Prior
to my departure this evening, I thought that I would share
with you what I thought was a particularly inspiring letter
click
here from the patron of the foundation for which we are
raising money, and for whom you have so generously donated.
Also from feedback directly from the schools in Vietnam and
Mongolia the children are amazed that there are so many people
out their that care enough to share what is theirs with them.
Through your generosity
we have easily surpassed our original target and between 20
climbers have raised just short of $1.7m. I will keep you
informed to let you know how it will be spent.
Please
follow our progress over the next 10 days on the website.
Click on the link below and then go to "Event Progress":-
www.skyline-technologies.com/kilimanjaro
Thank
you very much for helping me with this.
Very best personal regards to you all.
Word of Encouragement send to a group
of Mountain Climbers
Some
words of encouragement and thanks from the children in Vietnam to a
group of 20 enthusiastic climbers, who are set to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro,
the highest mountain in Africa this October. Their intention is to help
raise funds for Christina Noble Foundation. The organisation helps young
children living in poverty to stay in school.
News Headlines
Push
to rezone Tamar as parkland FELIX CHAN, SCMP 29 September 2005
An artist's impression of a park on the Tamar site, as
proposed by the Action Group
on Protection of the Harbour. SCMP photo
Harbour activists will try to have the Tamar site rezoned
as public open space.
Henderson Land Development, which yesterday reported a record full-year
net profit, plans to convert its agricultural land bank over the next
few years to provide about three million square feet of gross floor
area each year.
Swire
to redevelop CMB's North Point site into flats ERNEST KONG, SCMP 29 September 2005 Swire Properties will spend $200 million to develop a China
Motor Bus-owned site in North Point into a mid-sized residential project.
Group
condemns Tsang Tamar plan Mimi Lau, The Standard, 29 September 2005 A
harbor protection group criticized the government Wednesday over its
plans to redevelop the vacated Tamar site at Admiralty.
Tamar's fate raises fear of glut ERNEST KONG, SCMP 28 September 2005 The controversial Tamar site is once again the focus of animated
debate. Experts are worried that a glut of office space will be created
should the 4.2-hectare site be turned over for commercial development
and a new office skyscraper be built.
Property prices look set to boom following the better-than-expected
results of yesterday's land auction.
Land sale will be test of nerve for developers and economy DENNIS ENG and PEGGY SITO, SCMP 27 September
2005
Developers
expecting to bet upwards of $10 billion on the future of local housing
prices today will be hoping their gamble pays off despite wavering public
confidence in the property market, higher interest rates and lax demand
for mortgages.
Three
lots sold for $10.15 billion at land auction Hong Kong Government, 27 September 2005 The
Lands Department held the first public land auction of the financial
year this afternoon (September 27). Three Government lots were sold
for a total of $10.15 billion.
Architects split in row over Tamar development CHLOE LAI, SCMP 26 September 2005 Architects
have weighed in on the debate about the future of the Tamar site, but
are divided on what to do with it.
Three-city bridge link reaches final stage NEIL GOUGH in Guangzhou, SCMP 24 September 2005 Hong Kong
Highways Department director Mak Chai-kwong said inter-government studies
of the mammoth 49km bridge that would link Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai
had reached the final stages.
Sino Land to keep filling its land bank PEGGY SITO, SCMP 23 September 2005 Sino
Land says it will continue to acquire land to maximise future earnings
potential after achieving a record high full-year profit of $5.22 billion.
Cheung
Kong unit sued over project delays VIVIENNE CHOW and JONATHAN LI, SCMP 23 September
2005 The
Consumer Council is helping buyers at a luxurious Kowloon Tong development
to sue a unit of property giant Cheung Kong (Holdings) in the first
such case the council has handled.
Full
preservation of the last walled village in an urban area is out of the
question because it is too dilapidated, the Urban Renewal Authority
says.
Next
peak for climbers - $1.5m SCMP 23 September 2005 There's one week to go before 20 intrepid Hongkongers
attempt to scale Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, all for the sake of
poor children in Vietnam.
The
group, including Skyline Technologies' Martin Abert, held a small fund-raiser
at Crow's Nest last night, which added to their already surpassed goal
of $1 million for the Christina Noble Foundation. The organisation helps
young children living in poverty to stay in school. Now the group are
pushing towards $1.5 million.
