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Money launderer sent to jail for four yearsA Chinese-Canadian man who admitted laundering more than HK$95 million through nine local bank accounts between 2005 and 2009 was jailed for four years and four months at the District Court yesterday.迷你倉沙田 Xie Jing-feng, also known as David Chow, 56, pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering earlier this week.Executive in court accused of break-inAfter police were called to the home of Phoenix TV presenter Shen Xing, the chairman of Abest Group's investment arm, Li Jun , appeared in Kowloon City Court yesterday, accused of breaking into a flat in Kowloon Tong with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm. The 42-year-old mainlander was also charged with possession of a prohibited weapon – an extendable truncheon. He was remanded in custody before his next court date on October 18.Teacher Alpais Lam 'in no condition to work'Teacher Alpais Lam Wai-sze, in the spotlight since being videoed swearing at the police, said on her Facebook page yesterday that according to a doctor's report she was not in any condition to teach at the moment. She said the verbal warning she had agreed to and the version the school released publicly were very different. She wrote on Facebook: "I'm not asking much, only a fair word from the school. Is it so hard?"Clinic investigated over patient data misusePers迷你倉價錢nal data at Tung Wah Hospital is suspected to have been misused following a preliminary investigation focusing on the Continence Care Clinic at Tung Wah Hospital, the Hospital Authority said yesterday. An earlier media report said the case concerns top management in several departments at the hospital.Planning board turns down hill preservationThe Town Planning Board has rejected the Government Hill Concern Group's proposed freeze on development on the hill and its request that it be designated a conservation area. The area includes the former Central Government Offices, the Court of Final Appeal, Battery Path and a public toilet on Ice House Street. The board said conservation came under the remit of the Antiquities Authority and Antiquities Advisory Board.Education officer faces charge over admissionA senior school development officer at the Education Bureau appeared in Kowloon City Court yesterday, accused of misconduct linked to a student's admission to a secondary school. Yuen Wai-chong, 52, denied claims she had given one student an unfair advantage in July 2011. She is due back in court on November 12.Judges to serve for another three yearsThe terms of two non-permanent judges at the Court of Final Appeal – Mr Justice Frank Stock and Mr Justice Michael Hartmann – have been extended for three years starting September 1.迷你倉庫