墮倫敦金騙局 婦兩日輸八萬
(星島)2011年6月7日 星期二
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(星島日報 報道)工聯會 在過去兩年多來，接獲二十五名市民求助，懷疑買賣倫敦 金受騙，涉及金額共二百三十萬元。
其中五名受害人，均曾參加同一所「投資學校」的講座及課程，他們被投資經紀游說先付六千八百元學費，並開設投資戶口，其後於兩日內被騙去八萬至十萬元投資本金，有經紀從中做了四十七次交易，盡賺佣金。工聯會指現時在香港買賣黃金不須向證監會 註冊，促請政府加強監管。
記者：周敏盈
「他在推介會上跟我講，他有全香港不輸錢的方法，他用對沖的方法是不會輸錢的，一個鐘都賺八千元！」六十歲的王女士是其中一位受害人，她於二○○八年閱報得知可免費參加倫敦金投資講座。到了「香港博弈研究中心」會場，有名自稱是「永豐金融集團」副總裁的經紀，游說他們參加投資課程。
共25人中招 涉230萬
王女士不虞有詐，繳交六千八百元學費後，又被經紀游說進行投資，於是她開設戶口並存入八萬元。雖然她沒有授權經紀進行買賣，但對方指王女士不懂使用電腦，全程替她代勞處理戶口。王女士後來才發現，經紀在兩日內，為她做了四十七次交易來賺取佣金，最終只剩二千元。經紀去年終因欺詐罪而被判入獄，但證券公司就指不知情，只願意賠償佣金。
工聯會立法會 議員潘佩璆及王國興指，金銀業貿易場並非法定機構，涉案公司如非其會員，固然不能跟進；即使是其會員，只能協助受害人與涉案公司調停，最多也只能取消會藉，權力很少。
潘佩璆批評，即使倫敦金買賣騙案時有發生，政府卻仍然無視危機，「見住有個氹都不去填，只是叫市民小心！」
他們又指，財經事務及庫務局 回覆他們，指香港黃金買賣不須向證監會註冊或取得牌照，是由議價而作交易；並指其他國際金融中心也沒規管，但二人指出現時美國 、英國 與日本 ，均有機構對貴金屬或黃金買賣作出監管，促請政府設立完善機制規管倫敦金交易，考慮成立發牌制度，避免騙案再次發生。
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2011-06-07
燒香案被告﹕指控無法接受 依足規定繼續拜神 上訴未定
燒香案被告﹕指控無法接受 依足規定繼續拜神 上訴未定
(明報)2011年6月6日 星期一
【明報專訊】因燒香拜神煙霧鬧上法庭的罕見官司，被指燒香對鄰居造成騷擾的被告一方，日前被判敗訴要賠償7.5萬元，他們昨日開腔回應稱，拜神燒香只是依照長輩家訓，因今次官司已花費高達20多萬元，輸掉官司後已經被人「告到驚」，不敢隨便望向原訴一家門口，而且至今還無法接受有關指控，今後仍會繼續上香拜神，不過就會依足法庭的限制。
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本報記者昨日到荔灣花園C座追訪兩個捲入官司的家庭，勝訴原訴人胡偉欣與其夫麥泳泉一家的單位，記者先後於早晚最少3次按門鈴，但始終無人應門，直至今晨零時仍不見夫婦二人現身，唯有在門外張貼聯絡紙條，至截稿前也未收到回覆。
至於被告人，包括馬鴻榮、許嬋美夫婦，以及兒子馬偉業，住在同一樓層，兩家門口距離僅約8呎之遙。馬家昨日向記者回應事件時，非常警覺，見記者曾使用錄音機作為「筆記」，便同樣以錄音機記錄訪問過程，未知是否因過去惹上過官非，於是錄音保障自己。
經過今次事件，被告之一馬偉業指家人已生活在陰影之下，兩老亦受官司驚嚇。
現時，他們已經遵守判令，無論在屋內外拜神，都改用了微煙香（環保香），以免再被人投訴。至於是否上訴問題，家人會在端午節 後與律師商討後再作打算。
對於會否因今次官司索性搬家避開煩惱，他說﹕「現時都唔知道。」
遵家訓拜神 未料被控罪成
馬家又指出，燒香拜神只是依照長輩家傳訓言，每天早晚要為門外「天宮」及「土地」等神位上香。
較早時被鄰居入稟控告，事件拉扯數個月，雙方對簿公堂，馬家終於敗訴，馬偉業昨向記者嘆稱﹕「發夢也沒想到裝香會畀人告上法庭罪成。」
他又說﹕「我畀佢口地告到驚，一家出入時都急步跑入升降機，不敢隨便望向原告一家門口，避免被攝入（對方裝在大門的閉路電視）鏡頭，惹起對方不滿。」
戶主女兒馬小姐稱，女麻女麻訓言指門口旁上設「天宮」下設「土地」，每天早晚要各上3支香，可保家宅平安，家人一直遵從至今，對於今次官司，她說﹕「我們會繼續拜神傳統，不過同樣會遵守法庭判令，採用只有11厘米長的微煙香。」
「相信因宗教衝突而起」