Central
waterfront project to push ahead Staff reporter, The Standard 23 September 2005 Government
representatives from the Harbour-front Enhancement Committee are eager
to move forward with the Central district waterfront project despite
repeated requests from environmentalists for a re-evaluation of how
the reclaimed land will be used.
Culture
hub site 'will be sliced up for developers' CHLOE LAI, SCMP 21 September 2005 The
government is considering a new scheme for the West Kowloon reclamation
that would award the planned arts hub to one of the three short-listed
developers, and put the rest of the 40-hectare site up for tender, sources
say.
Tang tries to allay Lantau concerns Doug Crets, The Standard, 20 September
2005 Seeking
to allay the fears of environmentalists, Financial Secretary Henry Tang
has pledged that the development of Lantau will be restricted to the
northern part of the island.
Developer
confirms interest in Ningbo SCMP 19 September 2005 Hong
Kong Construction Holdings has confirmed it is considering an investment
in a property development in Ningbo, worth up to US$120 million, along
with three joint-venture partners. The firm said that the individual
investment costs had not yet been finalised.
I am fresh and ready - Maria Sunday Morning Post, 19 September 2005
Maria Sharapova smiles at fans yesterday in Seoul where she was playing
an exhibition match before travelling to Beijing. Reuters photo
Fund-raisers
set sights on Kilimanjaro CARISSA KOO, Sunday Morning Post 18 September
2005 A
group of mountaineers have raised more than $1 million for a children's
charity through a planned assault on Mount Kilimanjaro this month.
MTR
planning high-speed 30-storey lift for Pokfulam ANITA LAM, SCMP 17 September 2005 A
high-speed, 30-storey lift proposed by the MTR Corporation for a station
on the South Island Line may disorient elderly passengers, a district
councillor warned.
MTR
digs deep for new West Island service ANITA LAM, SCMP 16 September 2005 University
of Hong Kong students will ride the city's deepest elevators - running
100 metres, or 30 storeys, underground - to get to class by MTR when
the West Island Line station serving the Pokfulam campus opens in 2012.
Property
developers and more than 100 antique-shop owners are proposing a series
of landscape enhancements for Hollywood Road and its surroundings, aiming
to boost tourism and improve the area's living environment.
Paliburg
returns to the black with quest for new land ERNEST KONG, SCMP 16 September 2005 Paliburg Holdings says it is back in the property game after
emerging from a sea of debt last year and is looking to replenish its
land bank for new residential projects.
Favouritism
denied over West Kowloon ANDY CHENG, SCMP 15 September 2005
The West Kowloon waterfront promenade will be open from
Saturday night. SCMP photo
The government
yesterday denied it was in favour of a particular bidder for the controversial
West Kowloon cultural project despite the developer being allowed to
put up advertising panels at the site.
Hong
Kong, Asia's tourist mecca, is all-set to open another scenic attraction,
which is sure to draw a wealth of travellers and locals alike. A temporary
waterfront promenade at the West Kowloon Cultural District site will
open on Saturday (September 17) night, offering another scenic harbourside
location to view the grandeur of Asia's world city.
A key obstacle the government faced in building the gigantic
Lord Foster-designed canopy at the West Kowloon Cultural District has
disappeared, with legislators quietly dropping the controversial issue
from their study of the project. International
heritage awards for century-old buildings FELIX CHAN, SCMP 14 September 2005 The
Tung Wah Coffin Home in Pokfulam. SCMP photo
Two century-old
private buildings in Hong Kong have won international heritage awards.
Hong
Kong developers gamble on gaming hub PEGGY SITO, SCMP 14 September 2005 Hong
Kong developers are making forays into the Macau property market, lured
by the prospective long-term economic outlook.
Hub bidders snub Legco CHLOE LAI, SCMP 13 September 2005 Bidders
for the West Kowloon cultural hub have turned down an invitation to
address a Legco subcommittee on the project's development.
Approval
of Kowloon Southern Link Project Agreement Hong Kong Government, 13 September 2005 The Executive Council approved the draft Kowloon Southern
Link (KSL) Project Agreement to be executed by the Government and the
Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC). The draft project agreement
sets out the respective rights and obligations of the Government and
KCRC in terms of the financing, design, construction and operation of
the project.
Prime
Central building is sold TOH HAN SHIH, SCMP 10 September 2005 Hysan Development yesterday sold the Entertainment Building
in Central for $2.7 billion, almost $1 billion less than it paid for
it in 1996.
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