(吉隆坡13日訊)你是否知道銀行、快餐店、保險公司所提供的1-800與1-300服務熱線的差別?那就是1-800是免收費服務熱線,迷你倉價錢而1-300服務熱線則從0.01秒開始收費。銀行、快餐店、及保險公司等普遍上會提供服務熱線予客戶,惟很多消費者卻不曉得1-300服務熱線從0.01秒開始就收費,且接通約3分鐘後才有客服人員接待。相比1-800的免收費服務熱線,大多公司選擇使用更節省的1-300服務熱線,因為1-800熱線的費用由相關公司完全承擔,而1-300熱線費用則由相關公司與消費者共同承擔。根據《馬來西亞前鋒報》報導,這個情況也促使使用1-300服務熱線的公司,將其他元素加入相關通話,包括語言選擇、服務選項及相關公司促銷。如此一來,有關通話在銜接給客服人員之前,就已耗時2至3分鐘。不過,相關公司無需擔心收費問題,因為這筆費用由消費者共同承擔,例如使用手機撥打本地電話的收費為每分鐘36仙,撥打熱線時的等待費用大約1令吉8仙。反之,使用1-800服務熱線的公司一般上很快就有接線員接聽,且沒有任何費時的其他元素,以避免公司承擔更高的費用。消費者投訴1-300收費高另一方面,雪州梳邦與沙亞南消費人協會(CASSA)促請政府介入電訊公司所制定迷你倉庫加消費者負擔的1-300收費。該協會主席拿督耶谷喬治向《馬來西亞前鋒報》指出,該協會接獲多個有關1-300熱線收費高的消費者投訴,尤其是手機使用者。“我們不要有部份公司或電訊公司利用這個不受控的收費壟斷利潤。因此,政府應該採取全面的行動以確保沒有任何壓迫消費者的事件。”不過,大馬伊斯蘭消費人協會(PPIM)主席拿督納京認為,所有公司應該效仿馬航提供的1-300熱線,儘管有語言選擇、服務選項及公司促銷,但他們也提供回撥服務以避免客戶等太久。CFM:保障各造權益促制定1-300收費大馬通訊與多媒體消費者論壇(CFM)主任阿末依佔凱魯丁指出,所有提供熱線的公司與電信公司都必須遵從大馬通訊領域的一般消費者守則保障各造的權益,包括制定1-300熱線的收費。他說,電訊公司必須在消費者使用服務前,告知消費者有關1-300的收費、計算方法及情況,同時確保消費者獲得有關服務的詳細收費。他補充,1-300熱線的收費由提供服務的公司與客戶承擔,但是,消費者所繳付的只是當地電話收費,即使是在外地撥打有關號碼。“如果消費者使用手機撥打1-300熱線,收費將根據消費者所拿的配套徵收,並繳付給相關電訊公司。這些電訊公司所收到的費用,不會與任何提供服務公司分享。”;儲存
- 8月 14 週三 201316:32
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- 8月 14 週三 201316:27
包商行債券結算資格遭暫停 為時兩年凸顯監管層從嚴治市
中國央行昨日發布公告,文件倉宣布暫停內蒙古包商銀行債券結算代理資格兩年,業內人士認為,央行此次行動也凸顯監管層對債市的從嚴態度。此外,銀監會近期亦發布補充要求,加強對商業銀行資本監管。本報記者陳小囡央行是根據《全國銀行間債券市場債券交易結算管理辦法》有關規定,暫停包商銀行銀行間債券市場債券結算代理業務資格兩年。公告稱,包商銀行期內不得發生新的債券結算代理業務,存量業務逐筆自然退出。暫停期滿後,央行將根據對包商銀行專項現場檢查評估結果,決定是否恢復其債券結算代理資格。或涉嫌債市黑幕通知稱,包商銀行必須在一個月內與全國銀行間同業拆借中心、中央國債登記結算公司和上海清算所聯繫,辦理完成相關債券帳戶的處理事宜,同時將辦理情況及時上報央行。包商銀行還要加強對相關業務人員及負責人的培訓教育,健全內部控制與風險防範,保證債券交易結算等各項業務的規範開展。業內人士對此事感到意外。他們表示,暫停結算代理資格意味�不能為丙類戶做代理交易和代理結算,此次處罰在結算代理業務中是很嚴厲的措施。該行的自營結算應該未受影響。市場人士猜測,或是因為該行涉嫌此前債市黑幕。包商銀行是自治區最早成立的股份制商業銀行,二○○四年八月獲得從事債券結算代理業務資格。截至去年年底,包商銀行資產為2076億元,佔整體銀行系統總資產比例不足0.02%。根據內媒二○一一年的報道,原財政部國庫司國庫支付中心副主任張銳的「國債招標舞弊案」直指包商銀行。當時一家內蒙古城商行在多次國債發行投標中存倉中標價均落在最低價,據查證,為張銳泄露招標信息。而內蒙古參與國債招標的城商行僅包商銀行一家。據《全國銀行間債券市場債券交易管理辦法》相關規定:擅自從事借券、租券等融券業務;擅自交易未經批准上市債券;製造並提供虛假資料和交易信息;惡意操縱債券交易價格,或製造債券虛假價格;不遵守有關規則或協議並造成嚴重後果;違規操作對交易系統和債券簿記系統造成破壞等的行為,央行可暫停或取消其債券交易業務資格。加強商銀資本監管另據悉,銀監會於近期發布《關於商業銀行實施內部評級法的補充監管要求》等在內的多個資本監管配套政策文件。以確保信用風險加權資產計量的審慎性。補充監管要求,商業銀行實施內部評級法應審慎估計違約概率、違約損失率、違約風險暴露和期限等風險參數。根據補充要求,銀行在計算資本充足率時,內部評級法覆蓋的信用風險加權資產不得低於商業銀行內部估值的1.06倍。而鑒於房地產價值波動的周期性特徵,個人住房抵押貸款的違約損失率不得低於10%。補充要求規定,商業銀行需要確保自獲准實施內部評級法後三年內,內部評級法能夠覆蓋主要風險敞口。若銀行集團對某法人實體中的一類資產採用內部評級法,將必須覆蓋該法人實體中所有該類資產。銀行集團不得通過選擇性使用不同方法並在集團內部不同法人實體之間轉移風險來降低資本要求。隨�歐美國家逐步開始採用新的資本監管條例巴塞爾協議Ⅲ,中國商業銀行也希望監管層進一步明確部分原則性規定,今次的補充要求便意在於此,並提升商業銀行風險管控能力。自存倉
- 8月 14 週三 201316:23
溫州放寬限購令內房股大漲 �指連升四天飆千點
