Redevelopment surrounding the 150-year-old Graham Street market will be undertaken in phases and more incentives will be offered to encourage hawkers to stay on during the reconstruction, the Urban Renewal Authority said yesterday.

Green Sense chairman Roy Tam compares the original 1999 design of the Hanoi Road project to the way it is now being built. Photo: Jonathan Wong. Source: SCMP

The Drainage Services Department’s work in Fanling, which should channel water away faster during heavy rain. Photo: Martin Chan. Source: SCMP

Activists have called for a "people's power" movement to challenge restrictions Times Square can impose on the public's use of its piazza.

Vertical planting - a greening concept taking root around the world - will be introduced to Hong Kong urban renewal projects following a successful experimental project at a residential development in Tsuen Wan.

When it comes to design, not many people in Hong Kong understand the difference between the good, the bad and the ugly, an internationally famed and award- winning architect said .

A boardwalk under the Island Eastern Corridor is among ideas to be included in a study on revitalising disjointed waterfront sites from Causeway Bay to Lei Yue Mun.

Kwong Kwok-hay (right_ and Wyman Li of the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hoposital Photo: Robert Ng. Source: SCMP

The MTR Corporation announced today that Mr David Eldon has tendered his resignation as an independent non-executive Director of the Corporation with effect from the conclusion of the 2008 Annual General Meeting of the Corporation, and that Mr Lo Chung-hing will retire as an independent non-executive Director of the Corporation by rotation at the 2008 Annual General Meeting and will not offer himself for re-election.

Ocean Park says it expects to receive twice as many mainland and overseas visitors as it does locals in a decade.

Lawmakers have expressed doubts over Ocean Park's plans to stimulate the economy of Southern District through its hotel projects.

Construction of a third runway at Hong Kong International Airport will be meaningless as the SAR's airspace is restricted, several lawmakers say.

“Xiaolongnu”, the tunnel boring machine (TBM) used in MTR’s tunnelling works for the Kowloon Southern Link (KSL) project in Tsim Sha Tsui, successfully completed the two railway running tunnels between the future West Kowloon Station and the existing East Tsim Sha Tusi Station in mid March, marking a significant milestone for the Project.

The Government today (March 14) published a notice in the Gazette on infrastructure works for Tseung Kwan O Stage I Landfill Site (Phase I), proposing road works be carried out at Tseung Kwan O Stage I Landfill Site and Tseung Kwan O Town Centre South.

The Town Planning Board announced today (March 14) that the Chief Executive in Council had referred the approved Ma On Shan Outline Zoning Plan (OZP), the approved Shap Sz Heung OZP, the approved Lung Yeuk Tau and Kwan Tei South OZP and the approved Ping Che and Ta Kwu Ling OZP back to the board for amendment.

A proposal would divide the waterfront land earmarked for the West Kowloon Cultural District into three zones, with height restrictions of 50 metres, 70 metres and 100 metres, a Town Planning Board document revealed yesterday.

In 2007, the total gross value of construction works performed by main contractors increased by 2.7% in nominal terms compared with 2006 to $92.7 billion, according to the provisional results of the Quarterly Survey of Construction Output released today (March 13) by the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD).

First it was steel mill managers, petrol station operators and motorists. Now it's the turn of construction project chiefs to feel the impact of Beijing's massive campaign to clean up the city's air before the Olympic Games.

Following is a question by the Hon Cheung Hok-ming and a written reply by the Secretary for Development, Mrs Carrie Lam, in the Legislative Council today (March 12):

Success Design Consultants Limited was fined $42,000 at Shatin Magistrates' Court today (March 12) for a violation of the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations. The prosecution was launched by the Labour Department.