine-year-old does not have Wong was pipped at the finishing Hong Kong-made answer to the kids, contrary to the older genera- entered the UK in the 1980s. for a far-sighted Quarry Bay factory in 1975. sporting ambitions of his own but line when the decision was put to a Barbie doll, turns 50 next year. tion which was more conserva- In 1986, Hasbro took over the Hu opened his own factory in wants to become an academic, vote of 200 of the 800 primary school And while the toy’s popularity tive and didn’t spend as much. licence and changed Sindy to look manufacturer who Chai Wan during the height of Hong studying space – although he still sees children who took part in the compe- in the UK and Europe has dwin- “Girls of about eight to 12 years more like Mattel’s Barbie. The move wants to market a Kong’s toy manufacturing boom and Wong as an inspiration. tition. The winner was Li Shichen, a dled in recent years, its owner is are probably the first generation lifted sales but also attracted a lawsuit continued to make the doll along Wong, 39, has won international Chinese herbalist of the Ming dynas- hoping to crack the mainland where their parents are going to over copyright issues, won by Mattel. doll and a whole lot with many other toys before retiring honours including three individual ty (1368-1644), who classified herbs in market by partnering with a new spoil them, so there is a market Hasbro quit the brand in the from the business in 1990. road-race gold medals in the Asian the epic Compendium of Materia licensee or equity partner. for a far-sighted manufacturer mid-90s and a 2006 partnership with of merchandise “Hong Kong was in the right time Games and was the first Chinese cy- Medica. His name was put forward by UK-based Pedigree Group who wants to market a doll and a Woolworths in the UK which was and place in the 60s, 70s and 80s to clist to win the 15 kilometre scratch 11-year-old Angel Poon Hiu-ping, HENRY HU HAI-LIN owns the rights to Sindy and has whole lot of merchandise.” intended to revive the brand failed emerge as the manufacturing centre race at the UCI Track Cycling World who said the herbalist had made a put a call out to anyone who Hu said a potential licensee when the British offshoot of the US door” image. Hu said this could be a for the toys of the world,” he said. Championships in Spain in 2007. He great contribution to Chinese medi- would like to revive the brand. could also develop a fashion doll retail giant collapsed in 2008. key to cracking the mainland toy “Even as we speak today, the larg- will participate in Saturday’s road cine and saved many lives. Henry Hu Hai-lin, the Hong with Chinese characteristics Jerry Reynolds, chief executive of market. “If a Chinese manufacturer est toy manufactures are still in race, one of the first events at the Yeung has discovered more than Kong-based director of Pedigree’s under the Sindy brand. Pedigree Group, said part of Sindy’s decided that they would like a doll of southern China for top brand names Games after the opening ceremony 2,000 astronomical objects since toy and dolls division, said there He added: “As a licensor, we appeal was her “demure girl-next- good virtue, as perceived by parents, such as Mattel and Hasbro.” on Friday, and plans to carry on com- 1999. 4 Sunday, September 23, 2012 China’s Claws in leadership The human FOCUS transition traffickers Small fortunes Case of who behind rise of The rising costs doesn’t dare Red letter day the nail bar of bringing wins for Ferguson writes to United up children Hunan boss? fans ahead of Liverpool clash > POST MAGAZINE

> FAMILY POST > SPORT PAGE 3 VIP FLIGHT > CHINA PAGE 9 to a Gaddafi jail

A very private business 1984 Saadi, a founding member of dissident organisation the Libyan Islamist Fighting Group, is PUBLISHED SINCE 1903 / VOLUME LXVIII / NO 265 Sunday, September 23, 2012 / See live updates at www.scmp.com/ HK$10 jailed for distributing 1988 anti-Gaddafi He and his family flee leaflets INSIDE DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS Libya, beginning a A hub for tycoons at Chek Lap Kok is at the long period in exile in guarding you now in prison are several countries the same people you sentenced Chinese sailor centre of claims by a Libyan dissident over his to death in your prison.” aims for round trip Jet hub executive Gaddafi first took power in forced removal to