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KMT at risk of splitting, Taiwan’s leader warnedTaiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou risks splitting his KMT party by putting pressure on the legislative speaker to quit in a row over an influence-peddling investigation, lawmakers warned.文件倉 Leading the News A3Free-trade role for HSBC and StanChartShanghai officials are understood to have contacted HSBC and Standard Chartered about the services they will offer in the mainland’s first free-trade zone in t存倉e city. Business B1First electric bus is up and runningHong Kong’s first franchised electric bus hit the road yesterday and picked up its first passengers. The single-decker can cover 180 kilometres on a three-hour charge. City C1Tourism lifeline for traditional craftsCrafts like threading – an ancient way to remove facial hair – that almost died out are enjoying a revival thanks to a campaign in which tourists can see practitioners at work. City C2迷你倉

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Thailand is launching an-all out shopping war to lure mainlanders away from Hong Kong.新蒲崗迷你倉 But businesses in the SAR are not too worried about losing lucrative custom to the tourist-hungry Southeast Asian kingdom. The Thai moves will see import duties slashed or scrapped on a range of luxury goods by the end of this year, Permanent Secretary for Finance Areepong Bhoocha-Oom said yesterday Duties on watches, clothes and cosmetics, which stand at 30 percent now, will range between zero and 5 percent by December. Areepong said that while the measures are aimed at drawing more tourists from the mainland, Thailand's 7 percent value-added tax on goods and services will remain in place. All first-tier mainland cities - Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing and Shenzhen - have direct flights to and from Bangkok daily. Hong Kong has been a shopping paradise for both mainlanders and other Southeast Asians, including Thais, as it charges no VAT or import duties on luxury goods. Therefore, our retail price tags are usually lower than such visitors would face back home. Also, the latest models of any fashion or electronics brand are more readily available in the SAR. Thailand has long been a popular destination for both mainland and Hong Kong tourists. But its beaches, nightspots and temples are the primary attractions, not its malls for those looking for upmarket brands. Hong Kong Retail Management Association chairwoman Caroline Mak Sui-king said she sees Thailand's move as a potential threat as some tourists may be diverted. "But Hong Kong still has advantages in a rich variety of brands and proximmini storagety to the mainland, especially for those tourists who want to do their shopping and return home the same day," she said. More than 43 percent of the 34.9 million mainland visitors to Hong Kong last year did not stay overnight. Jetour Holding chairman Ho Pak- ting said he does not think more Hongkongers will rush to Thailand to buy cheaper luxury goods. "Hongkongers are different from mainlanders, who are only crazy about shopping. We go in for fresh air, foreign culture and cuisine," Ho said. He added locals usually buy cheap daily clothes in Thailand, instead of luxury bags or shoes. "Thailand is a nice place for a spa and a massage." For his part, ANZ senior economist Raymond Yeung Yu-ting said "sightseeing, not shopping, is Thailand's core competency." In addition to luxury items, mainlanders also shop for daily necessities in Hong Kong now, Yeung said, adding that the really wealthy will fly to Europe if they want more luxury items. Retail sales in Hong Kong sharply slowed in July, rising 9.5 percent on- year to HK$40 billion from the 14.7 percent growth registered in June as local consumption softened. But sales of luxury goods, including jewelry and timepieces, stayed strong. Thailand expects tourist arrivals to surge 18 percent to 26.4 million this year, helping to counter a slump in exports and domestic consumption. Tourism and services industries account for 50 percent of Thailand's gross domestic product. Last year, the country attracted 2.8 million mainland visitors, up 62 percent from 2011 - accounting for 12.5 percent of total arrivals. grace.cao@singtaonewscorp.com self storage

Source: Portland Press Herald, MaineSept.mini storage 09--AUGUSTA -- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield answered questions Monday before the state Bureau of Insurance over Anthem's effort to shift individual insurance subscribers to new plans under the Affordable Care Act.Anthem, the state's largest insurer, and MaineHealth, the state's largest network of hospitals and care providers, plan to offer an insurance network on the health exchange that is being created in Maine under President Obama's health reform law.The network would include 32 of the state's 38 hospitals, excluding three hospitals owned by Central Maine Healthcare in Lewiston, as well as Parkview Adventist Hospital in Brunswick, York Hospital in York, and Mercy Hospital in Portland.Monday's hearing focused on whether Anthem can transfer individual subscribers to new insurance plans. The change would affect about 9,000 people, Anthem said. The insurer provides coverage to about self storage20,000 subscribers in a range of plans.Chris Dugan, a spokesman for Anthem, said less than 10 percent of the individual subscribers, or fewer than 1,000 people, use primary care physicians and specialists who are not in the new narrow network.The provider network and pricing system have already been approved by the state insurance bureau.Critics have argued that the narrow plan would disrupt care for subscribers in central and western Maine, who would have to change doctors or choose a new insurance plan.Anthem has said individuals would have choices of plans within their company, as well as a competing plan on the health exchange offered by Maine Community Health Options.A public comment session is scheduled for 5 p.m.This story will be updated.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Portland Press Herald (Portland, Maine) Visit the Portland Press Herald (Portland, Maine) at .pressherald.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉

Hang Lung Properties Chairman Ronnie ChanChi-chung recently criticized Financial SecretaryJohn Tsang Chun-wah for not spending properly.儲存 Chanparticularly disliked Tsang’s one-off measures in lieuof investment for the future, saying the HK$200 billion handed out in recent years was sufficient to have built 30 universities or hospitals instead. Chan further said that history will prove such action to have been both a problem and policy oversight. Tsang responded by saying that whilst it is his duty to maintain fiscal prudence and spend whenever necessary, he welcomes criticism and concrete suggestions. Tsang also explained that government expenditure had increased by 80 percent over the past six years.Chan’s comments have sparked debate as to the level of reserves kept and howfrequently short-term measures should be used. Joseph Li spoke with an academic, a tax expert and veteran lawmakers who have known Tsang for years to enlist their views.Best is 18 to 22There is no international standard as to the level of reserves that a government should keep. Many economic scholars suggest 18-24 months of government spending as healthy and safe. Since the Hong Kong government’s financial philosophy is ‘to make ends meet’, it is pragmatic to maintain a higher level of reserves equivalent to 18 –22 months of government expenditure.Given Hong Kong is a small, open economy, it is easily affected and also relies closely on other giant economies. It therefore needs bigger reserves to stabilize the economy. In recent years, non-recurrent revenues such as investment income and stamp duty have been increasing. But as they may fluctuate, it is necessary to maintain a higher level of reserves as a precaution. In addition, reserves can generate recurrent investment income to stabilize the economy.For the financial year ending March 31, 2013, government expenditure totaled HK$377.3 billion. Reserves topped HK$733.9 billion — which is equivalent to 23.4 months of government expenditure and within the forecast range of 18–23 months of government expenditure from 2012-13 to 2017-18.We think reserves above the safety level may be used for public expenditure. In fact, the government has an agreement with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority to transfer a portion of the investment income from the reserves to the treasury.Another question is whether the government can spend more than 20 percent of the GDP? Some economists suggest governments may spend between 30 percent and 50 percent of GDP. We think 20 percent is not a golden rule. The government may spend more if there are strong reasons but within 25 percent is an optimal level.According to government forecasts, public expenditure in terms of percentage of GDP in the next five years ranges from 19 percent to 22 percent within the comfort zone.Is the government spending too much on short-term, one-off measures? We think such measures are still the most useful relief for low earners in economic hard times. It is fair to say that the government has increased capital expenditure from HK$76 billion to HK$103 billion over the past five years. The notable projects are: the local section of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the airport’s third runway and redevelopment of the old airport site.The government can certainly do more. With such handsome reserves, it can tackle such long-term problems as the wage disparity and aging population, propel economic development and enhance the competitiveness of Hong Kong.Dual approachThe financial secretary’s management philosophy is conservative. It is true that over the past six years, John Tsang has spent hugely on short-term, one-off measures but little on building the long-term future of Hong Kong. Hang Lung Properties Chairman Ronnie Chan Chi-chung is an outspoken person. His comments on the government’s financial policies are correct.The financial secretary has always underestimated income, even though public expenditure (e.g., civil service salaries and pensions, welfare and healthcare) are quite stable. Every year he predicts a budget deficit but ends up with a big surplus because of bigger income from stamp duty, profits and salaries taxes resulting from the economic boom.This is an “error zone” because the government cannot grasp the economic development prospects and estimate the income level accurately. The underestimation of income happens every year, giving the impression that the government has a lot of money but it is unwilling to spend.Inaccurate, conservative revenue forecasting is also the reason why the government is reluctant to commit to recurrent expenditure but prefers one-off measures instead.Hong Kong maintains fiscal reserves of more than HK$600 billion. Those reserves are not immovable. I think gains from investment income can be used while a big sum is kept to safeguard the Hong Kong dollar.Assuming a 5-percent return rate, which is very safe, an additional income of more than HK$30 billion will be generated. It may be spent on improving the people’s livelihood in such areas as welfare, healthcare and elderly services.Another question is whether the government should spend within 20 percent of the GDP. This is not a strict rule. The government may spend a little below or above this line if necessary.Past financial secretaries have set safety levels in terms of新蒲崗迷你倉12 to 24 months of government expenditure.Tsang has not set any safety level. There is no fixed rule internationally. I think he will not do it because he does not want the reserve level to dominate his spending level. If he sets a low level, people will expect him to spend freely and he will be cursed if he does not. Also, he will be criticized for keeping the money in the public