投資者續炒內地經濟復甦,自存倉港股昨日再現炒風,�指再飆269點,連升四天;國指則重上萬點關口。溫州官方確認放寬樓市限購令,原本已經熾熱的內房股再大漲,多隻股份升到癲;有報道指內地多個城市連環推「鐵公基」項目,涉及投資或達4萬億,水泥股昨日顯著上揚,但鐵路基建股亦逆市回吐。昨日異動股還包括油氣開採股,龍頭股之一宏華集團(00196)急升18%。本報記者劉�豪在今年初,環球投資者備受內地經濟放緩、地方債爆煲等問題困擾,遂爭先沽出港股離場避險。然而,隨�國家總理李克強提出「保底論」,並推出適量刺激經濟措施,加上官方製造業PMI、生產者物價指數(PPI)及外貿數據統統皆優於市場預期。於是乎,市場上悲觀情緒逐漸減退,證券大行也開始高唱「中國經濟復甦」,令到近期港股走勢轉強。國指重上一萬大關投資者入市信心恢復,港股在連升三日後,昨日再次破關向上,�指大漲269點,升幅1.2%,收報22563 點。國企指數升幅更達2.6% , 漲257 點, 報10185點;國指過去四日累升701點,或7.4%。升市有成交配合,主板成交728億元,較上日增加12.5%。內銀股再度發威,成為昨日升市功臣。中行(03988)股價升3%,收3.34元;工行(01398)亦升2.9%,收5.28元;建行(00939)升幅亦有2.2%,收5.98元。三隻內銀股已為�指貢獻92點升幅。論到升幅,則以招行(03968)最勁,單日漲7.2%,報14.24元。有報道指招行最快在本周公布供股詳情。盛洋股價暴漲43%投資者預期內地下半年不會再推收緊樓市的措施,沒有壞消迷你倉新蒲崗就是好消息,而溫州官方昨日確認放寬樓市限購令,觸發內房股暴漲。遠洋地產(03377)主席李明兼任盛洋投資(00174)榮譽主席,盛洋又計劃向遠洋地產借入10億元,讓投資者無限聯想。盛洋股價急升43.7%,報1.38元;遠洋地產股價亦有6.7%升幅,報4.73元。中期業績大增近五成的合景泰富(01813)股價升8.9%,報5元。水泥基建股爆升有報道指四川、重慶、貴州及江蘇等地連環推出一籃子鐵路、公路、基建項目,有分析指涉及投資額高達4萬億元人民幣,消息利好水泥股,山水水泥(00691)大升7.7%,收3.74元;華潤水泥(01313)升6.5%,收4.9元;安徽海螺(00914)升3%,收26.65元。建築股中交建(01800)升2.8%,收6.56元,但兩隻鐵路建設股中鐵建(01186)、中鐵(00390)卻逆市向下,分別跌1.1%、0.4%,報7.9元、4.18元。油氣設備及開採股昨日出現異動,宏華集團股價大升18%,報2.68元;安東油田服務(03337)升5.1%,收5.52元;華油能源(01251)升4%,收4.58元。展望後市,華晉證券董事總經理杜冠雄指出,美股見頂、歐股亦已累積較大升幅,中資股估值相對平宜,相信會吸引到國際熱錢重新流入。杜冠雄相信,港股第三季會有較大上升空間,樂觀可見24000點;但全球股市有機會在第四季大幅調整。杜冠雄看好內險股,主要受惠於內地股市上升,令到保險公司投資收益上升;其次,內地打擊影子銀行,銀行會減少推出理財產品,屆時資金會轉向保險產品。至於內房股,他建議可留意落後的內房股。迷你倉出租
- 8月 14 週三 201316:16
袋鼠國留學一年盛惠30萬 德國一萬美金有找
人父母,迷你倉出租當然�緊仔女前途,只要有點積蓄,都想將子女送外國「浸鹹水」。獅子銀行就做�一個調查,原來澳洲係海外學生讀書最貴�國家,平均大學學費加埋生活費每年要成38516美元(約30萬港元);第二貴�國家就係美國,海外學生平均每年學費連生活費係35705美元。個個以為最貴�英國,只係排第三,海外學生每年平均涉及開支係30325美元。英美就係吸納最多海外學生�國家,每10個海外學生,就有3名揀去呢兩個國家。美英排二三港第七 咁邊個國家讀書最平呢?�豐就話,唔係所有已發展國家�費用都咁高儲存倉好似德國咁,每年平均大學學費只係635美元,生活費5650美元,即係合共6285美元,成為調查的13個國家中,海外讀書最平�國家。港人好鍾意外遊�日本又點呢?雖然學費唔係好貴,但生活費驚人,不過每年平均開支都唔夠�香港讀大學咁貴,係香港讀書一年都要22443美元,排名第七。 �豐話,現時有超過300萬人�海外國家接受高等教育,但由於好多國家減少相關資助,所以學生哥同佢��家人就要事先周詳計畫下。講到底,�豐做呢類調查,都係叫人為未來做好財富理管,下一步唔使韋琪講,大家都心�有數啦。迷你倉沙田
- 8月 14 週三 201316:00
養卡套現升級 跨境團伙 套走數十車主800萬
粵通卡警方繳獲的數百張“偽卡”以及大量的空白卡、磁卡讀卡器、筆記本電腦等製作偽卡的工具一大批。 ■本版採寫:新快報記者 李國輝 實習生 劉思雯 通訊員 天訊 龔宣 ■本版攝影:新快報記者 曾 泓 ■本版插圖:新快報美編 王雲濤 繼今年6月份,新蒲崗迷你倉廣州海珠區警方成功偵破廣州首個“養卡套現”的克隆卡犯罪團伙後(詳見本報7月25日A06版),上月中旬,天河區警方再度搗毀一個“養卡套現”犯罪團伙,且該團伙作案手段更先進,涉案金額更為龐大,可謂“升級版”的“養卡套現”。 廣州天河區警方昨日通報,上月19日,警方經偵部門經過長達半年多的艱苦偵查,成功打掉了這個分工明確、手段隱匿、危害市民銀行財產安全的跨境專業詐騙團伙,繳獲的“偽卡”300多張以及磁卡讀寫器、信息測錄儀、筆記本電腦等制卡工具一大批,抓獲兩名台灣籍頭目在內的4名犯罪嫌疑人。 據警方稱,該團伙屬境內外勾結,高薪招聘剛剛走出校園的90後女大學生作為員工,然後利用她的身份證開設主營粵通卡充值業務的“黑店”,通過改裝後的POS機瘋狂竊取300多張儲蓄卡的信息和密碼。然後,監控、篩選、“養卡”……半年後,嫌疑人關掉店鋪,流竄至廣東東莞、深圳、湖南永州甚至到台灣等地刷卡套現或直接上ATM機上取現,神不知鬼不覺“吞掉”數十名事主800余萬人民幣,其中最大一宗,一名事主的儲蓄卡被套走存款達407萬。 1 案發 收短信嚇得丟了魂 兩百萬巨款被盜刷 今年1月11日中午,因前一夜的應酬酒醉,家住天河區的廣州某公司老闆李先生還迷迷糊糊地躺在被窩里。這時,放在床頭的手機里傳來兩聲短信提示音。李先生打開手機,一張銀行卡剛進行了刷卡消費的短信提示顯示在手機上。 疑惑的李先生爬起身,在衣服里摸出錢包,發現這張銀行卡“乖乖”躺在錢包的夾層里,再一細看短信內容,頓時被嚇得魂飛魄散———這張銀行卡里的資金被人分兩筆刷卡消費,合計人民幣2041300元。好一會兒,驚魂稍定後的李老闆意識到自己的銀行卡可能被人盜刷,於是立即向天河警方報警。 接報後,天河警方迅速組成專案組展開偵查。根據李先生提供的資料,專案組調取了該銀行卡內資金的轉移記錄,發現自1月11日案發後,卡內的200余萬元資金在跨行轉賬至兩個外地的中間賬戶後,迅速被分散到全國的幾十個子賬戶中,而且,該賬戶從去年9月起,就有在不同地點的多次查詢記錄,更可怕的是,幾乎就在當天下午至晚上期間,這幾十個涉案子賬戶紛紛被人在數個不同地點的ATM機上取現。 2 追查 一線索鎖定一黑店 註冊者是個女學生 據李先生回憶,他的銀行卡基本沒有在銀行櫃台外的消費刷卡記錄,唯有一次,是他曾于去年9月21日在一家位於天河區車陂路、名為“廣州市天河區某不鏽鋼加工部”的小店里用一台POS機給自己的粵通卡充過值。“難道一次就中招了?” 根據該線索,專案組民警立即圍繞著涉案的POS機展開調查。民警發現,該台POS機上共有300多張銀行卡的刷卡記錄,其中19名持卡人的20張銀行卡被人盜刷,涉案金額高達760多萬元人民幣。 