He remained on the board (in the chair for five years), and signs of loyalty to principles appeared in 1999 when he wrote an open letter to the paper's employees condemning a secret deal in which the management had agreed to devote an edition of the Sunday magazine to a local sports arena in return for sharing the advertising profits.

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Last month, it published its first edition of the Guidance on Unruly Passenger Prevention and Management.

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Management has made great play of the "sixth section" online edition, and Mr Kane - also digital editor - says the Internet site will be key to generating reader involvement.

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