SKYLINE News Update for February 2009

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News of the Day

28 February 2009

1. Plan for interim museum in historic building scrapped
2. Developer wins bid to rezone Tai Po green belt, farmland for spa resort
3. Planners lose appeal on 'toothpick tower' limits

27 February 2009

1. Draft Quarry Bay Outline Zoning Plan amended
2. Infrastructure works for Tseung Kwan O Stage I Landfill Site gazetted

24 February 2009

1. Council seeks innovative designs for underused former North Point Estate site

20 February 2009

1. Construction company fined for violation of safety rule
2. Approved Kwai Chung Outline Zoning Plan amended
3. Approved Shek Kip Mei Outline Zoning Plan to be amended
4. Draft Ting Kok Outline Zoning Plan approved
5. Approved Tsing Yi Outline Zoning Plan amended
6. Draft Peng Chau Outline Zoning Plan approved
7. Contractor fined for violation of safety rules
8. Concerns over public access to hotel planned for historic Tai O site

19 February 2009

1. Youth hostel to hire underprivileged for heritage site

18 February 2009

1. Wan Chai Blue House among next on list for revitalisation

17 February 2009

1. Art hub panel makeup too narrow, say critics
2. Help for construction apprentices
3. Creative proposals selected to revitalise historic buildings

12 February 2009

1. Public split over Hopewell's Wan Chai rezoning plan Government backs developer over open-space U-turn

10 February 2009

1. NGOs want 77m height limit on Central Police Station project

06 February 2009

1. Mega projects could hurt coffers, claims lawmaker
2. Architects to rebuild school's foundations