treasury if he sets a high level of reserves.With such lucrative reserves, I think the government can adopt a two-prone approach by spending on both short-term measures and long-term investment (such as education, infrastructure) for the future of Hong Kong.Don’t be Santa ClausIt is true that the Hong Kong government has been handing out a lot of short-term, one-off concessions over the past two decades. Such practice started with Donald Tsang Yam-kuen when he became financial secretary in 1995 and continued the same things as chief executive 10 years later.The incumbent financial secretary has stuck to short-term relief, with the distribution of HK$6,000 in 2011 being the most notable and controversial example. He used fewer short-term measures in the past two years but has not invested in building for the future either. The government seems to be playing the role of Santa Claus by giving out presents whether the economy is good or bad.I can remember only two long-term plans after 1997; the science park and Hong Kong Disneyland, both committed by Tung Chee-hwa, the former chief executive.The purposes of the reserves are to provide public expenditure and safeguard the Hong Kong currency. There is no hard and fast rule as to what the safety level shall be. Former financial secretary Antony Leung Kam-chung set a minimum standard of 9–12 months of public expenditure. In my opinion, reserves equivalent to at least 24 months of public expenditure are necessary.When there is surplus, foreign governments often invest the surplus in long-term planning to increase the economic capacity. It will be good for Hong Kong if the government, with lucrative surplus, invests in economic development, manpower development, technology, education and infrastructure.For example, the government may set up an elderly fund for the benefit of senior citizens. It may grant land and finance the construction of elderly villages to take care of the elderly’s heath, welfare and daily living. This will in turn generate many business opportunities. A crisis fund may also be created to aid people with financial difficulties.If such funds are established, public expenditure in those areas will become stable or even decrease.John Tsang’s fiscal policy is a bit conservative. I also disagree with him that public expenditure should only be policy-driven. It can be top-down or bottom-up. Whilst some policy bureaus responsible for security and constitutional affairs only involve small expenditure, top people like the chief executive and financial secretary may initiate ideas and then ask bureaus to formulate policies and expenditure programs.Invest long termThe Hong Kong SAR government is keeping handsome fiscal reserves of more than HK$669 billion. When Antony Leung Kam-chung was financial secretary (2001-03), he agreed with the Legislative Council (LegCo) that reserves equivalent to 12 months of government expenditure were sufficient. But the agreement did not last long following his resignation. Theoretically speaking, the government can spend more if it maintains more than 12 months’ reserves. Assume a 5-percent return on investment, and an additional HK$33 billion will be yielded.The current financial secretary has no objective, scientific formula for the level of reserves. When he was asked by lawmakers, he kept on replying ‘the more the merrier’.This is John Tsang’s seventh year in office. Each year he miscalculated the level of surplus, with the difference ranging from HK$20 billion to HK$110 billion on an average of more than HK$50 billion per year.He just put the surplus in the treasury. If he spends HK$50 billion on long-term planning per year, he can invest in seven large projects.For example, he can kickoff a universal retirement protection plan, invest in a green economy (with emphasis on environmental protection) and the creative economy (with emphasis on IT and culture).These are long-term projects that require huge resources over a very long period of time. If the government funds the startup of these projects, the business sector can take them up at a later stage. This will result in the emergence of new sectors, without relying too much on finance and real estate.Over the years, Tsang has been offering more than enough one-off relief measures. If my memory is correct, he has only reserved HK$50 billion for a healthcare insurance plan as a long-term investment.Every year, electricity allowances, waiving public housing rents, the rebate of rates, etc, are repeated. People will feel they are permanent measures. If he ceases to do that, people will become disgruntled.In my view, short-term relief measures should be made in economic bad times to help more people. When the economy is fine, such measures should only be offered to low-earners, the elderly and those who cannot support themselves. But now, such concessions are made every year without regard for the prevailing economic conditions.mini storage

Source: Chicago TribuneSept.迷你倉 07--So much has changed since they first passed around a football magazine in class to pick fantasy teams a quarter of a century ago. Marriages. Kids. Jobs. Thinning hair.But each year, as summer winds down and NFL previews begin landing in mailboxes and online, the seven friends from New Trier High School know it's that magical season again.It's the time of year when, no matter where they live or how much their lives have evolved, the guys will get back together and see that some things don't change.Jeffrey Shubart will bring a ridiculous number of spreadsheets. Murphy "Murph" Monroe will complain how much he hates football. Frank Baiocchi will remind everyone, again and again, of the one and only year his fantasy team won the championship."How about that 1995?" he asks, prompting barely an eye roll from buddies who have heard it so many times they don't even bother to tell him to zip it."It was a good year," Baiocchi says with a grin.The regular NFL season may have kicked off Thursday, but in the