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The 70,000-seat stadium planned for Kai Tak
CHAN KIN-WA , SCMP 12 May 2005

The $5 billion state-of-the-art stadium being proposed by the government for the development of the former Kai Tak airport site would have a maximum capacity of 70,000.

Wheelock plans flats instead of mega hotel
Raymond Wang, The Standard 11 May 2005

The Wong Chuk Hang site was originally rezoned for a 38-story hotel development with 1,462 guest rooms. STAFF PHOTO

Cross-border solution to demolition
Sylvia Hui, The Standard 10 May 2005
Millions of tons of recyclable inert construction and demolition waste piled up in the territory's landfills, should be put to use in the mainland for reclamation and road works, some building trade experts said.

Tree expert defends role with developer
CHLOE LAI , SCMP 9 May 2005
Cheung Kong (Holdings) has hired the city's top tree specialist to preserve trees that survived its site clearance at the former Marine Police headquarters in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Yau Tong Bay project at mercy of public opinion
FOSTER WONG , SCMP 7 May 2005
Developers are unlikely to see much in the way of progress at the $10 billion Yau Tong Bay redevelopment project in the near future as public calls to protect Victoria Harbour from reclamation delay proceedings, according to one of its investors, Henderson Land Development.

Disney may woo rich tourists in phase two
DENNIS ENG , SCMP 6 May 2005
Disney's Hong Kong theme park might try to appeal to more affluent tourists by bringing in celebrity American chef Wolfgang Puck and international hotel chains to run businesses there.

Legco ire on Tin Shui Wai facilities
Matthew Lee, The Standard 6 May 2005
The government has admitted it has been slow to build community facilities in Tin Shui Wai, one of the SAR's most under-privileged areas, due to limited resources.

Disney may woo rich tourists in phase two
DENNIS ENG , SCMP 6 May 2005
Disney's Hong Kong theme park might try to appeal to more affluent tourists by bringing in celebrity American chef Wolfgang Puck and international hotel chains to run businesses there.

Legco ire on Tin Shui Wai facilities
Matthew Lee, The Standard 6 May 2005
The government has admitted it has been slow to build community facilities in Tin Shui Wai, one of the SAR's most under-privileged areas, due to limited resources.

Why walkway was never built
POLLY HUI , SCMP 5 May 2005
A flawed town-planning deal allowed developer Sir Gordon Wu Ying-sheung to dodge his promise to build a pedestrian walkway in Wan Chai, legislator Alan Leong Kah-kit said yesterday.

ATV sells Kowloon Tong base for $600m
SANDY LI , SCMP 5 May 2005
Hong Kong 's No2 free-to-air broadcaster, Asia Television, has sold its Kowloon Tong headquarters to Cheung Kong (Holdings) for at least $600 million.

Cheung Kong agrees to buy ATV site for $600m
Raymond Wang, The Standard 5 May 2005
Cheung Kong (Holdings), Hong Kong's No1 property developer by sales, has agreed to buy Asia Television's headquarters in Kowloon Tong for about HK$600 million, a source close to the deal said last night.

Henderson to fork Henderson to fork out $3b for project
Raymond Wang, The Standard 5 May 2005
Henderson Land Development said its planned redevelopment of the former site of the Nestle Dairy Farm plant in Kwun Tong will cost more than HK$3 billion.

Eight expressions of interest received for Nam Cheong Station property development
KCRC Press Release, 29 April 2005
A total of eight expressions of interest have been received for the joint venture property development for Nam Cheong Station, West Rail, at the close of submission today. 

Small fry priced out of West Rail site
ERNEST KONG , SCMP 30 April 2005
Small developers are staying away from the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corp's (KCRC) largest residential project this year, leaving it up to the big guns to fight it out for the rare prominent urban site.

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