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Queen's Pier move hit by `on the cheap' claims
Mimi Lau, The Standard 28 March 2007
Lawmakers have accused the government of trying to rush through with a cheaper way of preserving Queen's Pier by relocating part of it to an adjacent site.

Cheung Chau lot sold for $96.5 million at this financial year's last land auction
Hong Kong Government, 28 March 2007
The Lands Department this afternoon (March 27) held the last public land auction of the financial year.  A Government lot at Shui Hang, Cheung Chau was sold for $96.5 million.

Four options to save Queen's Pier
AUDREY PARWANI, SCMP 27 March 2007
In its paper to be presented today to Legco's planning, lands and works panel, the government lists four options for Queen's Pier, drawn up after consultation with organisations including the Hong Kong Institute of Architects and Hong Kong Institute of Engineers.

Fly-tipping of building materials on the rise
Timothy Chui, The Standard 27 March 2007
Despite favorable results in its first year of operation, legislators expressed concern at the increasing number of cheats trying to work their way around the Construction Waste Disposal Charging Scheme.

Tsang to push on with major projects
Timothy Chui, The Standard 27 March 2007
Donald Tsang Yam-kuen's fresh five- year mandate as chief executive has given him the resolve to push ahead with key projects like the West Kowloon cultural hub and Kai Tak's redevelopment, analysts said.

Pier preservation plans run aground
Tonny Chan, The Standard 27 March 2007
Queen's Pier should best be disassembled and rebuilt close to its existing site to enable reclamation off the Central waterfront to proceed, the government said Monday.

Progress on the Consultative Committee on the Core Arts and Cultural Facilities of the West Kowloon Cultural District
Hong Kong Government, 26 March 2007
The Consultative Committee on the Core Arts and Cultural Facilities of the West Kowloon Cultural District today (March 26) discussed at a meeting the initial financial assessments on the West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) project.

Tamar HQ exhibition
STAFF REPORTER, The Standard 23 March 2007
Competing designs for the future government headquarters at Tamar will be unveiled next week.

Public to see design proposals for Tamar project
Hong Kong Government, 22 March 2007
The public will have two months, beginning next Wednesday, March 28, to look at the design proposals submitted by four tenderers for the Tamar Development Project.

Construction Industry Council will meet tomorrow
Hong Kong Government, 21 March 2007
The following is issued on behalf of the Construction Industry Council:
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) will meet tomorrow (March 21) at 2.30pm in Room 1201, 12/F., Murray Building , Garden Road , Central, Hong Kong .

Legislator suggests a compromise on the redevelopment of 'sneaker street'
JOSHUA BUT , SCMP 19 March 2007
The redevelopment of "sneaker street" in Mong Kok could be achieved without wholesale demolition or renovation, a legislator said yesterday.

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