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SHKP's Kwoks and Hui to enter plea
The billionaire Kwok brothers, along with former chief secretary Rafael Hui Si-yan and two other accused, are expected to enter a formal plea at a committal hearing to be held in Eastern Court, where they face charges of bribery and misconduct in public office. Thomas Kwok Ping-kwong and Raymond Kwok Ping-luen are the co-chairmen and joint managing directors of Sun Hung Kai Properties, one of the city's biggest developers.
 
Events mark International Women's Day
A range of events take place in Hong Kong to mark International Women's Day. They include the presentation of the Women's Commission's gender mainstreaming awards, and a protest by the Society of Community Organisations to call for more family friendly policies. The Federation of Women's Centre will also hold a paper aeroplanes campaign, to call for more support for those who spend their lives taking care of others.
 
Former tabloid editor in court
A former tabloid newspaper editor, later a senior aide to the British prime minister, appears in a London court charged with making illegal payments to public officials. Andy Coulson, who edited the News of the World until 2003, was snared as part of a police inquiry into phone hacking. He was forced to quit as director of communications to PM David Cameron over the phone hacking affair which forced the closure of the tabloid.
 
South by Southwest gets under way
The largest annual music festival of its kind in the world kicks off in Austin, Texas. More than 2,500 performers and bands will appear in South by Southwest, which also features film, arts and technology elements. Among the big names playing will be US rock band Green Day, who return to the stage for the first time since frontman Billie Joe Armstrong's stint in rehab for substance abuse.
 
Dutch musicians look to set a record
A Dutch musical duo go for a place in the record books by releasing 155 different singles in one day. Nick & Simon hope to make it into the Guinness World Records book with their offbeat stunt. They'll achieve the feat by releasing 154 alternative versions of their single Julia, with the title replaced by other womens' names. All 155 versions of the song will be downloadable and seven different variants of the single will be also released on CD.
 
Suu Kyi's party holds first congress
Aung San Suu Kyi's long-suppressed opposition begins its first party congress, cementing its new place in Myanmar's political mainstream as it aims to sweep to power in 2015. Delegates will flock from across the country for a meeting aimed at redefining the National League for Democracy's leadership, in a major milestone for a group silenced for two decades. Some 850 delegates will elect a core executive of 15 leaders.


2,800 new flats are poised to launch in Hong Kong as developers await interest rate cuts

Hong Kong’s appetite for new homes is almost sated as weekend sale washes out amid looming property supply

Sun Hung Kai Properties’ latest sale continues hot streak as homebuyers snap up flats in show of economic confidence

Hong Kong homebuyers ignore rising interest rates as they snap up flats at Sun Hung Kai Properties’ University Hill project in Tai Po

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