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Engineering Question of the Day
Q.) How much does a house weigh and how much can a rural two-lane bridge Hold???
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| WOULD THIS BE COVERED BY HOUSE INSURANCE, CAR INSURANCE, OR, DOES IT COME UNDER ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE ??? |
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Bulletin Board
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Coping with the Crisis - What the Employer and the Contractor Need to Know When the Other Party is in Default
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9:00am-5:00pm |
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17 March 2009 |
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The Renaissance Harbour View Hotel, Wanchai, Hong Kong |
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HK$2,500 per delegate. |
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To register, please contact Mrs Frances Tsui, tel: 2110 1616 , fax: 2110 1850 / email: frances.tsui@charltonmartin.com |
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News Headlines
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| Hong Kong Government, 6 March 2009 |
The Hong Kong West Drainage Tunnel project has reached a milestone with the launch of its first tunnel boring machine, "Oshin". |
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| Hong Kong Government, 6 March 2009 |
The Government was pressing ahead with preparatory work for the construction of a new cruise terminal at Kai Tak, a spokesman for the Tourism Commission said today (March 6). |
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| Fox Yi Hu, SCMP 4 March 2009 |
A new cable tunnel will be completed this year in anticipation of a surge in power use in Tuen Mun and Lantau Island next year when several major projects begin, including the construction of a bridge linking Hong Kong with Zhuhai and Macau. |
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| Hong Kong Government, 2 March 2009 |
The Buildings Department approved 28 building plans in January - 11 on Hong Kong Island, six in Kowloon and 11 in the New Territories. |
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| Olga Wong and Vivienne Chow, SCMP 28 February 2009
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Plans to house an interim museum - seen as a test run for the flagship M+ museum in West Kowloon - in a historic building have been abandoned, the government told lawmakers yesterday. |
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| Joyce Ng, SCMP 28 February 2009 |
The Town Planning Board yesterday approved a developer's proposal to rezone a Ting Kok site for a spa resort project, sparking concerns among environmentalists about further encroachment on rural Tai Po. |
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| Yvonne Tsui and Olga Wong, SCMP 28 February 2009 |
Town planners are being too picky about Swire's "toothpick tower" plan for Mid-Levels, a court said yesterday. |
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| Hong Kong Government, 27 February 2009 |
The Town Planning Board today (February 27) announced amendments to the draft Quarry Bay Outline Zoning Plan (OZP). |
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| Hong Kong Government, 27 February 2009 |
The Government published a notice in the Gazette today (February 27) on modifications to the authorised infrastructure works to be carried out at Tseung Kwan O Stage I Landfill Site for recreational development. |
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