News At Seven-Thirty highlights: HSBC laid off 100 staff in Hong Kong; the judge restate that receiving advantages before a vote is unlawful; Government will link up more than 100km of bicycle lanes in the N.T.; Sri Lankan troops are preparing to take down Tamil Tigers; South Korean delegation arrived the North for scheduled talks; Stephen Hawking was urgently admitted to hospital; Somali pirates freed a chemical tanker and its crew members; new coach service will be available between Wan Chai and Shenzhen airport; a branch that fell off a tree on Robinson Road left a cyclist injured;trial of technician stealing sex photos is coming to an end;Education Bureau hopes more schools integrate e-learning into their curriculum; second scandal involving Paraguay’s President threatens to rock his political position; U.K. ban selling fast food near schools.