辦案民警順藤摸瓜,趕赴車陂路實地調查,發現該“加工部”已經關門。民警走訪獲悉,該間“加工部”另掛牌“廣州市天河區某百貨店”,但店內僅有粵通卡充值業務,無任何其他商品售賣,而且該店的註冊經營者居然是一名剛走出校園的23歲女大學畢業生劉某(廣東河源人)。同時,民警還核查到,劉某還曾以百貨店名義申請了另外一台POS機,而且這部POS機也曾刷卡14張,其中一名持卡人的一張銀行卡被盜刷,金額達人民幣40.95萬元。 3 深挖 女學生求職被利用 幕後人終於浮出水 一個23歲的畢業生怎麼可能獨自操作這樣大的犯罪活動。 專案組以該女生為偵查突破口,很快挖出了藏在她背後的“老闆”———犯罪嫌疑人楊某。 楊某,男,現年35歲,湖南省永州市人。據其後來交代,他原本在東莞打工,2011年得知有“克隆卡”這種犯罪後,登時感覺找到了財路。此後,他開始不斷上網搜索,竟“自學成才”掌握了這種犯罪手段。“我們事後在他的電腦里發現,裡面有大量關於克隆卡犯罪的新聞報道、警方通報等,他是一直在鑽研、琢磨。”辦案民警說。 去年年初,楊某遊逛到天河區黃埔大道一家粵通卡的充值點時,發現顧客們基本都用自己的銀行儲蓄卡進行充值。他靈機一動,馬上想到了通過粵通卡充值的形式盜竊顧客的銀行卡信息和密碼的主意。 楊某很快找到以前在麻將桌上認識、自稱深諳克隆卡技術的台灣人黃某,雙方一拍即合,約定由楊某負責盜錄顧客的銀行卡信息,黃某則負責製作偽卡和取現。 去年6月份,楊某通過某求職網站以招聘文員的名義找到了正在苦苦找工作的大學畢業生劉某,許以人民幣5000元的“高薪”,將其招致麾下,並利用她的身份租店面、辦執照、申請POS機、申辦粵通卡充值點,在車陂路某大型鋼材批發市場旁邊以百貨店名義開了一間只有粵通卡充值業務的小店。 接著,楊某使用改裝的POS機設備和側錄器,大肆竊取前來充值粵通卡的顧客們的銀行卡信息,先後收集了300多套的銀行卡信息和密碼,然後將這些“資源”交給黃某,黃某再利用專業制卡設備大量製作“偽卡”。之後,兩人就隔三岔五地在不同的地點,通過ATM機、POS機、拉卡拉銀聯智能支付終端等途徑,密切地跟蹤監控“偽卡”的資金情況,從中“篩選”有大額資金的“大卡”,待其“養肥”。 4 揪鬼 台灣客偷渡換身份 專組織車手套現金 與此同時mini storage專案組民警對“車手”們(即專門在ATM機上取現的人員)展開海量調查。在歷時數月、輾轉數地的追蹤後,辦案民警調取了十幾個“車手”的視頻截圖,並對這些截圖一一比對,鎖定了一名為首的男性犯罪嫌疑人。 經過進一步的核查,民警發現該名自稱為劉某國的嫌疑人真實身份撲朔迷離,真正的劉某國是一名曾經被火燒過、毀了容的男性殘疾人。後經細緻甄別,民警查明該名嫌疑人的真實身份原來是一名台灣籍偷渡客鐘某。 鐘某今年54歲,10年前從台灣偷渡到內地,隱姓埋名地潛伏在福建廈門和福州、廣東深圳和東莞等地的台資企業打工數年。去年底,鐘某被老鄉黃某看中,讓他負責偽卡的套現、取現業務。為遮蓋自己的真實身份,鐘某通過不法渠道,花人民幣4萬元盜用了劉某國的身份,甚至還購買了一把自制手槍和11發子彈,用于“防身”。 為什麼只克隆儲蓄卡? 信用卡有額度限制,而儲蓄卡里才往往存有大額的現金。 ———涉案的楊某交代 第一步:開店 首先用月薪5000元招聘一名23歲女大學生,然後利用其身份信息開設一家“粵通卡充值點”的“黑店”,而且該店證照齊全。 第二步:充值 有車主來充值時,利用火柴盒大小的側錄器盜錄磁卡信息。當疏忽大意的車主將銀行卡交給店員讓其幫忙刷卡充值時,店員趁著顧客不注意,快速掏出側錄器,將卡在卡槽上一拉,整個磁卡的信息就會錄進側錄器中。李國輝、劉思雯、天訊、龔宣粵通卡 第三步:盜密碼 通過改裝的POS機來盜取銀行卡密碼。嫌疑人會拿一個看似和POS機相連的“假鍵盤”讓顧客輸入密碼消費,但這個鍵盤實際上連接的卻是收銀櫃台上的電腦,當事主按鍵時,電腦屏幕上即會顯示密碼數字,店員根據這些數字偷偷在POS機上的鍵盤操作,如此一來不僅密碼輕鬆到手,POS機也能同時完成扣費,令事主難以察覺。 第四步:養卡 利用盜來的信息與密碼製造一張偽卡,經過篩選後將偽卡分為“大卡”和“小卡”。“大卡”是指能“養肥”的金額巨大的儲蓄卡,金額少的則歸為“小卡”。 第五步:套現 “大卡”會通過POS機刷卡套現的方式將資金轉進“大車”,然後再跨行、分級、分散轉賬進子賬戶,由“車手”在東莞、深圳、永州甚至到台灣等地ATM機來大肆取現或購買金器、名表;而那些養不肥“小卡”,則由“車手”直接取現。 據民警介紹,為了方便轉賬提現,這個團伙通過非法渠道在全國範圍內購買了數百個的銀行卡賬戶,其中有銀行卡、網銀、U盾、戶主身份證、電話卡等資料的賬戶被稱為“大車”,專門用來接收大額資金。 只有一張銀行卡的則被稱為“小車”,用于接納小額錢款。 而那些專門轉移資金或取現的則稱為“車手”。 5 抓捕 �民警撲倒嫌疑犯 褲兜里搜出上膛槍 上月19日,天河區警方組織大批警力展開收網行動。在廣東省公安廳、廣州市公安局和東莞市公安局的大力協助下,辦案民警兵分四路,直搗犯罪嫌疑人楊某、黃某和鐘某在東莞厚街鎮的落腳點,以及已轉到深圳打工的劉某住所。 其中負責抓捕嫌疑人鐘某的一組民警,在得知鐘某隨身攜帶槍支的情況下,仍然冒險貼近跟蹤,最終在鐘某接聽電話時,將其摁倒,當場從其褲兜里搜出一把已經上膛的仿“六四”式自制手槍! 而緊緊跟蹤嫌疑人楊某的兩名民警,因為楊某身邊突然多了七名保鏢而難尋抓捕時機。就在楊某要駕車離去之時,在沒有支援的情況下,兩民警奮不顧身駕車沖到楊某車前,並持槍沖進圍著楊某的人群中,將楊某迅速帶離。 這次行動,警方共抓獲犯罪嫌疑人楊某、黃某、鐘某三名主犯以及劉某共4名犯罪嫌疑人,繳獲偽卡395張、空白卡487張、磁卡讀寫器1個、信息測錄儀2台、筆記本電腦4台、POS機8台、銀行U盾32個、人民幣6.1萬元,一舉摧毀了這個特大的克隆卡犯罪團伙。 為什麼目標是車主? 因為他認為能有粵通卡的人基本有車,而有車的即是有錢人,作案的回報比較高。 ———警方調查後說 防範指南 A 警官說…… 刷卡消費時,儘量使用信用卡,並定期更改信用卡的密碼。信用卡有額度限制,即使被“克隆”,損失也不會過大。此外,有大額資金需要使用借記卡、儲蓄卡時,最好操作完後儘快更改密碼,降低資金風險。 B 使用銀行卡時,一定不要讓銀行卡脫離自己的視線,不能讓銀行卡在POS機以外的卡槽二次拉卡。只要卡的信息不被盜錄,即便犯罪分子看到了密碼,也制不成偽卡。此案中,不少顧客因為盯得比較緊,嫌疑人難以找到側錄銀行卡的下手時機,最終只得放棄。 C 輸入密碼時不僅要注意遮擋,防止被他人看見,而且要觀察輸入密碼的鍵盤是否直接連接POS機。若消費被刷卡多次不成功,要記住所在場所和刷卡人員,以便被盜刷後為警方提供線索。 D 開通銀行卡短信提醒功能,如發現卡內資金被人盜刷,要及時報案;可定期或不定期到銀行櫃台查詢自己的銀行卡有無被異常查詢的情況,若發現異常,應立即更改密碼,並及時換卡,這樣就算嫌疑人“克隆養卡”,也動不了賬戶資金。 E 磁條卡很容易被複制,被盜刷的風險較大,最好辦理純芯片銀行卡。“現在市面上的芯片卡大部分不是純芯片卡,而是芯片、磁條兼容一卡,但是只要有磁條,芯片就等於擺設,嫌疑人同樣能通過磁條盜錄信息。”民警說,目前,側錄器還無法盜錄純芯片卡信息,大部分的POS機也識別不了純芯片卡。 警方特別提醒 大學生畢業“搵工”時要淡定,應擦亮眼睛,提高識別能力,仔細鑑別招聘者的合法性,千萬不要因為著急工作而放鬆警惕,被犯罪分子利用。李國輝、劉思雯、天訊、龔宣self storage
