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Hong Kong Curbs Airport Links As Protesters Vow ‘Stress Test’
Sep 22, 2:33 AM EDT Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury World By AFP News 09/22/19 AT 1:40 AM Hong Kong reduced rail and bus links to the city's airport on Sunday and police stepped up security checks in a bid to scupper plans by pro-democracy protesters to disrupt the bustling transport hub.The airport -- the world's eighth busiest -- has become a frequent target for a protest movement pushing for greater democratic rights and police accountability.Online forums used by the largely leaderless movement had called for a "stress test" of the airport on Sunday, code for disrupting travel links or occupying buildings.But in a bid to stop large numbers of protesters making their way to the airport, transport operators on Sunday reduced the number of stations the city's Airport Express train would stop at and also pared down bus services.Millions of pro-democracy supporters have taken to Hong Kong's streets for the past three months … [Read more...] about Hong Kong Curbs Airport Links As Protesters Vow ‘Stress Test’
Redbox Collection of ZIP Codes Does Not Violate Song-Beverly Privacy Rights
Redbox Automated Retail, LLC (“Redbox”), provider of the popular self-service kiosks that rent movies and video games in airports and other locations, received confirmation last month from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that it can continue requiring customers to provide their ZIP codes to rent discs without violating California’s Song-Beverly Credit Card Act. Sinibaldi v. Redbox Automated Retail, LLC, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 10556 (9th Cir. June 6, 2014). California’s Song-Beverly Credit Card Act (Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1747 et seq.) prohibits retailers from collecting personal identification information, such as telephone numbers, addresses, and ZIP codes, in connection with credit card transactions. See Cal. Civ. Code § 1747.08; Pineda v. Williams-Sonoma Stores, Inc. , 51 Cal. 4th 524, 531 (2011). The California legislature enacted the Act primarily to protect the privacy of consumers. Exceptions to this … [Read more...] about Redbox Collection of ZIP Codes Does Not Violate Song-Beverly Privacy Rights
Lok Sabha clears Real Estate Bill as passed by Rajya Sabha
Lok Sabha yesterday approved the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2016. The bill seeks to create a set of rights and obligations for both the consumers and developers and encourage both of them to live up to the expectations of each other as per the agreement entered into by both of them.Moving the Bill pending in Lok Sabha after it got passed in Rajya Sabha on March 6, Minister of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu clarified the position on the issues such as how the Bill will be applicable to existing projects; the Rules on setting aside 70% of customer advances in an escrow account; compulsory approvals prior to project launches, and payment of similar interest rate to customers as charged from them for delays will impact launches and increase compliance costs. The clarifications by the Minister on different issues are as below: Requirement to deposit 70% of collections: The account to be maintained by the promoter is a separate bank … [Read more...] about Lok Sabha clears Real Estate Bill as passed by Rajya Sabha
Cabinet approves Civil Aviation Policy
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for the Civil Aviation Policy. This is the first time since Independence that an integrated Civil Aviation Policy has been brought out by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Highlights The Policy aims at: India to become 3rdlargest civil aviation market by 2022 from 9th Domestic ticketing to grow from 8 crore in 2015 to 30 crore by 2022 Airports having scheduled commercial flights to increase from 77 in 2016 to 127 by 2019 Cargo volumes to increase by 4 times to 10 million tonnes by 2027 Taking flying to masses – Enabling Indians to fly at Rs. 2,500 per hour under Regional Connectivity Scheme at unserved airports Requirement of 5 years of domestic flying for starting international operations removed Flexible and liberalized ‘open skies’ and ‘code share’ agreements Incentives to MRO sector to develop as hub for South Asia Ensuring availability of quality … [Read more...] about Cabinet approves Civil Aviation Policy