Chicago area and across the country, friends like the group from New Trier are already deep into their annual tradition of fantasy football.Once considered a nerdy pastime for extreme fans, fantasy sports leagues -- in which participants draft "fantasy teams" and accumulate points based on how athletes fare in real competition -- now are played by 13 percent of all Americans, according to a 2012 study.Evidence of fantasy league popularity -- which surpasses the number of people who play golf or watch the "American Idol" finals -- is everywhere, from drink specials for leagues at sports bars to workplaces developing guidelines for allowing fantasy sports at the office."It's just one of those things that's sort of like everyone has a fantasy team," said Matthew Berry, ESPN's senior fantasy analyst, whose book, "Fantasy Life," was No. 5 on the New York Times best-seller list for two weeks after its publication in July."And if you do, you're not looked at weird," he said.It was 1988 when the friends from New Trier heard about a game some people were playing called rotisserie football, which involved football statistics. One of the teens stuck a sheet of notebook paper into a football magazine, and each friend took turns picking players. Jerry Rice, Dan Marino and Neal Anderson were among those drafted during choir rehearsal.Shubart, known as the most organized of the group even at age 14, tallied each player's scores by hand from statistics in the newspaper."It was fun because we were playing football in a way nobody else was," recalled Dave Gordon, now 39 and still inexplicably referred to as "Dave Gordon" -- both names -- by his friends.When the guys headed off to separate colleges across the country, keeping up the pastime -- known as fantasy football by that point -- was never in question. Each player would make a long-distance call to Shubart's dorm room at the University of Michigan to declare his starting lineup. Each week, Shubart would tally results and send them off with six postal stamps.They returned each summer to Chicago's North Shore, where they'd get together to play basketball, see movies or hang out at each other's parents' houses as always. And when autumn neared, they'd hold their annual draft at one of their parents' kitchen tables.The average fantasy sports player in 2013 has played for 8.5 years, and 75 percent play with people they know, according to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association.Though not rocket science, those simple stats -- coupled with Internet technology that makes it all easier -- may be enough to explain fantasy football's growth, said Berry, who began playing fantasy sports when he was 14 years old."What it says about the American public? I don't think it says anything particularly insightful," Berry said by phone during a break from a 14-city book tour. "The appeal is it's fun. And guess what? Americans like to do fun things."In 2007, ESPN hired Berry to be its senior fantasy sports analyst. His daily "Fantasy Focus" podcasts are now a morning ritual for fantasy players everywhere, and as of this week he had more than ha文件倉f a million Twitter followers.Berry's Twitter bio hints at the simplicity behind fantasy's popularity: "I'm just as surprised as you that it's a real job."But for the guys from New Trier, there was something else, too.In January 1992, a few weeks after completing their fourth fantasy football season, one of the original league members was killed in a gas explosion in Chicago.Stephen Hoenig, a budding actor who had known most of the guys since elementary school, died while being photographed at a studio on Chicago's Near Northwest Side. The photographer and makeup artist also were killed in the blast, which touched off fires and explosions that damaged 18 other buildings in the neighborhood.Each of the friends came home for Hoenig's funeral. And the following August, Hoenig's younger brother -- who had always been in the background, looking up to the older guys -- took over his fantasy team without question."It was like that's exactly what he would've wanted," said Jonathan Hoenig, now 37. "It gave me a lot of strength to know that the tradition and something we all loved would continue."And continue it did. The guys kept their fantasy league going as each graduated from college, met his wife and had children and they advanced in their careers -- a filmmaker, a college admissions director, two attorneys, a hedge fund manager and two who work at arts foundations.In 1995, with the friends living across the country, they restructured their league to make annual drafts quicker and easier to keep up. With what is known as a dynasty league, fantasy players keep the same athletes year after year and draft only rookies to replace retirees.The New Trier friends have held their annual draft in Atlantic City, while in canoes in Wisconsin, at Shubart's office in New York and on the weekends of three of their weddings. On the few occasions when one league member couldn't be there in person, he'd be there by phone or via Skype, as was the case this year with Jason Chaet.When Heather Chaet went on her first date with Jason, he mentioned the fantasy football tradition right away."He basically put it on the line, 'This is my crew, this is what we do every year,'" she recalled with a laugh.And while the seriousness of the ritual might have been lost on their wives at first, they now look forward to reunions as much as the guys. Draft weekend each year has become the time to meet the new babies, tour new homes and catch up with old friends.Joanna Shubart and Samantha Gordon giggle when they see their husbands huddle in a corner whispering about a secret draft trade.During one recent draft weekend, Heather Chaet surprised the group with T-shirts that read "Future owner of (their fathers' fantasy team name)" for each of the players' children. There are now 13 future owners."I'm still not into the football, but I love all the friendships and the camaraderie