PRESS DIGEST - Hong Kong - June 9
HONG KONG, June 9 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in Hong Kong newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
-- Lawmaker Ronny Tong Ka-wah has launched a think tank, Path of Democracy, that will seek a "third road" on political reform and aim to improve strained relations with the mainland. Tong, the convener of the 18-member group, said it would provide an alternative for supporters of the pan-democratic camp, which had lacked research initiatives. (http://bit.ly/1drCXZD)
-- Sun Hung Kai Properties released the price list for the first batch of flats at its The Ultima luxury residential development in Ho Man Tin, with a unit of more than 2,000 square feet listed at nearly HK$100 million ($12.90 million), a new benchmark for the area. (http://bit.ly/1QGH28Z)
-- China Eastern Airlines is close to introducing new widebody aircraft to its fleet, possibly the Airbus A350-900 or Boeing B787-9, as its North American routes have turned profitable for the first time, chairman Liu Shaoyong told the newspaper in an interview. (http://bit.ly/1KRHa3X)
THE STANDARD
-- Major travel agencies in Hong Kong agreed in principle to cancel all tours this month to South Korea, Travel Industry Council chairman Michael Wu said after the Hong Kong Department of Health issued a travel advice against South Korea amid the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome alarm. (http://bit.ly/1drE3EK)
HONG KONG ECONOMIC JOURNAL
-- Shimao Property Holdings will begin work on a 1,200-room hotel in Hong Kong's Tung Chung later this year involving an investment of up to HK$5 billion ($645.04 million), chairman Hui Wing Mau said after an annual general meeting.
For Chinese newspapers, see............... ($1 = 7.7515 Hong Kong dollars) (Reporting by Donny Kwok; Editing by Sunil Nair)