- 8月 14 週三 201315:38
City of London trashes ad firm's 'spy bins'
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- 8月 14 週三 201315:04
Vital to keep police morale high
A few months ago when I was walking down the street in Central, I saw a young mainland couple asking a police officer for direction.迷你倉出租 I am sure they wouldn’t have thought of doing that in their home town.The Hong Kong police reputation as a dedicated force protecting and helping the people, rather than bossing them around, is widely known and admired on the mainland. I once asked for directions from a police officer sitting behind a counter in a Beijing train station. He tapped the sign which said police on the desk and waved me away.In Shanghai, the police officers seem a bit more approachable. But you can hardly spot a uniformed police officer on the street other than those who are busy directing the hopeless traffic in busy intersections.The trust and respect that Hong Kong people have for their police force didn’t come easy. Before the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), in 1975, the public had the notion that police officers were nothing more than licensed gangsters.Since then, the Hong Kong Police Force has largely transformed itself into a highly disciplined and largely corruption-free force that is dedicated to maintaining law and order impartially and effectively. Most of the officers recruited in recent times have a post-secondary education. They are mostly polite and willing to help when asked. And most Hong Kong people won’t think twice about calling on the police when they need help no matter how trivial it may be.That was at least the impression I got before I read in the local press the comment by Jat Sew-tong, senior barrister and chairman of the police watchdog agency. Speaking to reporters, Mr Jat warned about a possible breakdown in public 儲存倉rust and urged the police to urgently review its guidelines to ensure impartiality especially in maintaining order at politically-charged public demonstrations.His comments followed a chain of events supposedly triggered by a video posted online showing a woman, who was identified as a high-school teacher, shouting abuse at police officers for what she considered an uneven handling of a public dispute between two groups of demonstrators. Asking rhetorically, “why did a teacher swear at an officer?”, Jat concluded: “the relationship between the public and police has reached a dangerous level”.This is indeed a sad state of affairs