and how close everybody is," said Jodie Silberman, who keeps a picture of her husband, Mark, and several of the guys when they were in high school framed in the kitchen.Berry's book shares stories of fantasy teams with a wide spectrum of rituals, from sitting in specific seats on draft days to growing '70s mustaches to requiring embarrassing Justin Bieber tattoos for the league loser. In some leagues, participants play for large sums of money.The New Trier friends don't have any of that. They play only for bragging rights. They don't even have a league name.The friends tried to vote on one once, back in 1998, but couldn't agree. So the top of the Internet site that tracks their results online is labeled "The Officially Untitled League."But for the next several months, you can bet each of the friends will be on that site once a day, if not more, to share football articles, vacation rental home ads for the next draft weekend and, of course, talk trash."Who at the age of 40 makes a new best friend, that's what I'd like to know," Monroe said. "These are my best friends forever -- for better or worse."vortiz@tribune.comCopyright: ___ (c)2013 Chicago Tribune Visit the Chicago Tribune at .chicagotribune.com Distributed by MCT Information Services存倉

BLACKROCK INVESTMENT TRUSTSNET ASSET VALUEBLACKROCK GREATER EUROPE INVESTMENT TRUST PLCThe unaudited net asset values for BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trustplc at close of business 6 September 2013 were:230.迷你倉出租41p Capital only (undiluted)230.87p Capital only (Diluted for subscription shares)230.87p Capital only (Diluted for subscription shares & treasury shares)237.39p Including current year income (undiluted)236.62p Including current year income (Diluted for subscription shares)236.62p including current year income (Diluted for subscription shares & treasury shares)Notes:1. Investments have been valued on a bid price basis.2. Revenue items included in net asset value, with dividends payable deductedon the ex-dividend date.3. Following the implementation of the May 2013 Tender Offer, the cancellationof 333,946 ordinary shares held in Treasury and the recent conversion of 70,495Subscription Shares into Ordinary Shares on 8 August 2013, the Company's issuedshare capital now comprises 108,719,211 Ordinary Shares, 5,718,353 TreasuryShares and 23,184,318 Subscription Shares.4. For the latest daily net asset value, previous month end performancestatistics, asset allocation and ten largest holdings of the BlackRock managedInvestment Trusts; see BLRKINDEX on Reuters or page 8800 on ICB (Topic 3).NET ASSET VALUEBLACKROCK WORLD MINING TRUST PLCThe unaudited net asset values for BlackRock World Mining Trust plc at close ofbusiness on 6 September 2013 were:522.89p Capital only (undiluted)534.53p including current year income (undiluted) XDNotes:1. Investments have been valued on a bid price basis.2. Revenue items included in net asset value, with dividends payable deductedon the ex-dividend date.3. The undiluted net asset value per share has been calculated on 177,287,242ordinary shares excluding 15,724,600 held in treasury.4. For the latest daily net asset value, previous month end performancestatistics, asset allocation and ten largest holdings of the BlackRock managedInvestment Trusts; see BLRKINDEX on Reuters or page 8800 on ICB (Topic 3).NET ASSET VALUEBLACKROCK NEW ENERGY INVESTMENT TRUST PLCThe unaudited net asset values for BlackRock New Energy Investment Trust plc atclose of business on 6 September 2013 were:43.81p Capital (Pre Performance Fee)43.81p Capital (Post Performance Fee)44.19p Including income (Pre Performance Fee) - diluted for subscription shares44.19p Including income (Post Performance Fee) - diluted for subscription sharesNotes:1. Under the investment management agreement dated 14 December 2006, aperformance fee is payable based on outperformance of the Company's benchmarkindex if the Company's NAV reaches a high watermark of 55.58p. In accordancewith the AIC statement of Recommended Practice, the above NAV includes anyrelevant performance fee provisions to the extent that the high watermark hasbeen attained. The NAV prior to the calculation of any performance feeaccruals, for the purposes of calculating the high watermark, amounted to:44.19p (including income).2. Revenue items included in net asset value, with dividends payable deductedon the ex-dividend date.3. Following the recent conversion of 14,838 Subscription Shares into Ordinaryshares on 7 August 2013 the Company's issued share capital now comprises234,985,619 Ordinary Shares, 11,900,000 Treasury Shares and 45,614,192Subscription Shares.4. For the latest daily net asset value, previous month end performancestatistics, asset allocation and ten largest holdings of the BlackRock managedInvestment Trusts; see BLRKINDEX on Reuters or page 8800 on ICB (Topic 3).NET ASSET VALUEBLACKROCK COMMODITIES INCOME INVESTMENT TRUST PLCThe unaudited net asset values for BlackRock Commodities Income InvestmentTrust plc at close of business on 6 September 2013 were:110.96p Capital only112.44p Including current year incomeNotes:1. Investments have been valued on a bid price basis.2. Revenue items included in net asset value, with dividends payable deductedon the ex-dividend date.3. Following the issue of 250,000 shares on 8 August 2013, the Company now has95,008,000 ordinary shares in issue, and the unaudited NAV above has beencalculated on this basis.4. For the latest daily net asset value, previous month end performancestatistics, asset allocation and ten largest holdings of the BlackRock managedInvestment Trusts; see BLRKINDEX on Reuters or page 8800 on ICB (Topic 3).NET ASSET VALUEBLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLCThe unaudited net asset values for BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc atclose of business on 6 September 2013 were:814.07p Capital only and including debt at par value808.16p Capital only and including debt at fair value823.35p