Frontpage words - January 21, 2010

by Minnie Chan and Phyllis Tsang

SCMP, page A1 and A8=3 January 21, 2010

1. his case stemmed from a complaint by Hang Seng Bank
- originated -

2. ... whose name was on a phony Malaysian passport
- fake -

3. It was allegedly committed in Hong Kong and Sichuan has no jurisdiction over that
- shoudn't be dealing with Hong Kong's cases. A jurisdiction is the geographical area within which legal power can be exercised -

4. it might have helped Zhou's plea
- statement of innocence -

5. pleading for top Beijing leaders to acknowledge students calls for political reform and the stamping out of corruption
- end -