that requires all Hong Kong people to ponder what has gone wrong. Some social analysts have put forward the view that growing public suspicion of the police, as well as other institutions, stems mainly from a general sense of disappointment at the perceived failure of the government in dealing with issues of public concern.Primary among these issues are the widening wealth gap, diminishing opportunities, limited social mobility, escalating property prices and worsening air pollution. Of course, it must be understood that in a free market economy, the government has limited resources at its disposal to address some of these issues. The Hong Kong government has long maintained the view that its role should always be limited to that of a facilitator rather than a direct participant, particularly in the area involving the redistribution of wealth.The strained relationship between the public and the police is a collateral damage which must not be allowed to affect the morale of the many dedicated men and women in the force.The author is a veteran current affairscommentator.迷你倉沙田
- 8月 14 週三 201314:53
TV DRAMA
《情逆三世緣》>>>逢星期一至五晚上8:30翡翠台及高清翡翠台播映歐陽震華 飾袁金昌/包拯關詠荷 飾楊夕雪/韓霜霜黃智賢 飾高繼安黃智雯 飾田秋雁敖嘉年 飾袁 規朱晨麗 飾林豔芳第一集(08/12)>>>金昌變成包拯夕雪是電視台的名嘴,新蒲崗迷你倉男友金昌則是現役警務人員。金昌下屬枯草死亡,而跟蹤可疑人物的田七則下落不明。夕雪表示知道金昌正在查志麒,金昌提醒夕雪小心他。而金昌監察志麒時,得悉他手機的短訊內容。金昌帶隊到貨倉遭到伏擊,夕雪趕到,卻被金昌誤傷。強光一閃,金昌醒來時,包圍他的人都喚他包大人,而公孫策認為他鬼上身,展昭決定把金昌打暈。金昌在鏡中看到自己變成了包拯。第二集(08/13)>>>包拯挑戰繼安包拯看見學士韓霜霜,以為夕雪與他一同穿越時空,上前擁抱她,霜霜打了他一巴掌。包拯把自己穿越時空來到宋代的經過告知公孫策,公孫策半信半疑,包拯預言歐陽修會被貶官。霜霜晚間潛入,看見包拯表現輕佻。烏盆案再次開審,霜霜帶同女扮男裝的學生慶壽公主到公堂協助。證人黃進用腹語假扮死者李浩控訴丁氏兄弟謀財害命,被霜霜識穿。包拯以為繼安弄把戲,竟出手挑戰他??第三集(08/14)>>>太子猝死霜霜失足溺水,包拯施以急救,卻被霜霜以為他乘人之危。霜霜與繼安拜祭高家祖先。霜霜為尋找治療公主腰痛之妙方而整夜無眠,包拯便造了一張彈弓床褥。包拯與霜霜到勾羊鎮追查龍煙之事,鄉民指鎮內夜降隕石。鄉民指有人用輕功水上漂救人,被救者記得此奇人手上有月字胎記。包拯找到手上有月字的男子,此時鄉中發生火災。太子猝死,霜霜測試食物是否被下毒,包拯卻另有懷疑??第四集(08/15)>>>繼安要求處斬賢妃繼安提議搜查賢妃寢宮,康公公搜出稻草公仔。包拯審問賢妃,繼安則指出賢妃殺人的動機,要求處斬賢妃。公主逼展昭協助她插贓嫁禍,她卻因身手欠敏捷而驚動了皇上。康公公表示曾見姜侍衛與賢妃有苟且行為,皇上下令處斬兩人。包拯懷疑繼安從中作梗,他向霜霜提議帶二王子出宮見賢妃。大牢突然起火,賢妃失蹤;繼安指公孫策放走死囚,罪該處斬,行刑時賢妃突然現身??第五集(08/16)>>>繼安強拉霜霜飲酒皇上半夜見太子鬼魂。翌晨繼安稟報星象有皇裔流落鄉間之象。繼安往竹枝山調查,皇上命包拯及霜霜一同前往。三人到了竹枝山上一小屋,發現樵夫冷清,冷清表示母親是曾做宮女的韓丹。皇上驗證自冷清家發現的肚兜,證明是他所賜送之物;包拯卻指太多巧合。皇上出宮迎接冷清,更向百官指他是大殿下,為他取名趙晴。皇上封繼安為國師。繼安強拉霜霜飲酒,更表示要娶霜霜為妻??《衝上雲霄IImini storage逢星期一至五晚上9:30翡翠台及高清翡翠台播映吳鎮宇 飾唐亦琛陳法拉 飾何年希張智霖 飾顧夏陽胡杏兒 飾夏 晨吳卓羲 飾唐亦風馬國明 飾高志宏第二十一集(08/12)>>>亦風帶夏晨當義工眾人認為格志對愛蘋有意。祖思搬進了夏晨的家居住。祖思得悉亦風會陪志宏往倫敦旅行散心,想跟隨亦風,被愛蘋阻止。夏陽向夏晨透露,在半年前曾經收到一封自稱是夏陽同父異母的妹妹寄來的信,請夏晨處理此事。夏晨得知亦風將與志宏到倫敦旅行後,便特地與他們同機出發。最後夏晨等人追尋到聖母院,但夏晨妹妹已離開並留下了留言。亦風為了開解夏晨,帶同她當義工??第二十二集(08/13)>>>年希遇上亦琛志宏遇扒手遺失所有證件,亦風往警局幫助志宏,與夏晨失散。一番轉折後,亦風找到了夏晨,兩人也因此確定對對方的愛情。卓芝接受人工受孕回港,提出打算轉到地面培訓新空服員,順道安胎。亦琛在亦風的房間發現了一張肖像畫,亦風說出在法國和夏晨遇到了街頭畫家的事??兩名機長不能執行職務,亦琛迫於無奈被編配駕機往台灣。年希遇上亦琛,年希說出了蘇怡死時的事,亦琛大感憤怒。第二十三集(08/14)>>>夏陽和年希分手年希出車禍,亦琛趕到墾丁的醫院,記起這是蘇怡客死異鄉的地方,亦琛精神瞬間崩潰。年希得知真相後,便將當年遇見蘇怡的事告訴亦琛。年希回港後因為亦琛的事讓她回想起Daniel,終向夏陽提出分手。子麟在Skylette重遇卓芝,因卓芝突然腹痛,子麟得知卓芝懷孕,更答應保守秘密。維修部勝出了慈善單車賽可到三亞旅遊,夏晨邀請同是隊員的亦風同遊,亦風決定參加。第二十四集(08/15)>>>以泰遇溺亦風、夏晨等到三亞度假,維修部的同事私下支持以泰在夏晨面前爭取表現。亦風想向夏晨表白,欲言又止。夏晨要求刪除自己的照片,指覺得亦風拍攝的是蘇怡。以泰向亦風提出挑戰,但結果遇溺;夏晨探望昏迷的以泰,說出心底話。祖思舊病發作,幸好夏晨出現。夏陽和年希分手的消息傳遍公司,夏陽懷疑與亦琛有關;亦琛成為Training Captain 的第一次測試,碰巧是要考核夏陽負責的航班。第二十五集(08/16)>>>年希搬進亦琛家遇上積雨雲,夏陽沒有理會副手偉力的意見。降落成功後,亦琛將夏陽評定為不及格。日東透露自己將會離開Skylette前往民航處工作,讓芮嘉不用在工作時感到尷尬。日東為了讓亦琛能在感情世界重新出發,便邀約素心和亦琛吃飯,之後日東更特地缺席為亦琛製造機會。因芮嘉干涉麗安和菲菲的感情事,麗安在堂上為難芮嘉。少雄得知胡娉與家駿的關係。年希想搬進亦琛家,亦琛答應。self storage
