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The
modern day "Birds and the Bees" chat
CHILD:
Dad, where did I come from?
DAD: Okay, we had to have this conversation someday! Listen........
Dad
and Mom met in a chat room on the net. I set up a meeting with your Mom
and we landed up in the bathroom at the Cyber Cafe. Then, Mom did some
downloads from dads memory stick and when dad was ready to upload, we
discovered that there was no firewall. Since it was a bit too late to
cancel, I just carried on doing the upload.
Nine
months later - a certain darn little virus appeared!
New Bulletin
Board Postings & Responses
1. Used
Monitors for Sale
Picture for
the week
SCMP 22 August
2004 Photo: Reuters
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| SCMP
22 August 2004
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SCMP 22 August
2004 Photo: Reuters
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News Headlines
Henderson loan boosted to $10b
Bloomberg, The Standard 25 August 2004
Henderson Land Development, Hong Kong's third-biggest developer,
more than doubled a loan to HK$10 billion after banks including Mizuho
Corporate Bank and ABN Amro offered to lend more than it sought.
Balfour buy beefs Gammon
Keith Wallis, The Standard 24 August
2004
Gammon, one of Hong Kong's largest contractors, is set for a significant
expansion following the completion of a purchase agreement between British
construction firm Balfour Beatty and Swedish construction giant, Skanska.
Piling problems halt work on Shenzhen-HK highway
MARTIN WONG, SCMP 24 August 2004
Foundation work for the Shenzhen Western Corridor has been suspended
amid accusations of negligence in site investigations after the mainland
contractor ran into piling problems .
Building
plans approved in July
Hong Kong Government, 24 August 2004
The Buildings Department approved 16 building plans in July -- four
on Hong Kong Island, five in Kowloon and seven in the New Territories.
Build King sets sights on mainland
Foster Wong, The Standard 23 August 2004
Build King Holdings hopes to refocus on the mainland with the continuing
lacklustre performance of Hong Kong's construction sector.
There's a skyline out there somewhere
CHEUNG CHI-FAI, SCMP 19 August 2004
Pollutants and high temperatures choked Hong Kong yesterday as Typhoon
Megi in the East China Sea trapped a huge swathe of stagnant air over
southern China.
San San back in pole position
ALVIN SALLAY, SCMP 19 August 2004
Competitors line up at the start of the men's Mistral race at the
Agios Kosmas Sailing Centre off the southern coast of Attica. European
Pressphoto Agency photo.
Upcoming
Events
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| CAD
Forum No.3 - Transition from MicroStation J to MicroStation V8 |
| Organizer |
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15:00
- 17:30 |
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MTRC
Auditorium, L1, MTR Tower, Telford Plaza, Kowloon Bay.
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Admission
: Free, Agenda : 1. Change of DGN structure from MicroStation V7
to MicroStation V8, 2. Improvements in MicroStation V8, 3. Precautions
when converting DGN from V7 to V8 and vice versa, 4. V7 UCM / MDL
/ MicroStation BASIC vs V8 MicroStation VBA, 5. Introduction to
simple MicroStation VBA, 6. Tip for Engineering Surveyors in using
MicroStation V8.
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| Roundtable
Luncheon "Pricing out of the Gridlock" Sustainable Transport
with Electronic Road Pricing |
| Organizer |
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| Time |
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12:30
pm - 2:00 pm |
| Venue |
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Chamber
Theatre, 22/F United Centre
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| Details |
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Fee:
HK$100 (Members) HK$200 (Non-members), Inquiries: Ms Looby Ho T-28231228
F-25279843 Email:looby@chamber.org.hk
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| Conference
on Foundation Practice in Hong Kong |
| Organizer |
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9:00am
- 5:00pm |
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Theatre
II, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive,
Wanchai, HK
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| Details |
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The
Conference aims to cover the current practice and new developments
in design and construction of foundations. It is designed to be
a practical conference that will discuss subjects of practical interest
to foundation engineers. It is intended that the conference will
provide a forum for experienced engineers to share their experience
through invited papers and discussions, and for young engineers
to enrich their practical knowledge in foundation works. The morning
session of the conference will be a mini-symposium with theme lectures
on Foundations in Marble Formations. The afternoon session of the
conference will include presentations of submitted papers on foundation
practice by prominent foundation engineers including Professor H.G.
Poulos of Coffey Geosciences Pty Ltd of Australia. For registration
and details, please contact the Centre on Tel : 2796 1638, Fax :
2796 3168 Email : info@crpd-hk.com
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| 4th
Conference in EnviroSeries 2004 - Sustainable Tourism Hong Kong |
| Organizer |
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| Time |
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09:00
- 17:30 |
| Venue |
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Auditorium,
G/F, Jockey Environmental Building, 77 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon
Tong, Hong Kong
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| Details |
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This
conference aim is to leverage change in both tourism and related
industry through encouraging a common endeavour to progress towards
sustainable tourism. A unique opportunity for tourism entrepreneurs
to network, explore and research new destinations and tourism products
in Hong Kong. Enquiry: 2784 3924
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