SKYLINE News Update for January 2008

Click-on the date for the items below to view the News Update articles posted for that day.

Useful News

1. MTR
2. HKHA
3. Daily Weather
4. Daily Hang Seng Index

News of the Day

31 January 2008

1. Chief secretary set to head Kowloon arts hub authority

30 January 2008

1. Two sites proposed for incinerator

28 January 2008

1. Heritage sites recognised but remain ungraded List of landmarks helps raise public awareness
2. Contract awarded for site formation works at Anderson Road (With photo)
3. Contract signing for Tamar development project (with video)

26 January 2008

1. King Yin Lei can be restored by 2009
2. Maryknoll school celebrates listing of its historic campus
3. Heritage value 'not enough for top status'

25 January 2008

1. Draft South West Kowloon Outline Zoning Plan amended
2. Approved Ha Tsuen Outline Zoning Plan amended
3. Draft Sham Chung Development Permission Area Plan approved
4. Approved Shek Kip Mei and Hung Hom Outline Zoning Plans referred for amendment
5. Draft Ting Kok Outline Zoning Plan amended
6. Approved Kwun Tong (North) Outline Zoning Plan amended
7. Reconstruction and improvement of Tuen Mun Road gazetted

23 January 2008

1. Redevelopment law gets cold shoulder

22 January 2008

1. Developers closer to 80pc law mark on old buildings

21 January 2008

1. Housing bosses face HK$440m claims over construction deals

18 January 2008

1. Approved Ma Tau Kok Outline Zoning Plan amended
2. Draft Wong Nai Chung Outline Zoning Plan amended
3. Approved Ho Man Tin Outline Zoning Plan amended
4. HK building practices 'better environmentally'

17 January 2008

1. Hung Hom site plan reduces height, density

16 January 2008

1. LCQ10: Unauthorised building works

15 January 2008

1. Tai Po study raises Green fears
2. Yes to man-made beach, but with conditions Environmental body gives Lung Mei project the green light, but with strings attached
3. Site selection plan for Tin Shui Wai hospital
4. LCQ14: Removal of unauthorised building works

11 January 2008

1. Greens hail Tamar plan as lack of protest space hit

10 January 2008

1. Workers protesting over unpaid wages cause traffic chaos in Tseung Kwan O
2. Letter of Acceptance issued for Tamar Project (With video)

09 January 2008

1. Legco approves HK68m Ngong Ping project

07 January 2008

1. Concern over building permits after trees felled Planners want tighter controls over village constructions