- 8月 14 週三 201314:20
Affordable Care Act lawsuit by Oklahoma gets judge's go-ahead
Source: Tulsa World, Okla.存倉Aug. 13--A federal judge ruled Monday that Oklahoma has standing to sue the federal government over the Affordable Care Act.U.S. District Judge Ronald White's ruling in the Eastern District of Oklahoma denied the federal government's motion to dismiss the state's lawsuit challenging the law known as "Obamacare."White allowed three counts in the lawsuit to proceed and dismissed two other counts.Attorney General Scott Pruitt said the judge's ruling was a first-stage victory in the state's battle against the law."The court rejected the federal government's argument that Oklahoma lacked standing to challenge the law, allowing us to proceed with this pivotal case," he said."We're optimistic the court will recognize what states have known for months -- that the IRS disregarded the law by making the large-employer mandate effective in Oklahoma or in any of the 33 other states without a state health-care exchange."Oklahoma's original lawsuit was filed in January 2011. Last September, following a U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act, Pruitt filed an amended complaint to raise issues related to the law's implementation.The central claim in the state's suit is a difference between the wording in the law itself and the wording in a rule the IRS developed to implement it.The law requires individuals to purchase insurance unless they fall into an exempt category and makes tax credits available for those who qualify. The exchanges are websites where consumers can compare rates and features of insurance plans.The law says the credits would be available to people who purchase insurance through an ex自存倉hange "established by the state." The IRS rule, however, includes exchanges created by the federal government.Oklahoma is one of 19 states that refused to create an exchange and will instead have a federally created exchange. Other states are creating their own exchanges or are partnering with the federal government in creating exchanges."Congress provided a choice for Oklahoma and other states in implementation of the health-care law, and the IRS is attempting to take that away by rule," Pruitt said. "The administration miscalculated how many states would support this law, so now they're using the IRS to push through provisions that Congress did not pass."Insurance