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News Headlines
Kai Tak confirmed for cruise terminal
DENISE HUNG and CHLOE LAI , SCMP 25 October 2006
The government has announced its decision to press ahead with building a cruise ship terminal at Kai Tak that will be able to handle vessels twice as large as those docking at Ocean Terminal.
Kai Tak a diamond for developers: lawmaker
DENNIS ENG , SCMP 25 October 2006
The government's proposal to turn the former Kai Tak airport into a commercial, tourism and residential complex has been criticised as a vehicle for "exchanging development rights for political favours"
Proposal soon on financing for bridge
WINNIE YEUNG , The Standard 21 October 2006
A proposal on financial arrangements for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge and its boundary crossing facilities will be released by the end of the year, it was announced yesterday.
Land shortage threatens long-term public housing
Michael Ng, The Standard, 20 October 2006
The Housing Authority faces a strenuous building challenge in the long term due to the acute shortage of land, Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands Michael Suen Ming-yeung has warned.
Kai Tak blueprint redrawn
Jonathan Cheng, The Standard, 18 October 2006
The Planning Department has rolled out a major reworking of its plans for the old Kai Tak airport site, consolidating a block of luxury hotels near the runway's two planned cruise terminals and drawing up plans for an eight-station monorail linking the tourist hub with neighboring Kwun Tong.
50-storey hotel planned for Kai Tak
CHLOE LAI , SCMP 18 October 2006

The government is preparing to lift the 100-metre height restriction laid down in its redevelopment plan for the former Kai Tak airport to allow for a 200-metre hotel of about 50 storeys to be built near the end of the old runway.
Dirty air with us for some time, says Tsang
Leslie Kwoh, The Standard 16 October 2006
There is no quick fix for Hong Kong's worsening air pollution, Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen said Sunday in defending his latest policy address, which sent his popularity ratings crashing last week to an all-time low.
HK Cultural Central tiles fall off
Hong Kong Government, 12 October 2006
A section of wall tiling and rendering of the external wall of the Administration Building of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre (HKCC) fell off about 1:30 pm today (October 12). The section measured about one metre by 2.5 metres.
More public housing land sought
Winnie Chong, The Standard 11 October 2006
Land supply for public rental housing should be given higher priority in government policy, a brainstorming session by members of the Housing Authority has heard.
Developers shift tactics in buying old buildings
YVONNE LIU , SCMP 11 October 2006

Developers have adopted a strategy of talking to individual
owners in the acquisition of old buildings. Photo: SCMP
Owners of flats in old buildings who expect to gain a windfall from collective sales of their properties to developers by tender will be disappointed by some developers' latest strategy in acquiring old units for redevelopment.
13 developers show interest in the property development at West Rail Tsuen Wan West Station TW7 site
KCRC Press Release, 6 October 2006
The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) announced today that 13 expressions of interest (EOIs) were received for its TW7 property development project at West Rail Tsuen Wan West Station TW7 Site at the close of submission at noon today.

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