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News Headlines
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| Advisers voice fears over Mai Po project Cheung Kong plan sparks health concerns |
| Joshua But, SCMP 19 September 2008 |
Public health and the impact on the landscape are among the concerns of a government advisory body over a plan by Cheung Kong (Holdings) to build homes around fish ponds and marshes near one of the city's most sensitive wildlife spots. |
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| HK$9.6 billion earmarked for sixth border crossing project |
| Olga Wong and Joyce Ng, SCMP 19 September 2008 |
The government has decided to spend HK$9.6 billion to build the city's sixth border crossing, in the eastern New Territories, the development chief said after meeting her Shenzhen counterpart. |
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| Planners approve project despite objections |
| Ng Kang-chung, SCMP 19 September 2008 |
A controversial luxury residential project bordering the Mai Po nature reserve in Yuen Long has secured the initial go-ahead from government planners. |
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| Drainage improvement in Tsuen Wan |
| Hong Kong Government, 19 September 2008 |
The Government intends to provide a protective layer for the outlet of a proposed drainage tunnel outfall by dredging the existing foreshore and sea-bed and laying precast concrete units and/or armour rock at Yau Kom Tau, Tsuen Wan, to protect the foreshore and sea-bed from erosion and scouring by stormwater discharged through the drainage tunnel. |
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| Kwun Tong home owners hope for holiday windfall |
| Wednesday, September 17, 2008 ADELE WONG |
Residents are hoping for a HK$10,215 per square foot Christmas windfall from the Urban Renewal Authority's Kwun Tong Town Centre Project. |
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| MTR Corp insists on viaduct, not tunnel, for South Island Line |
| Celine Sun, SCMP 13 September 2008 |
The MTR Corporation is determined to build a viaduct for the eastern section of its new South Island Line despite residents' concerns about noise and views. |
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| Sun sets on '60s-era factory estate |
| Joyce Man, SCMP 13 September 2008 |
Another piece of Hong Kong's modern history is facing the wrecker's ball after its last tenants moved out yesterday. One of eight surviving Housing Authority factory estates, the Kwun Tong factory estate in Ngau Tau Kok, built in 1966, will be demolished next month. |
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| West Rail Tsuen Wan West Station TW7 Property Development Tender Award |
| MTR Press Release, 12 September 2008 |
MTR Corporation Limited (the “Corporation”), as the agent of Tsuen Wan West TW7 Property Development Limited (the “Company”), announced today that Queensway Investments Limited, a subsidiary of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited, has won the tender for the West. |
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| Housing Department recovers Kwun Tong Factory Estate |
| Hong Kong Government, 12 September 2008 |
The Housing Department has recovered Kwun Tong Factory Estate, which was built in 1966. |
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| Construction Output for the Second Quarter of 2008 |
| Hong Kong Government, 12 September 2008 |
The total gross value of construction works performed by main contractors in the second quarter of 2008 increased by 7.8% in nominal terms over a year earlier to $24.8 billion, according to the provisional results of the Quarterly Survey of Construction Output released today (September 12) by the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD). |
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| Draft Kwun Tong (South) OZP, Draft URA Kwun Tong Town Centre |
| Hong Kong Government, 12 September 2008 |
The Chief Executive in Council has approved the draft Kwun Tong (South) Outline Zoning Plan (OZP), the draft Urban Renewal Authority (URA) Kwun Tong Town Centre (KTTC) - Main Site Development Scheme Plan, and the draft URA KTTC - Yuet Wah Street Site Development Scheme Plan (DSP). |
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| Draft Sai Ying Pun & Sheung Wan Outline Zoning Plan approved |
| Hong Kong Government, 12 September 2008
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The Chief Executive-in-Council has approved the draft Sai Ying Pun & Sheung Wan Outline Zoning Plan (OZP). |
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| Draft Tin Shui Wai Outline Zoning Plan approved |
| Hong Kong Government, 12 September 2008 |
The Chief Executive-in-Council has approved the draft Tin Shui Wai Outline Zoning Plan (OZP). |
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Upcoming Event
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30 September 2008
Building Energy Efficiency Forum- Investors, Developers, Landlords, Occupants
Organizer : Business Environment Council
Time : 9:00am-5:00pm
Venue : BEC Auditorium, Kowloon Tong, HK
Details : The high-level one-day interactive forum will provide a latest overview of energy performance in existing buildings and available programs in promoting energy efficiency. Industry experts will share cutting edge presentations that will raise your bar of energy efficiency and performance to a new level. You can also learn from leading landlords, developers and designers their remarkable efforts and case studies.
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