exchanges are scheduled to open Oct. 1, offering consumers information about health insurance plans available under the new law.Consumers can choose from four types of plans -- bronze, silver, gold and platinum -- that pay from 60 percent to 90 percent of health-care costs. The law does not affect people who already have insurance through their employers or Medicare.Oklahoma has about 680,000 uninsured people, about 18 percent of the state's population.Under the law, tax credits are available for individuals and families earning from 100 percent to 400 percent of the federal poverty level. Because Gov. Mary Fallin rejected an expansion of Medicaid that was part of the law, Oklahoma residents below the federal poverty level will not receive coverage under the law.Ziva Branstetter 918-581-8306ziva.branstetter@tulsaworld.comCopyright: ___ (c)2013 Tulsa World (Tulsa, Okla.) Visit Tulsa World (Tulsa, Okla.) at .tulsaworld.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉新蒲崗
- 8月 14 週三 201314:06
Port of Vancouver's actions at meeting spur complaint
Source: The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.自存倉Aug. 13--The Washington state Auditor's Office is reviewing a complaint filed by a Vancouver resident about the Port of Vancouver's decision to bar the public from a discussion of a controversial proposal to build the Pacific Northwest's biggest oil terminal.The auditor's office said Monday it received the complaint on Aug. 8 through its citizen hotline, a system set up to improve efficiency and accountability in state and local governments.The complaint concerns the questionable use of executive session by port Commissioners Jerry Oliver, Brian Wolfe and Nancy Baker during a July 22 special public meeting to discuss broad elements of a lease with Tesoro Corp. and Savage Companies. The companies want to handle as much as 380,000 barrels of crude per day, hauled by train from the Bakken site in North Dakota.Jan Jutte, deputy director of state and local audit for the auditor's office, said the complaint has been sent to state audit officials based in Vancouver for a decision on how to handle it. A decision is expected in the next week or two, Jutte said.Officials could decide to immediately investigate the matter or to flag it for examination during the port's 2013 review, which is slated to occur in the second quarter of 2014. "Typically we'll put it in the next audit unless we feel there is an urgency to get involved quickly," Jutte said.Jutte declined to discuss the complaint in detail, saying citizen referrals are treated confidentially. However, The Columbian confirmed Monday that Vancouver resident Michael Piper, who opposes the oil terminal plan, filed the complaint. In a phone interview, Piper, executive director of The Arc of Southwest Washington, said he leveled the grievance