face torture in his homeland 1969 after leading a military coup to overthrow King Idris. He was When Guo Chuan sets sail from ...... and chief strategist of the Libyan 27 at the time. Shandong province he Lana Lam ‘has no memory’ Islamic Fighting Group, a mili- Over the next few decades, he aims not to stop until he has [email protected] become the first Chinese person tant guerilla movement. cemented a reputation as an to complete a solo circum- He has launched legal action authoritarian leader linked to ter- navigation and the first sailor to of rendition flight It was a Saturday evening, just against the British government rorist groups including an attack do it in a 40ft yacht. > LEADING after 8pm on March 27, 2004 for its alleged role in the rendition in Berlin which killed three US THE NEWS PAGE 3 when a secluded corner of Chek and is also preparing to sue the soldiers, prompting Washington Hongkonger listed in classified files as key part Lap Kok – one of the world’s busi- Hong Kong government for its to sever ties with Libya. est airports – played host to a very hand in allowing the secret flight In 1988, the explosion of a of scheme that a Libyan says led to his torture unusual event. to go ahead. bomb on an airliner flying over Muslim march against An Egypt Air Boeing 777, with Saadi’s case first came to light Lockerbie in Scotland killed more ...... plane took him, his wife and four the tail number SU-GBP, had just when secret files were unearthed than 250 people. movie ‘will be peaceful’ Lana Lam young children from Hong Kong landed at the Hong Kong Busi- at the offices of Gaddafi’s intelli- The US and British govern- [email protected] Hong Kong’s Muslim leaders to Libya via Bangkok, undoing his ness Aviation Centre, tucked gence chief, Moussa Koussa. ments were desperate to capture insisted that today’s protest in decades-long efforts to escape away in the southwestern corner In a 32-page fax, labelled “top the two Libyans suspected to be Central against an anti-Islam A senior executive with extensive the grip of Gaddafi’s henchmen. of the airport. secret”, details emerged of the responsible for the tragedy, but film would not erupt into the operational knowledge of Hong The Hong Kong Airport The large, multimillion-dollar correspondence believed to be Gaddafi refused to hand them kind of riots the US-made movie Kong’s private-jet hub says she Authority has confirmed that an hangar is a hub for tycoons and between the CIA, Britain’s M16, over, leading to UN sanctions has provoked around the world. cannot remember what hap- Egypt Air Boeing 777-200 arrived those who can afford to fly on pri- Libyan officials and those in 2003 against Libya. > HONG KONG PAGE 6 pened in March 2004 when the at Chek Lap Kok at 8.07pm and vate jets. Hong Kong who were tasked with After obtaining a In 1999, Gaddafi decided to centre is believed to have played departed at 9.40pm. But on this warm, spring arranging the secret flight. Chinese visa, the turn over the suspects and by a key role in the secret rendition Fung declined to be inter- evening eight years ago, there The documents form the family take refuge 2003, the sanctions were lifted as of a dissident into the hands of viewed yesterday and through a was little time for the usual pleas- backbone of the legal case that on the mainland Western powers started to court China and Philippines late Libyan dictator Muammar spokeswoman said she “has little antries enjoyed by luxury-jet Saadi is mounting against the 2004 the dictator in a bid to seek and make up over island Gaddafi’s torturers. recollection of what happened as passengers. British government as well as Saadi and his family prepare to destroy weapons of mass des- Scuffles broke out as villagers and concern groups protested against new towns for the northeastern New Territories. Photo: David Wong Madonna Fung, general man- far back as 2004 or whether she Instead, Sami al-Saadi – a Lib- Hong Kong. relocate to Norway, and in March truction (WMD). Chinese leader-in-waiting Xi ager of the Hong Kong Business was in fact on duty on that partic- yan dissident and suspected ter- At the centre of the secret he and the family attempt to fly On March 25, 2004, then Brit- Jinping told a visiting Aviation Centre at Chek Lap Kok, ular day”. rorist – and his wife were hand- flight is Madonna Fung, a senior to Europe from Hong Kong