馬偉業又說﹕「至今還無法接受有關指控，無法接受兩炷香造成的煙霧，會經門隙大量滲入對方寓所這個說法。由於對方是基督教徒，我相信今次事件是因宗教衝突而起。」
他又稱，去年曾有警員接獲投訴，上門就拜神燒香滋擾鄰居一事查問，並表示對面單位會接受用微煙香拜神的做法，「當時我們以為，只要改用微煙香便可以，萬料不到之後會接獲律師信……」
指對方風扇吹散灰塵
回想爭拗期間，曾經發現對方在家門裝設閉路電視鏡頭，及小型電風扇。馬偉業相信對方用意是想拍攝證據，及用電風扇吹走煙霧，但風扇啟動後，卻將地上灰塵吹散；其母許嬋美用掃帚在走廊清理灰塵，又被指摘為有心將灰塵掃到他人家門前，爭執沒完沒了。
明報記者﹕ 鍾炳然、林錫禮、何朝財、衛永康
因燒香拜神惹官非的被告家庭，其中一個香爐設在大門左方（從閘外看）位置，被告許嬋美的兒子馬偉業昨日向記者講述事件時亦「夠鐘上香」，並已改用較短身、長11厘米的環保香。
(明報)2011年6月6日 星期一
【明報專訊】因燒香拜神煙霧鬧上法庭的罕見官司，被指燒香對鄰居造成騷擾的被告一方，日前被判敗訴要賠償7.5萬元，他們昨日開腔回應稱，拜神燒香只是依照長輩家訓，因今次官司已花費高達20多萬元，輸掉官司後已經被人「告到驚」，不敢隨便望向原訴一家門口，而且至今還無法接受有關指控，今後仍會繼續上香拜神，不過就會依足法庭的限制。
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本報記者昨日到荔灣花園C座追訪兩個捲入官司的家庭，勝訴原訴人胡偉欣與其夫麥泳泉一家的單位，記者先後於早晚最少3次按門鈴，但始終無人應門，直至今晨零時仍不見夫婦二人現身，唯有在門外張貼聯絡紙條，至截稿前也未收到回覆。
至於被告人，包括馬鴻榮、許嬋美夫婦，以及兒子馬偉業，住在同一樓層，兩家門口距離僅約8呎之遙。馬家昨日向記者回應事件時，非常警覺，見記者曾使用錄音機作為「筆記」，便同樣以錄音機記錄訪問過程，未知是否因過去惹上過官非，於是錄音保障自己。
經過今次事件，被告之一馬偉業指家人已生活在陰影之下，兩老亦受官司驚嚇。
現時，他們已經遵守判令，無論在屋內外拜神，都改用了微煙香（環保香），以免再被人投訴。至於是否上訴問題，家人會在端午節 後與律師商討後再作打算。
對於會否因今次官司索性搬家避開煩惱，他說﹕「現時都唔知道。」
遵家訓拜神 未料被控罪成
馬家又指出，燒香拜神只是依照長輩家傳訓言，每天早晚要為門外「天宮」及「土地」等神位上香。
較早時被鄰居入稟控告，事件拉扯數個月，雙方對簿公堂，馬家終於敗訴，馬偉業昨向記者嘆稱﹕「發夢也沒想到裝香會畀人告上法庭罪成。」
他又說﹕「我畀佢口地告到驚，一家出入時都急步跑入升降機，不敢隨便望向原告一家門口，避免被攝入（對方裝在大門的閉路電視）鏡頭，惹起對方不滿。」
戶主女兒馬小姐稱，女麻女麻訓言指門口旁上設「天宮」下設「土地」，每天早晚要各上3支香，可保家宅平安，家人一直遵從至今，對於今次官司，她說﹕「我們會繼續拜神傳統，不過同樣會遵守法庭判令，採用只有11厘米長的微煙香。」
「相信因宗教衝突而起」
馬偉業又說﹕「至今還無法接受有關指控，無法接受兩炷香造成的煙霧，會經門隙大量滲入對方寓所這個說法。由於對方是基督教徒，我相信今次事件是因宗教衝突而起。」
他又稱，去年曾有警員接獲投訴，上門就拜神燒香滋擾鄰居一事查問，並表示對面單位會接受用微煙香拜神的做法，「當時我們以為，只要改用微煙香便可以，萬料不到之後會接獲律師信……」
指對方風扇吹散灰塵
回想爭拗期間，曾經發現對方在家門裝設閉路電視鏡頭，及小型電風扇。馬偉業相信對方用意是想拍攝證據，及用電風扇吹走煙霧，但風扇啟動後，卻將地上灰塵吹散；其母許嬋美用掃帚在走廊清理灰塵，又被指摘為有心將灰塵掃到他人家門前，爭執沒完沒了。
明報記者﹕ 鍾炳然、林錫禮、何朝財、衛永康
因燒香拜神惹官非的被告家庭，其中一個香爐設在大門左方（從閘外看）位置，被告許嬋美的兒子馬偉業昨日向記者講述事件時亦「夠鐘上香」，並已改用較短身、長11厘米的環保香。
2011-06-06
Disney legends Betty Taylor, Wally Boag die within a day of each other
Disney legends die within a day of each other
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER, Associated Press