as a private individual. He said he doesn't mind going public with his complaint because he feels strongly about it.In the complaint he filed online, Piper said, he included a link to a July 31 story in The Columbian that revealed apparent violations of open public meetings law by port commissioners. Piper said he urged the state auditor's office to "conduct an investigation now just because the implications are so significant."Theresa Wagner, communications manager for the port, said Monday the port strives to be "as tra迷你倉新蒲崗sparent and open as possible," and that Oliver, the port commission's president, believed he was doing the right thing when he moved commissioners into the July 22 executive session."We know now that we need to do it differently, and we will from now on," she said. "We're going to tighten up those technical pieces and do it more precisely next time."Executive sessionOn the evening of July 22, during a special public meeting on broad elements of the lease, Oliver twice told a hearing room overflowing with opponents of the controversial oil-by-rail plan that he, Baker and Wolfe would discuss the public testimony in private -- an apparent violation of Washington state's open public meetings law, according to experts.Oliver later told The Columbian he misspoke and should have cited "real estate" as the reason for excluding the public and meeting in an executive session. The only real estate issue commissioners were allowed to discuss in private is related strictly to price, according to Tim Ford, open government ombudsman for the state Attorney General's Office. Executive sessions, allowed only for limited purposes, are not to be used for discussing public testimony.There's also an issue of how the commission incorporated the executive session into its public meeting. State open public meetings law requires elected officials to tell the public precisely how long an executive session will last. The port failed to do that, with Oliver saying on July 22 that "we're now going to recess into executive session for a minimum 15 minutes ... we'll review your comments and discuss them."Another misstep: The port closed what began as an open public meeting with the executive session. Elected officials aren't allowed to end a public meeting in secrecy.Piper, who attended the port commission's July 22 special public meeting at which the executive session occurred, said the purpose of the private meeting, as announced by Oliver, didn't strike him as a legal executive session.Port commissioners unanimously approved the Tesoro-Savage lease on July 23, despite overwhelming public testimony against it.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) Visit The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) at .columbian.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉出租