Including current year income and debt at par value817.44p including current year income and debt at fair valueNotes:1. Investments have been valued on a bid price basis.2. The total number of ordinary shares in issue excluding treasury shares is47,879,792. The total amount of ordinary shares held in treasury to 2,113,731.3. For the latest daily net asset value, previous month end performancestatistics, asset allocation and ten largest holdings of the BlackRock managedInvestment Trusts; see BLRKINDEX on Reuters or page 8800 on ICB (Topic 3).NET ASSET VALUETHE THROGMORTON TRUS迷你倉 PLCThe unaudited net asset values for The Throgmorton Trust PLC at close ofbusiness 6 September 2013 were:303.91p Capital only307.13p Including current year revenue303.91p Capital only (adjusted for treasury shares)307.13p Including current year income (adjusted for treasury shares)Notes:1. Investments have been valued on a bid price basis.2. The Company's issued share capital now comprises 73,130,326 Ordinary Sharesand 7,400,000 Treasury Shares.3. Revenue items included in net asset value, with dividends payable deductedon the ex-dividend date.NET ASSET VALUEBLACKROCK EMERGING EUROPE PLCThe unaudited net asset values for BlackRock Emerging Europe plc at close ofbusiness on 6 September 2013 were:446.09c per share (US cents) - Capital only285.41p per share (pence sterling) - Capital only453.72c per share (US cents) - Including current year income290.29p per share (pence sterling) - Including current year incomeNotes:1. Investments have been valued on a bid price basis.2. Revenue items included in net asset value.3. Following the implementation of the tender offer, as at 26 July 2013BlackRock Emerging Europe plc's share capital consists of 36,242,928 Ordinaryshares (excluding 5,400,000 ordinary shares held in treasury) carrying one voteeach.NET ASSET VALUEBLACKROCK FRONTIERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLCThe unaudited net asset values for the ordinary shares of BlackRock FrontiersInvestment Trust plc at close of business 6 September 2013 were:161.95c Capital only USD (cents)103.62p Capital only Sterling (pence)162.26c Including current year income USD (cents)103.81p Including current year income Sterling (pence)The unaudited net asset values for the C shares of BlackRock FrontiersInvestment Trust plc at close of business 6 September 2013 were:144.21c Capital only USD (cents)92.27p Capital only Sterling (pence)144.40c Including current year income USD (cents)92.39p Including current year income Sterling (pence)Notes:1. Investments have been valued on a bid price basis.2. Revenue items included in net asset value, with dividends payable deductedon the ex-dividend date.3. The number of ordinary shares in issue is 94,766,267 and the number of Cshares in issue is 63,566,000.NET ASSET VALUEBLACKROCK NORTH AMERICAN INCOME TRUST PLCThe unaudited net asset values for BlackRock North American Income Trust plc atclose of business on 6 September 2013 were:108.93p Capital only109.50p Including current year income XDNotes:1. Investments have been valued on a bid price basis.2. Revenue items included in net asset value, with dividends payable deductedon the ex-dividend date.3. Following the issue of 200,000 shares on 30 July 2013, the Company now has84,488,500 ordinary shares in issue. The unaudited NAV above has beencalculated on this basis.NET ASSET VALUEBLACKROCK LATIN AMERICAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLCThe unaudited net asset values for BlackRock Latin American Investment Trustplc at close of business on 6 September 2013 were:785.24c per share (US cents) - Capital only with convertible bond at par value788.44c per share (US cents) - Cum income with convertible bond at par value XD782.75c per share (US cents) - Capital only with convertible bond at fair value785.94c per share (US cents) - Cum income with convertible bond at fair value XD782.75c per share (US cents) - Capital only fully diluted for full conversion of bond785.94c per share (US cents) - Cum income fully diluted for full conversion of bond XD502.40p per share (pence sterling) Capital only with convertible bond at par value504.44p per share (pence sterling) - Cum income with convertible bond at par value XD500.80p per share (pence sterling) - Capital only with convertible bond at fair value502.84p per share (pence sterling) - Cum income with convertible bond at fair value XD500.80p per share (pence sterling) - Capital only fully diluted for full conversion of bond502.84p per share (pence sterling) - Cum income fully diluted for full conversion of bond XDNotes:1. Investments have been valued on a bid price basis.2. The conversion price of the bonds is $9.83.3. Revenue items included in net asset value, with dividends payable deductedon the ex-dividend date.4. Following the implementation of the Tender Offer in April 2013, the Companyhas 39,361,585 Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding 2,212,662 Ordinary Sharesheld in treasury) and US$ 64,000,000 3.5% convertible bonds.5. For the latest daily net asset value, previous month end performancestatistics, asset allocation and ten largest holdings of the BlackRock managedInvestment Trusts; see BLRKINDEX on Reuters or page 8800 on ICB (Topic 3)NET ASSET VALUEBLACKROCK INCOME AND GROWTH INVESTMENT TRUST PLC.The unaudited net asset values for BlackRock Income and Growth Investment Trustplc at close of business 6 September 2013 were:156.70p Capital only (undiluted)160.13p including current year income (undiluted)Notes:1. The Company has 27,399,268 ordinary shares in issue excluding 5,534,664shares in treasury following the purchase of 330,000 of its own shares to be held in treasury.There are 32,933,932 ordinary shares including shares held in treasury.2. Investments have been valued on a bid price basis.3. Revenue items included in net asset value, with dividends payable deductedon the ex-dividend date.儲存倉

