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News Update for
July 2001 |  |  |
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posted for that day 31
July 2001
1. Housing Architects Jailed
2. MTRC Expands Use of Partnering
3. Mortgages
up Fifteen Percent - Sign of Hope?
4. Government Facility Planned for Kai
Tak
5. Long Valley Appeal Rejected
30 July 2001
1. New Plans Devised for Chek Lap Kok
2. Leading Green Threatens to Resign
over Lok Ma Chau Rail Dispute
28 July 2001
1. Buildings Department Adopts New Logo
2. New Planning Guidelines for Industrial
Land
3. Draft Kai Tak Outline Zoning Plans Amended
4. MTRC Appeals Against
TKO Land Premium
5. Peak Height Restrictions Imposed
27 July 2001
1. Regulatory Body to Increase Mortgage Ceiling
2. Calls for Works Bureau
to Stimulate Construction Market 26
July 2001 1.
Tiger Balm Development Expanded
2. Government Makes it Easier to Build Balconies 25
July 2001 1.
Professional Groups Seek Government Help for Employment
2. Chun Wo Wins Choi
Hung MTR Project 24
July 2001 1.
Developer Applies for Huge Hung Hom Site 23
July 2001 1.
Extradited Architect Faces Fraud Charges
2. Mai Po Development Rejected 21
July 2001 1.
Haw Par Mansion to be Preserved
2. Choi Hung Park & Ride Attracts Four
Bidders 20
July 2001 1.
More Talks on Hong Kong - Macau Super Bridge
2. Bids Submitted for Shatin
to Central Link 19
July 2001 1.
Weak Market Hurts Earnings of Property Giants
2. VLink Makes Derisory Bid
for Shun Cheong 18
July 2001 1.
Clearance of Inverness Road Squatters Commences
2. High Tech Companies Welcome
in Industrial Properties
3. Office Vacancies Climb 17
July 2001 1.
Work Recommences at Tragedy Site
2. Foreign Firms to get Chance for Olympic
Work
3. More Bad News as Residential Construction Continues Retreat 16
July 2001 1.
More Bleak News for Construction Sector
2. Green Features in to be Incorporated
into Kowloon Station Development
3. Two Hong Kong Landmarks Face Demolition 14
July 2001 1.
Building plans approved in May
2. Hong Kong Electric Drops Ap Lei Chau Development
Plans 13
July 2001 1.
Land Premium Received for San Miguel Site
2. Wharf Seeks to Build Hotel on
Tsuen Wan Site 12
July 2001 1.
Government Defends Subsidized Housing
2. Hong Kong Construction Share Price
Rebounds 11
July 2001 1.
Government to Monitor Misleading Brochures
2. Legislators Claim Home Ownership
Scheme Costs Billions 10
July 2001 1.
Drainage Works Give Boost to Construction Sector
2. MTRC to Provide Incentive
to Developers 9
July 2001 1.
China State Low Bidder for Major Road Works
2. Property Sales Strong over
Weekend
3. Little Interest in Industrial Developments 7
July 2001 1.
Claims Settled on Airport Terminal Building
2. MTRC Invites Tenders for Park-and-Ride
Development
3. MTRC Officials Charged with Theft 6
July 2001 1.
Furama to be Demolished
2. Employment in Real Estate Sector Continues to Slide
3. Redevelopment Plans for Former Marine Police Headquarters 5
July 2001 1.
Latest Land Registration Statistics
2. Government Completes Investigation
of Collapsed Beam
3. Office Rentals Continue Their Southward Slide 4
July 2001 1.
Route Seven Scrapped - Well Almost
2. Cheung Kong Seeks to Redevelop Tiger
Balm Garden 3
July 2001 1.
Construction Industry Still in Hole
2. Government May Buy Environmentally
Sensitive Areas | 
