CL Fanling Golf Course reverts to the government's opponents this morning, after the Court of Appeal blocked Development Bureau's bid to reclaim the site for housing. Officials had called the appeal a matter of urgent public interest. The public interest, it turns out, remains unconvinced, and so, for now, does the golf course.-- CL

MB Nepal's death toll passed 900, with thousands still missing. Washington and Tehran spent the day trading strikes, the calm having lasted exactly one month. Oil jumped to 90 dollars a barrel, the market reading the ceasefire the same way everyone else did. At home, 99 percent of Wang Fuk Court owners took the buyout. Most disputes end not in victory but in a number everyone can live with.-- MB