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Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories .存倉..Yik Siu-ling set for hospital dischargeManila hostage survivor Yik Siu-ling is expected to be discharged from Taiwan’s Chang Gung Memorial Hospital today after undergoing successful surgery to rebuild her shattered jaw. She is also scheduled to give a press conference in Taipei. Yik is one of 14 survivors of the tragedy. Eight others died, including the tour guide. The surgery in Taiwan, which was funded by Filipino businessmen, followed 33 operations carried out in Hong Kong. She is hoping to return to Hong Kong on January 10.Scholarism calls for Legco resignationsThe student group Scholarism will hold a press conference urging legislators from each of the five geographical constituencies to resign their seats to trigger territory-wide by-elections seeking civil nomination for chief executive candidates in 2017. They are making their call as a government consultation exercise continues on how to choose Hong Kong’s next leader. That exercise will end in May.HSBC to release final China PMI figureThe final Markit/HSBC Purchasing Managers’ Index figure for December will be released today. This follows the release last month of the flash PMI, which showed that growth slowed to 50.5 – compared with a final reading of 50.8 for November. Any figure above 50 indicates growth in factory output. The slowdo儲存n was due to reduced output offsetting a pickup in new orders. The flash December figure was a three-month low for China manufacturing.Government reveals latest retail sales figuresThe Hong Kong government is releasing retail sales figures for November. The previous statistics – for September – showed a 5.1 per cent increase by value, which was a decline on the figures for previous months. A government spokesman said favourable labour market conditions and strong inbound tourism should support the retail sector in the near term, although the unsteady external environment remained a concern.Gandhi given until today to respond to chargesToday is the deadline for Indian Congress President Sonia Gandhi to respond to accusations that she supported anti-Sikh violence. A pro-Sikh rights group, Sikhs for Justice, filed a class action complaint in a US court last month against the Congress leader, accusing her of shielding important figures responsible for anti-Sikh violence during riots in 1984.Dubai shopping festival gets under wayDubai’s month-long 2014 shopping festival begins. The festivities at the Dubai Mall – the world’s largest – include entertainment, fireworks and discounts of up to 70 per cent on electronics, clothing and other goods. There will also be events at another big Dubai mall – the Mall of the Emirates – which is better known for its indoor skiing resort.迷你倉