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30
June 2004
1. Surplus
quarters up for tender
2. LCQ17: Building height restrictions on both sides of the Harbour
29
June 2004
1. Key role
at cultural site
2. Sino Land to review breach of listing rule
3. Property fears hit plans for cruise ships
4. Cruise terminal plans challenged
5. charged over $22m housing project scams
6. Home sales soar 75pc for Cheung Kong
28
June 2004
1. Overprotection
of harbour is evil, says pollution expert
26
June 2004
1. New NT
roads must await bridge study
2. Planning board rejects height-limit proposal for Mega Tower
3. Approved Hebe Haven OZP amended
4. Draft Peng Chau Outline Zoning Plan amended
5. Approved Ma Wan Outline Zoning Plan amended
25
June 2004
1. Public
forum on building height restrictions
2. Cultural hub to lift property prices
3. Kiwi developer secures Sha Tin site for $555m
4. KCRC to consider option of station in Canton Road
5. Tower plan may fall from Mega to minor
24
June 2004
1. Three Bays
to yield $2m per month
2. Contract signed to improve Tung Chung Road
23
June 2004
1. South Island
line denial
2. KCRC defends property plans
3. Canton Road link back on table
4. Greed rears its ugly head at the highest level
5. SHKP helps shoppers to burn the midnight oil
6. Swire clinches key leasing deal
7. LCQ2: Testing of Ma On Shan Rail making good progress
8. LCQ7: West Kowloon Cultural District
9. Building plans approved in May
10.KCRC creating a green railway
22
June 2004
1. Bidders
in move to increase flats at cultural hub
2. Construction industry output drops 7pc
3. $19b bill to make harbour clean enough for a swim
$. KCRC’s property projects
21
June 2004
1. KCRC's
tendering plan is only a proposal
2. KCRC unveils plans to release 13,600 flats
3. Five in bidding for cultural hub project
19
June 2004
1. West Kowloon
Cultural District proposals submitted
2. Paliburg for $1b Sai Kung island resort
3. Crunch time on cultural project
18
June 2004
1. Construction
Output for the First Quarter of 2004
2. Approved Kwu Tung North Outline Zoning Plan referred back
3. Ma Tau Kok Outline Zoning Plan approved
4. Draft Sha Tin Outline Zoning Plan approved
5. Draft Cheung Chau Outline Zoning Plan announced
6. Developers home in on supply power
7. Small developers unite to battle Goliaths for cultural hub
8. Donald Tsang totting up the potential costs of border-zone
development
16
June 2004
1. Risk of
HK dengue outbreak rockets
2. Bug City
3. 'I live on the 34th floor. There shouldn't be mosquitoes'
4. New World to be paid $1.4b in flats buy-back
5. Encephalitis carriers found
6. We've seen off Sars, now let's defeat dengue fever
7. Contractors take on the role of developer
8. SCMP Cartoon
9. Big players are likely to bid for cultural hub
10. Property deal drives traders' golden dream
11. Kowloon site fetches $1b
15
June 2004
1. Works plan
hit as ill-advised
2. Casino win on cards for Leighton venture
3. HKR plans $2b hotel complex on Lantau
4. Wynn bets on cheap loan deal for casino
5. A lot sold for $1,010 million at land auction
14
June 2004
1. Policy
review on heritage sites is long overdue, say experts
12
June 2004
1. Cyberport
Wins "Intelligent Building of the Year" Award
11
June 2004
1. K Wah wins
Wan Chai race
2. Buzz around mega project
3. Battle for Kowloon City plot
4. Housing Authority seeks to resolve its financial problems
5. Draft Quarry Bay Outline Zoning Plan amended
6. Approved Tai Tong Outline Zoning Plan amended
7. Seven approved Outline Zoning Plans amended
8. Washington Pays Tribute
10
June 2004
1. Kingsford
Terrace sale still under discussion
2. University's Sha Tin school plan approved
3. LCQ11: Development plan for the former Kai Tak Airport site
4. Causeway Bay flyover reconstruction contract signed
9
June 2004
1. $6m mansion
bid doomed to failure
2. Developers jostle for Stubbs Road mansion
3. Walled village revives land swap proposal
4. High bids seen for Kowloon site
8
June 2004
1. Mega bridge
by 2008: Wu
2. $1b SkyPlaza bid interest stirs
3. Infectious diseases centre cash sought
4. Water gripes given the flick
5. Water Torture
6. 'Every time my neighbour flushes the toilet, the water starts
dripping'
7. Dilbert by Scott Adams
8. Rail boss Tien warns against KCRC fire sale
7
June 2004
1. Three groups
in fight to save mansion
2. More super-jail lies by anonymous government official
3. Paul Y to take 94pc of Skynet
6
June 2004
1. Marvel
Varty rises to international challenge
2. A sunrise industry for starchy Central
4
June 2004
1. New numbers
for routes help drivers go with the flow
2. Scrapping of loan scheme may hit small projects
3. Supply of new flats to peak in 2008: report
4. MTR's Tsing Yi hotel derailed
5. MTRC flats are on track as scheduled
6. Greening KCRC Ma On Shan Rail
3
June 2004
1.
“Through Partnership – A Vision for Hong Kong’s
Environment”
2. Contractors hit government with $280m bill for reclamation
delays
3. NWD bags bargain in Yuen Long land deal
4. LCQ3: Central Reclamation Phase III
2
June 2004
1. Earnings
at steel firm build to $81m
2. Lai Sun nears $3.6b debt deal
3. Memories of a changing HK - 50 years of public housing
4. Super-jail island's rare lizard goes to ground
5. Huge bids prompt big questions
6. Auction result baffles analysts
7. Switch from pessimist to aggressive bidder dazzles
1
June 2004
1. Lantau
super prison poised to get green light
2. Asia Airfreight tender looms
3. Greens attack super-jail option
4. Taskforce fights for Wan Chai Market
5. K Wah wields $2b war chest for new projects
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