Sun Jun 5
ANAHEIM, Calif. – They shared a stage at Disneyland five days a week for nearly three decades and died within a day of each other.
Betty Taylor, who played Slue Foot Sue in Disney's long-running Golden Horseshoe Revue, passed away Saturday — one day after the death of Wally Boag, who played her character's sweetheart, Pecos Bill.
The 91-year-old Taylor died at her home in Washington state, Disneyland announced on its web site. Boag, who was 90, died Friday. He was a resident of Santa Monica, Calif.
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The causes of death were not announced and attempts to contact relatives for comment were not immediately successful.
"Betty's role as leading lady in Disneyland's Golden Horseshoe Revue helped turn it into the longest-running stage show in entertainment history," George Kalogridis, the president of Disneyland Resort, said in a statement. `'It is a tragic coincidence that her passing comes just one day after the death of longtime co-star Wally Boag."
Boag, a former vaudeville performer, signed a two-week contract with Walt Disney in 1955. He originated the role of Pecos Bill in the revue, taking the stage three times a day and logging nearly 40,000 performances before retiring in 1982.
Most of those shows were alongside Taylor, who joined the revue a year after Hoag. Her run on the show — which closed in 1986 — lasted nearly 45,000 performances.
The Golden Horseshoe Revue is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running stage production in show business history.
"Wally was instrumental in the development of live entertainment during the early years of both Disneyland Park and Walt Disney World Resort," Kalogridis said. "His characters will continue to live in the hearts of our guests, while his larger-than-life personality will forever make him the true Clown Prince of Disneyland."
