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News Update for August 2001 |  |  |
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posted for that day 31
August 2001 1.
Jardine's Lookout and Wong Nai Chung Gap OZP amended
2. Cheung Kong breakthrough
under new rules 30
August 2001 1.
Two Jailed for Piling Scam
2. Chun Wo Maps Out Its Future 29
August 2001 1.
Residential Mortgage Figures Up in July
2. Exco Convenor Concedes Housing
Rethink Required 28
August 2001 1.
Progress Report on CT9
2. Dodgy Piles no Deterrent to Buyers 27
August 2001 1.
Route Seven Resistance Intensifies
2. Sales of Subsidized Flats Hit New Lows
3. Developers Oppose Kai Tak Tunnel 25
August 2001 1.
Hsin Chong Lands Major Contracts
2. Developers Continue to Sweeten the Pot
for Buyers 24
August 2001 1.
Superman Speaks out Against Subsidized Flats
2. Developers Seek Premium Reductions 23
August 2001 1.
Construction Professionals Pool Together
2. Mortgage Rates Hit Lowest Level
Ever
3. Curbs to the Sale of Flats Lifted Permanently 22
August 2001 1.
Nine People Arrested for Thefts at Construction Sites
2. Shui On Forecasts
Declining Profits
3. North Point Zoning Amendment Threatens HK Land Project 21
August 2001 1.
Another Hung Hom Lot to be Auctioned
2. Supply of Subsidized Flats May be
Cut
3. Private Infrastructure Development Again Under Examination
4. Chevalier
Looks to Mainland for Growth 20
August 2001 1.
Code of Practice Issued for Use of Metal Scaffolding 18
August 2001 1.
Mobile e-Cert Certification Services to Become Available
2. Office Rents in
Free Fall 17
August 2001 1.
Public Consultation Forums on Urban Renewal Strategy
2. New World Centre Renovations
Nearing Completion
3. Housing Society Flats Sold at Discount 16
August 2001 1.
Who Actually Bought the Hung Hom Site?
2. Home Purchase Loan Scheme to be
Expanded
3. Demand for Space at Cyberport in Doubt 15
August 2001 1.
Government Responds to Land Auction Results
2. Study Urges Stop to Sale of
Subsidized Housing 14
August 2001 1.
Plans Revealed at Signing of Choi Hung Contract
2. Land Auction Disappointment 13
August 2001 1.
Publication of Lifting Guidelines
2. Waterfront Park Proposals Meets Resistance 11
August 2001 1.
China State Awarded Castle Peak Road Contract
2. Urban Renewal Authority
Announces Major Change of Approach
3. KCRC to Put Metropolis Up for Sale 10
August 2001 1.
Wellcome in Construction Blitz
2. Office Rental Market Still in Skids 9
August 2001 1.
Villagers Seek Solution to Environmental Disputes
2. Evergo Going Private
3. Pre-sale Approvals Up Sharply 8
August 2001 1.
Shift in Population from Hong Kong to NT
2. Developers to Self Regulate Brochure
Content 7
August 2001
1. Building Plans Approved in June
2. New Sewage Treatment Systems to be Piloted
3. Housing Engineer Indicted for Graft
4. Consent Given for Tsing Yi Residential/Hotel
Complex 6
August 2001 1.
More Gloomy Forecasts from Familiar Cast of Players
2. Increased Demand for
Short Term Leases 4
August 2001 1.
Environmental Concerns Put Tai Ho Development at Risk
2. Developers Take Advantage
of Kowloon Bay Rezoning 3
August 2001 1.
Maunsell Wins KCRC Feasibility Engagement
2. Premium Settled for Tung Chung
Development 2
August 2001 1.
Environmental Protection Law Under Scrutiny
2. Property Transactions Down
in Number, Up in Value
3. Contractors Turn to Property Development for Profits 1
August 2001 1.
KCRC Considers Tunnel for Lok Ma Chau Line
2. Urban Renewal Plan Unveiled | 
