Can these pavement chalk drawings by Julian Beever possibly be for real?

Beever has the ability with his pavement art work to give his drawings an amazing 3D illusion.             This is how he reputedly does his work:-       This is his artwork "Make Poverty History" viewed from the front   Now see the same artwork viewed from the side (this is 40ft long in total)         Remember that both of his feet are actually at the same ground level   And now the same image from the reverse angle     Two more works of art to finish

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KCRC's Tsuen Wan housing project draws HK$3.54b land premium
YVONNE LIU , SCMP 13 April 2007
Kowloon-Canton Railway Corp's Tsuen Wan West Station residential project has had a land premium levy of HK$3.54 billion imposed by the Lands Department, sources said.

Shui On unveils plans to spin off real estate unit
PEGGY SITO , SCMP 13 April 2007
Shui On Construction and Materials (Socam) plans to spin off its real estate division developing five projects on the mainland for a separate listing before year-end.

Planning body calls for conservation zones to protect historic buildings
CHLOE LAI , SCMP 2 April 2007
The Antiquities and Monuments Office should be placed under the Housing, Planning and Lands Bureau if comprehensive heritage conservation is to be achieved, according to town planners.

Redevelopment of town centre kicks off with survey
CHLOE LAI , SCMP 31 March 2007
Hui Siu-ping says he will only believe the redevelopment is going ahead when it actually begins.

$30b Kwun Tong city center revamp begins
Raymond Wang, The Standard 31 March 2007
The Urban Renewal Authority has kicked off its biggest-ever project - the long-awaited HK$30 billion redevelopment of Kwun Tong town center.

Appointments to Land and Building Advisory Committee
Hong Kong Government, 30 March 2007
The Government today (March 30) announced the appointments to the Land and Building Advisory Committee by the Chief Executive for the period from  April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2009.

Redevelopment of Shek Pai Wan Estate Phase 2 Completed Ahead of Schedule (with photo)
Hong Kong Government, 30 March 2007
The Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA)'s Redevelopment of Shek Pai Wan Estate Phase 2 has been completed ahead of schedule despite disruption to project progress due to the re-entry and re-tender of construction contract. The early completion is good news to tenants affected by the redevelopment of Wong Chuk Hang Estate.

K Wah profit falls on lack of completed projects
YVONNE LIU, SCMP 30 March 2007
Developer KWah International said full-year underlying profit dropped 22.55 per cent to HK$69.7 million last year due to a lack of completed projects to be booked as earnings.

Cheung Kong moves to beat curbs
YVONNE LIU , SCMP 29 March 2007
Cheung Kong (Holdings) has obtained approval for its redevelopment plans for Luso Apartments in Kowloon Tong, even though it has yet to gain total ownership of the site, as it rushed to avoid size restrictions being introduced to the low-density neighbourhood.

Cheuk Nang earmarks HK$200m to develop Cheung Chau project
YVONNE LIU, SCMP 29 March 2007
Cheuk Nang (Holdings), a small developer owned by Cecil Chao Sze-tsung, plans to invest about HK$200 million to develop a site in Cheung Chau that it won in an auction on Tuesday.

Wraps come off four visions for Tamar
CHLOE LAI, SCMP 29 March 2007
Four proposals competing for the HK$5.2 billion contract to build the new government headquarters and Legislative Council buildings at Tamar went on display yesterday.

Tamar designs focus on green, energy themes
Mimi Lau , The Standard 29 March 2007
Green and energy-efficient - that is the theme of four design models unveiled Wednesday for the HK$5.2 billion Tamar redevelopment project.

31 Building plans approved in February
Hong Kong Government, 28 March 2007
The Buildings Department approved 31 building plans in February - 11 on Hong Kong Island , five in Kowloon and 15 in the New Territories .

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.

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