News at Seven-Thirty highlights:PCCW employees and outsourced workers protested against no-pay leave arrangement; KMB promised no layoff; business of consulting company tripled in recent months; Obama’s plan to slash deficit in half by 2013; Hillary attended Beijing Haidian Christian Church; Feb 7 as national day of mourning in Australia; 11-year-old boy shot his father's pregnant girlfriend; emotional reunion of the Australian writer jailed in Thailand in Melbourne;one dollar dishes available next week; conservation as driving force behind development of animal exhibits at Ocean Park; strong criticism against government decision by local arts groups; giant samba party at Rio de Janeiro.