| Queen's Pier activists offered talks |
| Olga Wong, SCMP 17 July 2007 |
| The new development chief has offered an olive branch to activists who have been occupying Queen's Pier for three months, proposing a private meeting with them at City Hall this week. |
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| Nina brother's goings-on spark building probe |
| Emily Wu, The Standard 17 July 2007 |
| Buildings Department officers yesterday inspected the Mid-Levels development University Heights amid reports the younger brother of the late Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum has been living in premises built under the driveway of the property. |
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| Lam pledge to help on relocation |
| Carrie Chan, The Standard 17 July 2007 |
| Secretary for Development Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has pledged to explore ways of relocating residents living in unhygienic conditions in the last urban walled village - even as a land ownership tussle over the site continues between the Urban Renewal Authority and developer Cheung Kong Holdings. |
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| Junk Bay bridge in pipeline |
| STAFF REPORTER, The Standard 16 July 2007 |
| Hong Kong is set to get another landmark in the form of a bridge across Junk Bay in Tseung Kwan O, a senior government engineer said. |
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| West Rail property development |
| KCRC Press Release, 13 July 2007 |
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n response to media enquires about a press report that KCRC is planning to reduce the size property projects along West Rail, a KCRC spokesman said, “The Corporation is Government's agent for the development of property sites along West Rail. Development proposals for the Nam Cheong and Tsuen Wan West sites have been approved by the Town Planning Board. |
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| $4m facelift makes it easier to follow Sun |
| Una So, The Standard 13 July 2007 |
| Two new spots, improved information signage and distinct balustrades have been introduced in a HK$4 million facelift for the Dr Sun Yat-sen Historical Trail to lure more tourists and locals alike to follow the footsteps of the "Father of the Nation." |
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| 200 sites to be inspected after crane tragedy |
| Anita Lam, SCMP, 12 July 2007 |
| The Labour Department mobilised all inspection officers yesterday to complete a city-wide canvassing of more than 200 construction sites involving cranes within two weeks. |
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| Sha Tin-Central rail link plans updated Kwun Tong line will extended to Whampoa |
| Audrey Parwani, SCMP, 12 July 2007 |
| The MTR Corporation is to extend its Kwun Tong line from Yau Ma Tei past Ho Man Tin to Whampoa under revised proposals for the new Sha Tin to Central Link project. |
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| Crane operator recounts four hours of hell |
| Winnie Chong, The Standard 12 July 2007 |
| The operator of the crane that collapsed at the former Hennessy Centre in Causeway Bay, killing two other workers, said he thought he was sure to die while being trapped in the mangled wreckage for almost four hours. |
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| Qingdao the new target for HK developers |
| Peggy Sito, SCMP, 11 July 2007 |
| Qingdao , a coastal city in Shandong province, has emerged as a new target for Hong Kong developers as they increasingly shift their attention towards second-tier cities given the surging land prices and lack of urban sites in first-tier cities. |
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| Crane rules under fire as too weak |
| Anita Lam and Zoe Mak, SCMP, 11 July 2007 |
| Lack of precautionary measures and negligence were cited as possible causes for the collapse of a crane in Causeway Bay yesterday that killed two people and injured five.
The Labour and Welfare Bureau said the main contractor, China Overseas Building Construction Ltd, would be held responsible if it had failed to provide a safe working environment on the demolition site. |
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| Site inspections across HK after crane deaths |
| Clifford Lo, Agnes Lam and Zoe Mak, SCMP, 11 July 2007 |
| An inspection of construction sites is under way after a tower crane collapsed in Causeway Bay yesterday, killing two workers and injuring five. |
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| Land to be reclaimed for bridge crossing 100 hectares needed for
Lantau checkpoint |
| Cheung Chi-fai, SCMP, 11 July 2007 |
| The government is planning to reclaim up to 100 hectares off northern Lantau for the construction of a control point for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, which green groups fear could cause irreversible environmental damage. |
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| North Point project faces height limits |
| Yvonne Liu, SCMP, 4 July 2007 |
| A New World Development project in North Point has shown that obtaining building approval is not a guarantee that the redevelopment potential of a new site is assured, according to surveyors. |
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| Greens sound alarm on trees under threat |
| Damon Pang, The Standard, 3 July 2007 |
An environmental group has accused the government of selling greenbelts in its land auction, while pointing to seven loopholes in land-selling policies as the main culprits behind Hong Kong 's poor air quality. |
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| What can we do with city's oldest public housing flats? You decid |
| Fox Yi Hu and Beatrice Siu, SCMP, 29 June 2007 |
| A contest is being held to decide what to do with Mei Ho House, the oldest building in the city's first public housing estate. |
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| 32 building plans approved in May |
| Hong Kong Government, 28 June 2007 |
| The Buildings Department approved 32 building plans in May - five on Hong Kong Island, nine in Kowloon and 18 in the New Territories. |
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| Lawmarkers condemn Urban Renewal Authority over woves of development |
| Chloe Lai, SCMP, 27 June 2007 |
| Legislators across the political spectrum launched an offensive against the Urban Renewal Authority yesterday. They were particularly angry with the authority's decision to keep the financial information of individual redevelopment projects a secret, despite repeated requests, on the grounds of commercial sensitivity. |
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| Development curbs are years away: planner |
| Chloe Lai, SCMP, 27 June 2007 |
| Areas facing intense development pressure, such as the waterfront, will be the first to face restrictions under a government plan to impose curbs, which, a top planning official said yesterday would take years and had to be done in secret. |
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| Heritage protection to be split in revamp Two offices to share conservation role |
| Chloe Lai, SCMP, 25 June 2007 |
| The government's heritage protection work will be split in the next administration, with the Antiquities and Monuments Office remaining under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department while development-related issues go to the new Development Bureau. |
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| Green warriors take on wall towers |
| HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, 20 JUNE 2007 |
Environmentalists' move to limit development density threatens to stall land auctions.
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