ish prime minister Tony Blair Philippine envoy that he hoped was customer services manager The spokeswoman also re- aviation executive who was the made an historic visit to Libya, the stand-off over a disputed of the centre in 2004. She is listed fused to provide details about the customer services manager of meeting Gaddafi in a tent in island in the South China Sea in classified documents found in flight, saying that “the matters the Hong Kong Business Aviation March 15, 2004 Tripoli, months after the dictator would not happen again, adding the offices of Gaddafi’s intelli- you asked about are confidential Centre at the time of the alleged On arrival at Hong Kong agreed to stop a WMD bilateral relations were headed MINISTER FIRM ON NEW gence chief, Moussa Koussa, records” and “not available for The matters you rendition. airport, the family are programme. back to normal. > CHINA PAGE 8 when rebels stormed the leader’s disclosure”. A spokeswoman for the cen- detained by authorities and Days later, Saadi – a long-time compound in August of last year. Lawyers acting for Saadi in asked about are tre said Fung, now the general held for almost two weeks opponent of Gaddafi – was hand- Fung’s name was provided as Hong Kong are preparing to sue manager of the centre, “has little delivered to Gaddafi’s hench- confidential … recollection of what happened as men, beginning years of torture, a key contact to ensure the secret the government for its complicity March 25, 2004 Mining firm sets out rendition would go ahead as in the alleged rendition and for far back as 2004 or whether she according to Saadi’s claims. TOWNS AMID PROTEST not available Then British prime minister to woo Mongolia quickly and quietly as possible, conspiring with American, Brit- was, in fact, on duty on that par- Saadi’s case is the first of its taking Sami al-Saadi – a Libyan ish and Libyan spies. for disclosure ticular day”. The spokeswoman Tony Blair meets Libyan leader kind in Hong Kong. With many Mongolians calling 6,000 people attend chaotic public forum over our land supply. It is inevitable form a special economic zone dissident suspected of terrorism The legal team has requested refused to answer questions Muammar Gaddafi, the first In Europe, political and judi- for a massive mining deal with that the land will be needed for with visa-free access for – and his family back to Tripoli, information from the Airport HK BUSINESS AVIATION CENTRE about the centre’s involvement visit to Libya by a British prime cial inquiries into secret rendi- Rio Tinto to be torn up, the plans to develop northeastern New Territories; development.” mainlanders. where torture was routine. Authority and the business-avia- in the rendition flight, claiming minister since 1943 tion flights have lead to claims Anglo-Australian firm has Paul Chan signals determination to build homes Throughout the three-hour Chan was finally escorted The documents, seen by the tion centre, but key documents cuffed and forced onto the “the matters you asked about are either being dismissed or in some launched a campaign to win forum, villagers, environmental- from the venue by 30 police offi- Sunday Morning Post, reveal for appear to have been destroyed. empty, darkened Egypt Air plane. confidential records” and “not March 27, 2004 cases, compensation of up to > ASIA PAGE 10 ists and social activists waved cers, but protesters still managed The centre is majority owned The couple’s four young chil- available for disclosure”. ¤1million (HK$10 million) paid to hearts and minds...... the first time details of how the An Egypt Air Boeing 777-200 education in schools and multi- banners and chanted slogans. to throw a water bottle at the secret flight was carried out and by Hong Kong Business Aviation dren, screaming and scared for The centre’s major share- the victims. Emily Tsang and Johnny Tam entry visitor permits for an addi- The moderator repeatedly ap- minister, which missed, and raise wider questions over Hong Holding, whose directors include their lives, boarded the plane holder is Hong Kong Business lands at the Business Aviation In May this year, the Justice LEADING THE NEWS tional 4.1milllion people in Shen- pealed for the crowd of 6,000 to break through police lines to Kong’s role in renditions. Michael Kadoorie. Sun Hung Kai separately, not knowing where Aviation Holding, whose