The third Sino-UK Publishing Forum was held during the Beijing International Book Fair.迷你倉 Speakers included Li Pengyi, general manager of China Education Publishing and Media Group, Angus Phillips, director of the Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies, an自存倉 George Lossius, CEO of UK-based Publishing Technology. They exchanged opinions on topics such as the future of digital publishing and development of talents. The annual forum is expected to provide new areas of research for publishing industries in China and the UK.迷你倉新蒲崗

【香港中通社八日電】綜合消息：美國白宮七日宣佈，新蒲崗迷你倉總統奧巴馬下周一將分別接受美國六家主流電視台的採訪，向美公�闡明對敘政府動武以懲罰其使用化學武器的必要性，並承諾這次行動的規模和時間都是有限的，美不會派遣地面部隊，因而不會重蹈在伊拉克和阿富汗的覆轍。據新華網報道，這六家電視台包括美國廣播公司、哥倫比亞廣播公司、全國廣播公司、公共廣播公司、有線電視新聞國際公司和福克斯新聞頻道，它們將於九日晚公開播出對奧巴馬的專訪。十日，奧巴馬將從白宮橢圓形辦公室向全國發表電視講話，再次強調對敘動武的必要性及其對維護美國家安全利益的重要性，同時努mini storage緩解反戰情緒濃厚的美國公�的擔憂。他預計還將呼籲國會盡早通過授權對敘發動軍事打擊的決議。對敘打擊更長更強另據美國媒體報道，美國準備對敘利亞進行為期三天的軍事打擊，比最初計劃的兩天時間更長、烈度更強。報道引述美國官員的話稱，美國決策領導層現在計劃先對敘利亞發動密集的導彈空襲，然後對那些漏網或未被摧毀的目標進行迅速追加打擊。兩名美國官員透露，白宮要求擴大打擊目標範圍，比最初打擊名單的大約五十個目標“多得多”。官員還稱，美國計劃的軍事行動只是在幾天內“顯示力量”，不會從根本上改變敘利亞地面戰場的形勢，不會從戰略上影響敘利亞目前的形勢。self storage

　　開發區自9月1日起對福雷德廣場、物美超市區塊周邊實行停車收費措施以來，self storage這兩個區域內的停車難問題得到明顯緩解。如今開車去這兩個區域，基本上都能順利停好車，不需要再兜圈子找車位了。據統計，第一批實施收費的819個泊位中，早上8點至晚上8點之間，泊位的利用率僅為24%左右，每個泊位的平均停車時間不到3小時。　　停車位上很空，與之形成鮮明對比的是，沒有畫車位的位置，違法停車情況突出。很多車輛違法停在了一些彎道處、通道出入口及人行道等，影響了其它正常行駛的車輛，這個問題也是附近居民反映比較集中的一個情況。為此，執法部門從停車收費工作開展以來，就一直在對違法行為進行管理。　　接下來，交警等執法部門將加強規範管理，對違法停在迷你倉行道上和機動車道的車輛予以高壓態勢，從嚴查處。如果你的車輛違法停車，被執法人員貼單後，將被處以150元的罰款。　　除了執法人員上路貼單之外，交警部門還將利用監控抓拍系統，實施非現場執法手段，除了抓拍違法停車，也會對闖紅燈、違章變道、逆向行駛等各類交通違法行為拍攝記錄，目的在於對路面實施全天候的監管，有效威懾交通違法行為。　　這些探頭都有全方位旋轉、放大、鎖定功能，只要發現交通違法行為，就會進行拍攝記錄。監控抓拍到的違法停車，不會在車窗上張貼罰單或違停提醒單，而是會通過短信的形式告知車主。不管車內是否有人，是否閃雙跳燈，不管時間長短，只要是違章停車事實成立，都有可能被監控記錄拍攝，罰款50元，不記分。　　本報記者 朱燕文件倉

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Exhibitions10 YearsSiy Tak-yin’s solo show features mixed-media installations, sculptures, illustrations and paintings.儲存 Daily, 2pm-7pm, HAJI Gallery, G/F, 12-14 Lok Ku Rd, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2891 1164. Ends Sept 11My Life StoryThe Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation presents a photography exhibition featuring works from students involved in the foundation’s 18-week Through Our Eyes photography education programme. Sept 9-Sept 15, 10am-6pm, Kai Tak Campus, Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University, 51 Kwun Tong Rd. Inquiries: 2232 0005. Ends Sept 15The Heavenly Breeze: Selected Works of Gao Qifeng and His DisciplesExhibition exploring the early development of the Lingnan School of Painting through the works of one of its founders and his disciples. Mon, Wed-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun, 10am-7pm, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends Sept 16Colours of Art of NatureCollection of 15 oil paintings that explore life and nature, by Lin Ming-gang, Wang Shouqing, Hui Yan-ki, Lin Ming-chen, Tang Yik-lung and Yu Shan. Mon-Fri, 10am-7pm, Sat, noon-6pm, Sun and public holidays by appointment only, Art of Nature Contemporary Gallery, 2102-2105, 21/F Mega Trade Centre, 1 Mei Wan St, Tsuen Wan. Inquiries: 2493 7236. Ends Sept 21Trompe L’oeilAustralian artist Emma Hack’s debut solo show in the city features surrealist photographic works of female forms camouflaged by painted backdrops. Mon-Fri, 11am-7pm, Sat, 11am-5pm, The Cat Street Gallery, 222 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2291 0006. Ends Sept 22Intelligence Infinity: Inspiration through ArtInteractive children’s exhibition featuring the works of 16 local artists – from fields such as architecture, painting, sculpture, media art, fashion and graphic design, comics, music and illustration – which bring the viewer into the creative process. Mon, Wed-Fri, 10am-6pm, Sat, Sun and public holidays, 10am-7pm, (closed Tue except public holidays), Hong Kong Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends Sept 23Performing ArtsThe ProfessorA play about a philosophy professor who engages in heated debates with his students about morality. Starring Poon Chan-leung, Kwok Ching-man and others. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Sept 10-11, 7.45pm, Hong Kong City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$180-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900Will You Remember Me? (re-run)Trinity Theatre pays tribute to Canto-pop singer Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing with a drama about the romance between two of his fans. In Cantonese. Sept 10-15, 7.45pm, Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$220, HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2695 4682The Island of Golden FishHong Kong Repertory Theatre drama about two lonely souls who form an unlikely relationship. In Cantonese. Sept 10-15, 8pm, Sept 14-15, 3pm, HKRep Black Box Theatre, 8/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen’s Rd Central, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900The Only Time Ever Tour with Eric Hutton and Jen CarnovaleThe Australian comic acts perform stand-up. Sept 10, 8pm, TakeOut Comedy Club, 34 Elgin St, Central, HK$150. Inquiries: 6220 4436Le Crazy Horse Paris, Forever CrazyThe famed French cabaret house’s burlesque show combines music, dance and special effects. Sept 11, 8pm, Sept 12-15, 17-19, 7.45pm, Sept 13-15, Sept 18-19, 10.15pm, Sept 20-21, 7.45pm, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$690-HK$1,290 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2337 9366Beyond the HorizonMusical work inspired by former Beyond frontman Wong Ka-kui, about a village school principal who stands up against the injustice of being forced to close due to “urban development”. In Cantonese. Sept 12-13, 8pm, Queen Elizabeth Stadium, 18 Oi Kwan Rd, Wan Chai, HK$200-HK$500 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3599 9755My Queer Valentine (re-run)Local sensation Rick Lau Wing-fung’s one-man cabaret show. In English. Sept 12-14, 8.