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The 28-year-old bus driver was arrested for dangerous driving. The fatal incident occurred at 9.18am today by the roundabout near Yu Tung Road in Tung Chung. The truck driver and several janitors left the vehicles and was cleaning the bushes by the side. The truck driver was later pronounced dead as paramedics rushed to the rescue. Click here to watch a video that captures moments before the fatal incident.

Thus, the faithful servants of the Almighty God and His Son – Lord Jesus Christ do not participate in celebrating said festivity. Iglesia Ni Cristo Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. ManaloThe answer to the above question will be answered by the contents of another question, "Why Iglesia Ni Cristo does not celebrate Christmas?" These questions readily arise whenever one comes to know the beliefs of the Iglesia Ni Cristo regarding 'Christmas.' "So, why the Iglesia Ni Cristo refrain from participating in celebrating Christmas? Furthermore, a secular historian writing about Christmas noted that: 'The most widespread myth in the Christendom is that of Christmas.

A man has died after a gas explosion at Terminal 8 of Kwai Chung Container Terminals on Thursday morning, with his body thrown 10 meters away from the blast. It is understood the worker was pumping compressed gas into a dock bumper at around 9am this morning when the accident occurred. The worker, who fell into a coma after the explosion, was rushed to Princess Margaret Hospital and died after resuscitation attempts. Police are still investigating the incident.

A 21-year-old warehouse keeper on Thursday pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting his 6-year-old stepsister two years ago. The defendant, dubbed as C.K.H., was brought to the West Kowloon Magistrate's Court this morning before District Judge Kathie Cheung Kit-yee. The court heard that the defendant was living with his mother, stepfather and the victim in a residential flat in Tin Shui Wai. The defendant was accused to have thrice sexually assaulted the victim between July and August 2020, including kissing her and touching her private parts. The defendant will be remanded in custody pending his sentence on January 12 next year.

Customs arrested a 59-year-old beauty parlour director suspected of wrongly accepting payment when selling beauty services, which violated the Trade Descriptions Ordinance. The beauty parlour, which was located in Sai Kung, has been in operation for more than 20 years and abruptly closed in September this year. The parlour failed to return a total of HK$1.1 million of prepaid beauty services fees that customers had purchased, leading to at least 52 complaints reported to Customs. Customs officers arrested the female director of the parlour today. She may face a maximum penalty of HK$500,000 in fine and five years imprisonment if convicted.

ADVERTISEMENTPresident Marcos signed the SIM card registration law, Republic Act No. He said that the SIM card would allow the person to register online after purchase even without a load. There is no SIM card expiration for those with nontourist visas and who intend to stay longer. Official links onlyA member of the immediate family of a SIM card owner who dies must report the death to the telco. The SIM card registration of the deceased may be transferred to his family or a relative, otherwise it will be deactivated within 24 hours after the death is reported.

A 55-year-old worker died on Wednesday after being hit by an H-beam that fell at a construction site in Yau Tong. The male worker, surnamed Luk, was knocked unconscious by a 13-foot-long H-beam at around 11.29 am. He was rushed to the hospital but later certified dead. The construction site on Tung Yuen Street is learned to be a residential project. An investigation for the cause of the accident is ongoing.

San Miguel Beer and Barangay Ginebra will have the daunting task of pulling the rug from under against the top seeds Bay Area and Magnolia, respectively, once the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals fire off on Wednesday, Dec. 14, at PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. On the other hand, although they came out unscathed from their own quarterfinal pairings, SMB and Ginebra got a fitting buildup to the semis showdown with confidence-boosting wins against Converge and NorthPort respectively. SMB acting head coach Jorge Gallent liked what he saw during the quarterfinals series as they brace for the tough duel against Bay Area. The Beermen certainly have the artillery to go up against the Dragons especially with June Mar Fajardo and Terrence Romeo back to their deadly forms. It’s still unclear whether Bay Area will field Myles Powell back or it will stick with Andrew Nicholson but SMB is preparing for both occasions as well as the Dragons contributors in Hayden Blankley and Glen Yang.

Implicit or intrinsic transition hooks (Continuation)Last week, Part 2 of this series started discussing implicit or intrinsic paragraph transition hooks. Unlike explicit or extrinsic hooks, this second type of paragraph transition device makes use of the natural progression or "flow" of the ideas themselves to link paragraphs logically. This involves repeating a key word or phrase used in the preceding paragraph and making it the takeoff point for the succeeding paragraph, or else using a synonym or words similar to that key word or phrase to do the transition job. I missed an important meeting in Manila and lost a major account..."We will explore in Part 4 even more effective strategies for effecting implicit paragraph transitions. Next week, Dec. 22, 2022: Making effective paragraph transitions – 4Visit Jose Carillo's English Forum, http://josecarilloforum.com.

The unpopular app reminds us of Covid and, as we look forward to returning to normal, it must retire into history. Could anything be better than beginning a new year by removing most - if not all, yet - existing Covid quarantine measures? Rather than announcing piecemeal relaxation, he revealed the easing of a raft of restrictions that have tied Hong Kong for just too long. Indeed, Hong Kong is rather late in exiting the pandemic. The LeaveHomeSafe app is a symbol of the pandemic and so are masks.

Hong Kong Customs on Tuesday seized a batch of suspected dangerous drugs worth about HK$2.2 million in Yuen Long and Tin Shui Wai. About 1.2 kilograms of suspected crack cocaine and about 2.2kg of suspected cannabis buds were seized in the anti-narcotics operation, which was conducted in the vicinity of Yuen Long yesterday afternoon. A Customs spokesman said officers yesterday intercepted a man and found about 1kg of suspected crack cocaine inside a paper bag carried by him. Upon follow-up investigation, Customs officers on the same day further seized about 160g of suspected crack cocaine and about 1.6kg of suspected cannabis buds in the arrested man's residence in Tin Shui Wai. Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in a dangerous drug is a serious offense.

Among the handful of daring men is Chief Engineer Artemio "Art" Serafico, president of TSM Maritime Services (Phils.) Inc. and anchor of "Usapang Maritime," a social media commentary vlog on maritime education, training and manning sectors. Inc. and anchor of ‘Usapang Maritime.’ CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Chief Engineer Artemio 'Art' Serafico, president of TSM Maritime Services (Phils.) "I have decided to vlog so I can reach more people and open their perspectives in the maritime profession. Serafico may have already retired from seafaring for decades, but the man still talks like a true sailor — simple, daring and straightforward.

A construction worker was killed after falling off a 3-meter height while working on scaffolding for a villa. At a construction site in Ho Man Tin this morning, worker Mohammad Shahzad suddenly fell onto the ground while erecting a bamboo scaffold at the external wall of a house at Kadoorie Avenue. He sustained head injuries and was rushed to Kwong Wah Hospital, where he was later certified dead. The Labour Department is highly concerned about the fatal work accident and expresses its deepest sympathy to his family. The spokesman added that the contractors cannot resume the work process until the Department is satisfied that measures to diminish the relevant risks have been taken.

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