direc- Centre in Hong Kong at 8.07pm and Home Affairs section of the A public forum on government zhen, needs to win the battle over remain calm and rational. briefly encircle his car. Saadi, also known as Abu Properties owns 35 per cent. their parents were. tors include Michael Kadoorie, February 2011 and leaves with Saadi and Centre for European Policy Stud- plans to develop new towns near the new towns to keep its credi- A representative of villagers Munthir, claims that on March None of the passengers knew David Tong Chi-leung, Christo- Libyan rebels storm the office of Moussa Koussa, family on board at 9.40pm ies released a report looking at the border with Shenzhen de- bility. The fact that its opponents who will be displaced under the > ANALYSIS PAGE 3 27, 2004, a privately chartered > VIP FLIGHT PAGE 4 where they were going. pher Cheng Wai-chee, Yung Gaddafi’s chief of intelligence, discovering files bound for Tripoli the various political and judicial Madonna Fung It’s Carrie scended into chaos yesterday but are not united could work in its plan made an emotional plea for But US and British spies, Wing-chung, Bernard Pun Chun- that bring Saadi’s case to light and cite Madonna inquiries into the CIA’s pro- left officials determined to push favour. them to be allowed to stay in their accused of secretly colluding sun and Hung Bo-lin. In June Fung (pictured on the right) as a contact at Hong General manager of the Business gramme of extraordinary rendi- Lam pulling the scheme through. Chan said one argument for homeland. “We do not want any with former Libyan dictator Col- 2004, former chief secretary Kong’s Business Aviation Centre* Aviation Centre – in 2004 was tions and secret prisons in At a fiery open-air consulta- the development was undeni- compensation, and we will not onel Muammar Gaddafi to plot Rafael Hui Si-yan, currently customer services manager Europe. tion in Sheung Shui attended by able – everyone wants some- move off our land. Please return and carry out the secret rendi- under investigation by the ICAC, The report was requested by the strings 6,000 people, many chanting and where to live. the land to the farmers,” said Cho tion, knew exactly where the joined the centre as a director. *The Business Aviation Centre is a dedicated airport terminal for private aviation SMP the European Parliament’s Com- waving banners, Development “I wish the public would Kai-kai, who represents an anti- plane was headed: Tripoli. Guangzhou-based China mittee on Civil Liberties, Justice Chief secretary puts politics Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said understand that the land supply development group formed by This is the claim being made Southern Airlines and Signature and Home Affairs. the project would not be shelved. in Hong Kong is really limited,” villagers from Sheung Shiu, Fan- by Saadi, who was freed by anti- Combs, a US company registered It found that while the Euro- aside to play the zither in He said the final round of con- Chan told the crowd at the begin- ling North and Sai Kung. Gaddafi rebels who stormed with an address in Florida, both SFS, which operates aviation Cori Crider, one of the lead chief spy, Abdullah al-Senussi, pean Parliament had been Hong Kong orchestra > PAGE 3 sultations, which ends this ning of the forum. “The New Ter- As Cho was speaking, a sup- Tripoli last year, releasing prison- have minority stakes in the services across the US and lawyers representing Saadi in the was extradited from Mauritania proactive in investigating Euro- month, would not be extended. ritories are the major source of porter of the plan jostled her. He ers from the notorious Abu Salim centre. Europe, including military and British lawsuit, said the centre after he fled Tripoli last August. pean member states and their Many groups oppose the said his village in Sheung Shui jail. The centre’s current chair- government support, has been They [the centre] and the Hong Kong Airport Senussi was regarded as a roles in active or passive complic- HONG KONG plans to build three new towns supported the plans, and urged Saadi’s ordeal began when he man is Tony Miller, a former civil linked to rendition flights includ- Authority’s refusal to hand over senior member of Gaddafi’s team ity with US-led renditions and on 787 hectares of land in the the government to extend them and his family arrived