SKYLINE News Update for September 2008

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1. MTR
2. HKHA
3. Daily Weather
4. Daily Hang Seng Index

News of the Day

30 September 2008

1. Government to build Kai Tak cruise terminal alone
2. Government abandons tendering for Kai Tak cruise terminal
3. Pump out killer pool, grieving parents urge. Villagers fear repeat of tragedy that claimed life of 8-year-old boy trying to save his brother
4. Airport rail link not financially viable, study finds

19 September 2008

1. Advisers voice fears over Mai Po project Cheung Kong plan sparks health concerns
2.HK$9.6 billion earmarked for sixth border crossing project
3.Planners approve project despite objections
4. Drainage improvement in Tsuen Wan

17 September 2008

1. Kwun Tong home owners hope for holiday windfall

13 September 2008

1. MTR Corp insists on viaduct, not tunnel, for South Island Line
2. Sun sets on '60s-era factory estate

12 September 2008

1. West Rail Tsuen Wan West Station TW7 Property Development Tender Award
2. Housing Department recovers Kwun Tong Factory Estate
3. Construction Output for the Second Quarter of 2008
4. Draft Kwun Tong (South) OZP, Draft URA Kwun Tong Town Centre- Main Site DSP and Draft URA Kwun Tong Town Centre- Yuet Wah Street Site DSP approved
5.Draft Sai Ying Pun & Sheung Wan Outline Zoning Plan approved
6. Draft Tin Shui Wai Outline Zoning Plan approved

10 September 2008

1. Kwun Tong blueprint turning greener
2. Skyscraper plan for Kwun Tong to go ahead
3. Challenges for latest project

6 September 2008

1. Repulse Bay hotel plan to be released for public consultation

5 September 2008

1. Raising building age threshold for developers eyed

4 September 2008

1. Heritage grant scheme called too restrictive Incentives needed, critics say

3 September 2008

1. Repulse Bay residents oppose beach hotel plan
2. Buildings Department starts probe into fifth-floor balcony collapse in Kwun Tong

1 September 2008

1. Government may build cruise terminal if retendering fails