Boag's comedic timing influenced generations of performers, including actor Steve Martin, who called Boag his "hero." Martin tweeted Saturday that Boag was "the first comedian I ever saw live, my influence, a man to whom I aspired."
Boag and Taylor both appeared on television in "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color."
And before joining Disney, Boag appeared in a number of films during the 1940s, including "Without Love," starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, and "The Thrill of Romance," with Esther Williams.
He later appeared in Disney films such as "The Absent-Minded Professor," "Son of Flubber" and "The Love Bug."
Born in Seattle, Taylor began taking dance lessons at age 3. At 14, she sang and danced in nightclubs across the country, and by 18, led her own band called Betty and Her Beaus, which included 16 male musicians and appeared regularly at the Trianon Ballroom in Seattle.
In 1956, while living in Los Angeles and performing as a drum player with a musical group, Taylor heard about auditions for a song-and-dance job at Disneyland. She got the gig, which she held for 30 years, leading to appearances on a USO tour of Greenland and Newfoundland and a show for President Richard Nixon and his family in The White House.
She performed at the park until 1987, but continued to appear in special events, such as Walt Disney's Wild West, a 1995 retrospective at the Gene Autry Museum of Western Heritage in Los Angeles.
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER, Associated Press
Sun Jun 5
ANAHEIM, Calif. – They shared a stage at Disneyland five days a week for nearly three decades and died within a day of each other.
Betty Taylor, who played Slue Foot Sue in Disney's long-running Golden Horseshoe Revue, passed away Saturday — one day after the death of Wally Boag, who played her character's sweetheart, Pecos Bill.
The 91-year-old Taylor died at her home in Washington state, Disneyland announced on its web site. Boag, who was 90, died Friday. He was a resident of Santa Monica, Calif.
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The causes of death were not announced and attempts to contact relatives for comment were not immediately successful.
"Betty's role as leading lady in Disneyland's Golden Horseshoe Revue helped turn it into the longest-running stage show in entertainment history," George Kalogridis, the president of Disneyland Resort, said in a statement. `'It is a tragic coincidence that her passing comes just one day after the death of longtime co-star Wally Boag."
Boag, a former vaudeville performer, signed a two-week contract with Walt Disney in 1955. He originated the role of Pecos Bill in the revue, taking the stage three times a day and logging nearly 40,000 performances before retiring in 1982.
Most of those shows were alongside Taylor, who joined the revue a year after Hoag. Her run on the show — which closed in 1986 — lasted nearly 45,000 performances.
The Golden Horseshoe Revue is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running stage production in show business history.
"Wally was instrumental in the development of live entertainment during the early years of both Disneyland Park and Walt Disney World Resort," Kalogridis said. "His characters will continue to live in the hearts of our guests, while his larger-than-life personality will forever make him the true Clown Prince of Disneyland."
Boag's comedic timing influenced generations of performers, including actor Steve Martin, who called Boag his "hero." Martin tweeted Saturday that Boag was "the first comedian I ever saw live, my influence, a man to whom I aspired."
Boag and Taylor both appeared on television in "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color."
And before joining Disney, Boag appeared in a number of films during the 1940s, including "Without Love," starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, and "The Thrill of Romance," with Esther Williams.
He later appeared in Disney films such as "The Absent-Minded Professor," "Son of Flubber" and "The Love Bug."
Born in Seattle, Taylor began taking dance lessons at age 3. At 14, she sang and danced in nightclubs across the country, and by 18, led her own band called Betty and Her Beaus, which included 16 male musicians and appeared regularly at the Trianon Ballroom in Seattle.
In 1956, while living in Los Angeles and performing as a drum player with a musical group, Taylor heard about auditions for a song-and-dance job at Disneyland. She got the gig, which she held for 30 years, leading to appearances on a USO tour of Greenland and Newfoundland and a show for President Richard Nixon and his family in The White House.
She performed at the park until 1987, but continued to appear in special events, such as Walt Disney's Wild West, a 1995 retrospective at the Gene Autry Museum of Western Heritage in Los Angeles.
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