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180 (Fringe Club members), HK$220 (non-members). Inquiries: 2521 7251Hed Kandi Asia TourThe mainstream house music brand presents DJ Dan Van, with supporting acts DJ Yin, DJ Kazu and DJ Tak. Sept 12, 11pm, Magnum Club, 3/F & 4/F, Silver Fortune Plaza, 1 Wellington St, Central, HK$350 for men, women free. Inquiries: 2116 1602Good Music for BabiesOrchestral concert for toddlers, featuring music by Mozart, Brahms, Strauss and others. In English. Sept 13, 7.30pm, Sept 14-15, 2.30pm, 5pm, Hong Kong City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$50 (under three), HK$110-HK$180 (children and full-time students) HK$220-HK$360 (adults) Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336Action Drawing HeroA non-verbal Korean art performance combining music, dance and live drawings of heroes. Sept 13-15, 8pm, Sept 15, 2pm, Kitec, Kowloon Bay, HK$150-HK$480 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2751 9118Chiming Bells From A Thousand Years AgoThe HK Chinese Orch新蒲崗迷你倉stra’s season opener, with performances by the Chinese Chime-bells Orchestra of Hubei and music, including A Beautiful Night by Liu Tianhua, Making War, Seeking Peace by John Howard, and others. Sept 13-14, 8pm, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600Eight Hundred Years of Hatred, Eight Hundred Years of HealingDrama adaptation of a chapter from Osamu Tezuka’s comic novel Phoenix about a young girl who travels back in time to find her true self. In Cantonese. Sept 13, 14, 8pm, Sept 15, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$120-HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2408 0128RihannaThe R&B/pop diva in concert. Sept 13-14, 8pm, The Venetian Macao, Taipa, HK$280-HK$1,868 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: inquiries@venetian.com.moSuddenly/FridaDance production featuring two works created by Y-Space artistic director Victor Ma and choreographer Helen Lai. Sept 13-14, 8pm, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180, HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323Comedy MasalaThe Singaporean stand-up act hits the city. Sept 13, 9pm, TakeOut Comedy Club, 34 Elgin St, Central, HK$150. Inquiries: 6220 4436DJ Fresh + Messy MCThe drum and bass/dubstep DJ performs with the British MC. Sept 13, 10pm, Volar, 38-44 D’Aguilar St, Lan Kwai Fong, HK$200 (early bird until Sept 12, 6pm), HK$250 (door, before 12.30am), HK$350 (door, after 12.30am). Inquiries: 2810 1510Gadjo Station – Gypsy Jazz CollectiveYanice (violin), Sebastian (bass), and Orlando and Antoine (guitars) play gypsy jazz. Sept 13, 10pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$125 (advance), HK$150 (on day). Inquiries: 2521 7251Keep Calm & Dance to RihannaRihanna tunes all night – the next best thing for fans unable to see her in concert. Sept 13, 10.30pm, Play, 1/F On Hing Bldg, 1 On Hing Tce, Central, HK$200 (women), HK$300 (men). Inquiries: 2525 1318Noughts and ExesIndie folk band’s album release concert, with KillerSoap and In Each Hand a Cutlass. Sept 14, 7pm, The Vine Centre, 29 Burrows St, Wan Chai, HK$160 (advance), HK$180 (door) ticketflap.com. Inquiries: 3527 6000Cinema9th InDPanda International Short Film FestivalInD Blue presents a selection of three short film programmes from around the world, including the following one. Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$65 cinema.com.hk. Inquiries: 2572 7202. Ends Sept 9Gay Shorts 1Programme of eight shorts, including Chaser, about a gay man’s escape from his conservative Jewish family. Films with dialogue all contain English subtitles. Sept 9, 7.40pm, Broadway Cinematheque2nd Annual Hong Kong Egyptian Film FestivalGlobal Egyptian Film Festival Society presents a programme of six Egyptian films, including the following one. From Sept 10-15. The Grand Cinema, 2/F Elements, 1 Austin Rd West, Kowloon, HK$80 thegrandcinema.com.hk. Inquiries: 2196 8170DestinyHistorical drama about the enduring legacy of the 12th century philosopher Averroes even after he is forced into exile by polical rivals. In Arabic with English subtitles. Sept 10, 9.30pm, The Grand CinemaRepertory Cinema 2013 – Italian Neo-realism CinemaThe Leisure and Cultural Services Department presents a programme of 16 neo-realist films, including the following one. Until Oct 19. Hong Kong Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho; Hong Kong Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST East, HK$55 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900Bandits of Orgosolo (Banditi a Orgosolo)A shepherd takes to the hills after being wrongly accused of being a thief and murderer in this 1960 film. In Italian with English subtitles. Sept 13, 7.30pm, Hong Kong Science Museum; Oct 6, 7.30pm, Hong Kong Film ArchiveMerry-Go-Movies Star KidsThe Hong Kong Film Archive presents a programme of 30 films starring prominent child film stars from Hong Kong cinema, including the following movie. Until Sept 28. Hong Kong Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$40 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900The Prodigious Child and Her Loyal DogCantonese film featuring a precocious child and a selfless dog. Directed by Lung To, starring Fung Bo-bo, Mak Bing-wing, Cheng Bik-ying and others. In Cantonese. Sept 13, 7.30pm, Hong Kong Film ArchiveHKIFF Cine FanThe Hong Kong International Film Festival Society presents films to enrich the experience of moviegoers, including the following movie. UA Langham Place, 8/F-11/F Langham Place, 8 Argyle St, Mong Kok; The Grand Cinema, 2/F Elements, 1 Austin Rd West, Kowloon, HK$75; HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST East; Hong Kong Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST; Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$65 Urbtix.Inquiries: 2970 3300The Hour-Glass SanatoriumWojciech Jerzy Has’ fantasy-drama about a young man who travels through a dream-like world to visit his dying father living in a mystical sanitorium. In Polish with Chinese and English subtitles. Oct 6, 5.15pm, Hong Kong Arts Centremini storage