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News Headlines

Government in retreat over Tseung Kwan O reclamation
KENNETH KO, SCMP 7 May 2003
Plans to intensify building density in Tseung Kwan O have been dropped, with a new government study favouring a cutback in reclamation.

'SWAT team' could have alerted us to Sars outbreak
Letters to the Editor, SCMP 7 May 2003
Like the west coast of the US, Hong Kong and southern China are cursed with their proximity to periodic sources of natural cataclysms.

Red tide in the Pearl River estuary is tipped to worsen
MAY CHAN, SCMP 6 May 2003
A 300 sq km red tide responsible for killing large numbers of fish in the Pearl River estuary is here to stay for at least several months, say Guangdong government officials.

HK planning to reduce its population density
CHLOE LAI, SCMP 6 May 2003
The Hong Kong government is planning to reduce the population density in the special administrative region amid the slowdown in population growth and the slump in property market.

Joining the clean-up revolution above the City of Strife
Sunday Morning Post, 4 May 2003
It was a day you couldn't order from room service. It was too perfect. It was pure tonic. A public holiday covered in sunlight in a town desperate to breathe again, desperate to exhale. There was an unusual calm in the streets of this leper colony that belied a searing sense of insecurity. The town was reeling.

Tsueng Kwan O leisure island is being considered
CHLOE LAI, SCMP 3 May 2003
The Hong Kong government is considering building an artificial island for leisure pursuits south of Tseung Kwan O, turning the town into a recreation centre. It is among several options being considered.

Call to improve building designs
Michael Ng, The Standard 3 May 2003
Academics have called on the government to amend current laws so as to ensure that new buildings are better designed and have proper ventilation to prevent a repeat of what happened at Amoy Gardens.

Draft Sai Ying Pun and Sheung Wan Outline Zoning Plan amended
Hong Kong Government, 2 May 2003
The Town Planning Board today (May 2) announced amendments to the draft Sai Ying Pun and Sheung Wan Outline Zoning Plan (OZP).

Call to improve building designs
Michael Ng, The Standard 2 May 2003
Academics have called on the government to amend current laws so as to ensure that new buildings are better designed and have proper ventilation to prevent a repeat of what happened at Amoy Gardens.

Wheeler
SCMP, 2 May 2003

Joint venture awarded contract for Route 9
Hong Kong Government, 30 April 2003
The second works contract for Route 9 between Tsing Yi and Cheung Sha Wan - the Nam Wan Tunnel and West Tsing Yi Viaduct - was awarded to a joint venture today April 30).

LCQ7: Guidelines to ensure fairness and integrity of tender assessment for Tamar Project
Hong Kong Government, 30 April 2003
Following is a question by the Hon Lau Ping-cheung and a written reply by the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Donald Tsang, in the Legislative Council today (April 30).

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