| Ocean Park cable car breaks down
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| Emily Wu, The Standard 29 August 2007 |
Nearly 300 people were stranded in midair yesterday when a cable car at Ocean Park broke down for about eight minutes due to a faulty belt. |
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| KCRC in plan to limit wall effect
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| Carol Chung and Diana Lee, The Standard 27 August 2007 |
Kowloon Canton Railway Corp has proposed to scale down the residential development on West Rail's Nam Cheong Station amid the community's increasing concern over wind-blocking high-rises. |
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| No bids to develop theme park on Ma Wan Island site fails to attract any tenders |
| Albert Wong, SCMP 25 August 2007 |
An ambitious tender for the development of a theme park the size of five soccer pitches in the south of Ma Wan island has received no bids during a two-month tender period, the Lands Department said yesterday.
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| Bid for wind corridor on waterfront site defeated |
| Una So, The Standard 25 August 2007 |
The Town Planning Board has rejected an environmental group's bid to keep a 10-meter-wide wind corridor and to reduce the plot ratio on reclaimed waterfront land at Hoi Fai Road.
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| Change of Alternate Directors |
| MTR Press Release, 21 August 2007 |
The MTR Corporation is pleased to announce that Mr Ho Suen-wai has been appointed to the post of the Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport) and has, therefore, by virtue of his appointment, become an Alternate Director to the office of the Secretary for Transport and Housing (Ms Eva Cheng) with effect from 15 August 2007.
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| Reconstruction of sea wall and dredging works at Kai Tak
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| Hong Kong Government, 11 August 2007 |
The Government intends to allow developers to construct a new cruise terminal at the southern end of the former Kai Tak Airport runway. |
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| Bids to be sought for Kai Tak cruise terminal
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| Una So, The Standard 10 August 10, 2007 |
Bids to build the new cruise terminal at Kai Tak will be taken before the end of this year, the Tourism Commission said yesterday.
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| Appointment of Alternate Directors |
| MTR Press Release, 6 August 2007 |
The MTR Corporation today announces that with effect from 10 July 2007, Mr Alan Lai Nin, Permanent Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury) and Mr Leung Cheuk-man, |
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| $3.98b wins auction
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| Raymond Wang, Victor Cheung and Stephanie Tong, The Standard 1August 2007 |
A parcel of residential land in Wong Tai Sin was secured by mid-tier developer Kerry Properties (0683) at yesterday's auction for HK$3.98 billion in a final bid that fell below market estimates. |
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| Dr Raymond Ch’ien Reappointed Chairman of MTR Corporation
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| MTR Press Release, 31 July 2007 |
The MTR Corporation welcomes the Government’s announcement on the reappointment of Dr Raymond Ch’ien Kuo-fung as the Non-Executive Chairman of the Corporation with effect from 1 August 2007 up to 31 December 2007 or the day to be appointed by the Secretary for Transport and Housing by notice published in the Gazette under the Rail Merger Ordinance, whichever is earlier.
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| Reappointment of Chairman of MTR Corporation Limited
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| Hong Kong Government, 31 July 2007 |
The Government announced today (July 31) that in accordance with the Articles of Association of the MTR Corporation Limited and as the majority shareholder, the Financial Secretary Incorporated has reappointed Dr Raymond Ch'ien Kuo Fung, as the chairman of the corporation. |
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| Appointments to Managing Board of Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation |
| Hong Kong Government, 31 July 2007 |
The Government today (July 31) announced the Chief Executive's decision on the following appointments to the Managing Board of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC):- |
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| Lot in Wong Tai Sin sold for $3.98 billion
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| Hong Kong Government, 31 July 2007 |
| The Lands Department this afternoon (July 31) held the fourth land auction of the 2007-2008 financial year. A government lot in Wong Tai Sin was sold for $3.98 billion. |
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| Flexible work hours could beat heat, say construction bosses
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| Agnes Lam, SCMP 27 July 2007 |
Construction bosses yesterday proposed more flexible work hours as one possible solution to the problem of workers being struck down by heatstroke. |
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| 13 building plans approved in June
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| Hong Kong Government, 25 July 2007 |
The Buildings Department approved 13 building plans in June - eight on Hong Kong Island, two in Kowloon and three in the New Territories. |
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| Developers opposed to a new 'green' law |
| Olga Wong, SCMP 24 July 2007 |
A mandatory labelling scheme for environmentally friendly buildings would be better than drafting new laws requiring "green" features in new projects, developers' representatives said yesterday. |
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| Delay in proposal for West Kowloon September release for cultural plans |
| Denise Hung, SCMP 23 July 2007 |
A revised proposal for the West Kowloon cultural district is likely to be announced in September, about two months behind schedule, after the government allowed extra time for "freshmen" ministers to get to grips with the details. |
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| Market area to get $3.8b facelift |
| Una So, The Standard 20 July 2007 |
Hong Kong's oldest wet market district is to undergo a HK$3.8 billion facelift, provided the Urban Renewal Authority can convince its residents to move out. |
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| Village folk to get early compensation
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| Helen Wu, SCMP 19 July 2007 |
The government yesterday took the unusual step of seeking Legislative Council support for relocating residents of Hong Kong's oldest urban village before proposals for its redevelopment have been finalised. |
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| Hung Hom able to cope as hub: KCRC
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| Anita Lam, SCMP 18 July 2007 |
The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation yesterday expressed confidence that its Hung Hom station will be able to cope with vastly increased traffic when it becomes the terminal for several railway networks. |
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| Tamar winner picked, but is it public's choice? Government panel selects arch design for its new offices
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| OLga Wong and Chloe Lai, SCMP,18 July 2007
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The towering, arch-shaped design known as The Door has been chosen from four contenders for the Hong Kong government's new headquarters on the harbourfront at Tamar - though it may not have been the option most popular with the public. |
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| Gammon Tamar bid wins top mark |
| STAFF REPORTER, The Standard 18 July 2007 |
Construction of the controversial Tamar development project has taken a step closer after the government issued a non-binding Letter of Intent yesterday. |
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