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News Update for May 2001 |  |  |
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posted for that day 31
May 2001 1.
Five Supervisors Suspended from Accident Site
2. Nishimatsu Wins Massive Airport
Claim
3. Super Jail Comes with Super Price Tag 30
May 2001 1.
Work Site Collapse Kills One
2. Unions Call for Greater Site Safety
3.
Long Valley Hearing Continues
4. Developers to Enter Price War in Primary
Market 29
May 2001 1.
Residential Mortgage Survey Results for April 2001
2. Leading Contractor in
Discussions with Creditors
3. Sun Hung Kai has Advice for Investors 28
May 2001 1.
Rail Projects Cause Shortage of Engineers
2. Government Publishes Guidebook
on Renovation Safety
3. Low Rates Bring out Lookers but Few Buyers 26
May 2001 1.
Worker Killed by Falling Debris
2. Green Plans for South Side of Island 25
May 2001 1.
Li Ka-shing Speaks Out Against Public Flats
2. Developers to Pass off Mortgages
to Government 24
May 2001 1.
Disney Rail Link to Proceed Prior to Approval
2. MTRC Sets Up Property Agency
3. Railway Hearing Turns Wrath on Contractors 23
May 2001 1.
Height of New Towns to Increase
2. Grade A Office Supply Increasing
3.
Green Scheme Not Catching On with Small Players 22
May 2001 1.
Wharf Fails in Appeal Against Massive Penalty
2. Property Prices Depress CPI 21
May 2001 1.
Discarded Tires to be Tested in Road Construction
2. New Paint to Clean the
Air 19
May 2001 1.
Bank Rate Cut
2. Towngas to Develop Old Site 18
May 2001 1.
Engineers and Architect Sued Over Short Pilings
2. Auditor Calls for Investigation
of Highways Contracts
3. Analyst Foresees Big Drop in Commercial Rents 17
May 2001 1.
Mortgage Rates to hit 30-year Low
2. Great Eagle to Buy Citibank Floors 16
May 2001 1.
Kowloon Station Plans for Second Mega Tower
2. Office Rents Drop 15
May 2001 1.
Building Plans Approved in March
2. Property Market Flounders in Spite of
Favourable Interest Rates
3. ICAC Charges Five with Corruption 14
May 2001 1.
Interest Strong in Project to Widen Castle Peak Road
2. Leasing to Begin on
IFC 2
3. Proposal to Protect Historic Trees 12
May 2001 1.
Downward Pressure on Retail Property Rents
2. Financing Becoming Big Earner
for Developers
3. Challenges and Opportunities of Green Growth 11
May 2001 1.
Company Loses Appeal in Concrete Mixer Death
2. Buddhists Battle over Development
3. Developers Turn to Leasing in Face of Stagnant Market 10
May 2001 1.
Contractor Generous to Accident Victim
2. Cool Response to Proposed Landscaping
Bureau 9
May 2001 1.
More Conflicting Views in Long Valley Hearing
2. Scaffolding Market Sees Emerging
Giant
3. Density Plans Lowered in Ma On Shan 8
May 2001 1.
Housing Department Promises More Flexible Designs
2. Disney Project Faces
Funding Opposition 7
May 2001 1.
Proposal to Prevent Excessively Low Bids Rejected
2. Register of Engineers
Snubbed 5
May 2001 1.
Government Pushes Ahead with Electronic Tendering
2. Departments at Odds over
KCRC Spur Line
3. Award to Subcontractor Overturned
4. Concern over Trees
Blocks Development 4
May 2001 1.
Property Sales Plummet in April
2. Government to Sell Over 6000 Subsidized
Flats
3. Hsin Chong Branches into Private Works 3
May 2001 1.
MTRC Still Uncommitted on Park & Ride Project
2. Testimony Continues in Long
Valley Hearing 2
May 2001 1.
Urban Renewal Authority Commences on May 1
2. Code of Practice to Enhance
Bamboo Scaffolding Safety
3. Residential Market Quiet over Long Weekend | 
