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A Bridge Too Far |
Was this done just for the view? |
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Driving Over then under the water... |
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Up, up, up and away... |
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A couple more pictures of the same bridge. |
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Another way to elevate travellers in a short distance... |
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I've heard of wiggly roads before but this one takes the cake!
Actually, it looks like fun! |
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And even more fun at night! |
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News Headlines
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| Kwun Tong blueprint turning greener |
| Beatrice Siu , SCMP 10 September 2008 |
The Urban Renewal Authority has submitted a revised HK$30 billion blueprint for the Kwun Tong Town Centre redevelopment to the Town Planning Board. |
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| Skyscraper plan for Kwun Tong to go ahead (URA study finds high-rise tower will not have major visual impact) |
| Olga Wong and Joyce Ng, The Standard 10 September 2008 |
The Urban Renewal Authority intends to proceed with building a 280-metre office tower in the revamped Kwun Tong town centre after consultants found its visual impact would not be significant. |
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| Challenges for latest project |
| Olga Wong and Joyce Ng, SCMP 10 September 2008 |
The Urban Renewal Authority's largest redevelopment project would be kicked-off with the announcement of acquisition offers by the end of this year, but sources in the authority said more challenges were coming. |
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| Repulse Bay hotel plan to be released for public consultation |
| Joyce Ng, SCMP 6 September 2008 |
The Town Planning Board has agreed to release the rezoning plan of the Seaview Building in Repulse Bay for public consultation, amid disagreements over its architectural value and doubts about the commercial feasibility of a hotel business on the site. |
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| Raising building age threshold for developers eyed |
| Carol Chung, SCMP 5 September 2008 |
The government is considering tightening the criteria under which developers can buy old buildings for redevelopment by raising the age threshold from 40 to 50 years. The plan will be tabled at the Legislative Council for discussion by the end of this year. |
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| Heritage grant scheme called too restrictive. Incentives needed, critics say |
| Joyce Ng, SCMP 4 September 2008 |
A government grant scheme for maintaining private historic buildings is too restrictive and officials should include more technical aid to raise incentives for building owners to take part, town planners and conservation experts say. |
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| Repulse Bay residents oppose beach hotel plan |
| Joyce Ng, SCMP 3 September 2008 |
Repulse Bay residents oppose plans to build a hotel on the site of a government-owned beachfront building. |
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| Buildings Department starts probe into fifth-floor balcony collapse in Kwun Tong |
| Joyce Ng, SCMP 3 September 2008 |
The Buildings Department is investigating whether debris left by construction workers helped cause a balcony at a Kwun Tong flat to collapse. |
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| Government may build cruise terminal if retendering fails |
| Joyce Ng, SCMP 1 September 2008 |
The government might abandon tendering, and build the Kai Tak cruise terminal by itself, to accelerate the project, a minister said yesterday. |
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| Kai Tak North apron area infrastructure works gazetted |
| Hong Kong Government, 30 August 2008 |
The Government published a notice in the Gazette today (August 29) on Kai Tak Development to provide infrastructure works serving the future public housing sites and government offices at the north apron area of Kai Tak Airport |
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| 31 building plans approved in July
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| Hong Kong Government, 29 August 2008 |
The Buildings Department approved 31 building plans in July - 10 on Hong Kong Island, 12 in Kowloon and 9 in the New Territories. Of the approved plans, 11 were for apartment and apartment/commercial developments, 9 were for commercial developments, 7 were for factory and industrial developments and 4 were for community services developments. |
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Upcoming Event
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12 September 2008
14th Green China Forum-Incorporating the Inaugural Pearl River Delta Leadership Submit on Sustainability (By Invitation Only)
Organizer : Business Environment Council
Time : 9:15am-5:30pm
Venue : Kylin Villa, Shenzhen, China
Details : Organized jointly by the Business Environment Council (BEC), the Ministry of Environmental Protection's China Environmental Culture Promotion Association (CECPA) and InterCham Hong Kong (an affiliation of all twenty-seven international chambers of commerce), this forum is exclusively for senior executives who manage a PRD operation or are interested in a greener PRD. Members, partners and clients of BEC, CEPCA and InterCham will enjoy priority access.
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