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News Update for October 2001 |  |  |
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posted for that day 31
October 2001 1.
Investigation begins as collapse
death toll rises to six
2. Probe launched into fatal collapse
3. Missing workers located in the collapsed building
4. Investigation Team to probe building collapse incident 30
October 2001 1.
Greens in U-turn on rail link
2. Collapse kills three, two missing
3. Damaged piling could be to blame for tragedy: experts
4. Airport to expand to fill needs
5. Four people reported missing in building collapse case
6. Downturn dumps landfilling charge
7. One dead, four missing as building collapses
8. KCRC claims urban rights
9. Weight of debris may have caused fatal collapse 29
October 2001 1.
MTRC hopes synergy plan will
win bid
2. Changing track
3. Long Valley Cartoon by Harry Wong 27
October 2001 1.
Buildings Department awards
drainage consultancy study
2. Proposed sewerage system in Sai Kung gazetted
3. Infrastructure works at Pak Shek Kok
4. Approved Fanling/Sheung Shui Outline Zoning Plan amended
5. Tsuen Wan and Tsing Yi Outline Zoning Plans amended
6. Plan for new terminals pushed back to 2008 26
October 2001 1.
Blueprint for future port
expansion ready
2. Legco fight looms on revised $8.5b Route 7 25
October 2001 1.
Cheung Kong Changes plan
2. Cheung Kong keeps mum on emergency 24
October 2001 1.
Hong Kong plants green ideas
into high-rise buildings
2. Developers mixed over land proposal 23
October 2001 1.
Roving Exhibitions on Railway
Development Over the Next 20 Years
2. Scramble for projects as recession kicks
in Layoffs, other cost-cutting measures no surprise to industry observers
3. Tenders invited for sewage
job
4. Landslip project
for islands
5.
Contractors to bid for school
6. Kone wins elevator project
7. Mitsubishi, JGC to do oil study
8. Koreans lock up $20b orders
9. Shining to build apartments
10. DRB-Hicom eyes Proton team 22
October 2001 1.
The new partnership to improve
built environment (Eng. only) 20
October 2001 1.
Two approved Kwun Tong Outline
Zoning Plans amended
2. Approved
Tong Yan San Tsuen Outline Zoning Plan amended
3. KCRC
to put spoonbills' diet to the test 19
October 2001 1.
Gammon
sheds 80 workers as dwindling demand takes toll 17
October 2001 1.
Developers told to provide
details 16
October 2001 1.
Building plans approved in August 12
October 2001 1.
Engineer cut tapes in short-piling racket
2. Boost for Shenzhen western corridor
plan 11
October 2001 1.
No early joy for construction firms Special
Features 1.
10 Ways to Guard Against Computer Viruses
2. Email for Business 10
October 2001 1.
Hang Lung to appeal 9
October 2001 1.
Slow building industry buoys MTRC costs
2. Number of anomalies in storey countdown 6
October 2001 1.
Atkins China pushes plan to reclaim harbourfront 5
October 2001 1.
Fung shui fears force rethink on bridge 4
October 2001 1.
Tycoon warns HK against also-ran status
2. Excavation fees and penalties loom
for utilities 3
October 2001 1.
New air conditioning specification for government contracts
2. Greens fear
impact of cross-border bridge project
3. Rescue plea for historic buildings | 