in Hong servant who was permanent sec- ing those of current Guantanamo have been stalling documents did not give a good and was linked to the 1996 massa- secret detentions since 2001, northeastern New Territories; to include their land. Kong on or around March 15, retary of financial services and Bay detainees, according to on requests for impression. cre of more than 1,200 prisoners “politics and state secrecy have some residents want to hang on Police eventually intervened 2004, believing they were headed the treasury between 2002 and investigations by human rights “They have been stalling on in the Abu Salim jail. placed disproportionate roles in The HK$3m to their land. But others would We do not want to separate supporters and oppo- for Norway via Beijing. 2004. legal charity Reprieve. evidence about requests for evidence about their Saadi told the Libyan press preventing disclosure of the truth move in return for compensa- compensation, nents so speakers could express Instead, he was detained in It is also a principal subsidiary The company’s only Asian their role in the role in the Saadi rendition for that Senussi had threatened to and hindering the aggrieved indi- giant horses tion. Yesterday’s meeting in Man their views. Hong Kong for almost two weeks of Sun Hung Kai Properties, presence is at the Hong Kong months,” she said from Tripoli kill him during his time at the viduals’ access to justice”. Kok village, Sheung Shui, was re- and we will Another fight started between for passport violations, After which owns 35 per cent of the Business Aviation Centre. Saadi rendition where she is investigating the notorious jail. A spokesman for the Security peatedly interrupted by scuffles not move off villagers who support the project being held under armed guard, operations. Saadi’s legal team in Hong case. “How ironic that the tables Bureau in Hong Kong refused to of Disco Bay between supporters and oppo- and protesters with a dragon- Saadi was forced to return to his An affiliate of the centre is Sig- Kong from Ho, Tse, Wai & Part- for months “Why is this, if there is nothing have turned,” Saadi told a Libyan answer questions about Saadi’s nents of the plans. our land and-lion flag symbolising the au- homeland, where he was jailed nature Flight Support (SFS), ners say repeated attempts to to hide? All this stonewalling news channel, which was estab- case. Fears as 2-metre high horses The government, having tonomy of Hong Kong. Some ac- the moment he landed. owned by London-listed com- retrieve records from the centre CORI CRIDER, LAWYER looks unhappily like a cover-up.” lished after Gaddafi fell. “We do not comment on indi- caved in to pressure on national CHO KAI-KAI, VILLAGER REPRESENTATIVE tivists fear the new towns will He was a founding member pany BBA Aviation. have been refused. Earlier this month, Gaddafi’s “The same people who are vidual cases,” he said from United States stroll around North Plaza > PAGE 7

REVIEW Money madness All about pride without the prejudice

Whatever your sexuality, the Punters line up outside a Jockey Club centre in Central yesterday to chase a big Mark Six pool. Pink Season is a great time In the end, 2.5 tickets won the first prize of HK$49,591,870. Second prize was HK$1,177,230. The to be in Hong Kong numbers were 2, 13, 33, 35, 38, 49. The extra was 40. Photo: K.Y. Cheng > FULL REPORT PAGE 7

DIPLOMACY Officials head to Japan to ease Diaoyus tensions

...... of the Communist Party will send the United Nations’ General tional department, will meet Minnie Chan a delegation to Japan tomorrow, Assembly in New York. members of Japan’s ruling and Agencies in Tokyo Japanese media said. The Communist Party delega- Democratic Party and main [email protected] And Japan’s Kyodo news tion will be headed by a former opposition parties. agency reported yesterday that foreign ministry director general The reports did not say if the Diplomatic efforts are under way officials in Tokyo and Beijing for Asian affairs, Yang Yanyi > CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 to ease tensions over the disput- were arranging meetings be- . During the four-day ed Diaoyu Islands. tween their foreign ministers on tour, the 57-year-old, an assistant > HARRY’S WEEK PAGE 14 The international affairs office Wednesday on the sidelines of minister in the party’s interna- > PHILIP BOWRING PAGE 16