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News Update for October 2002 |  |  |
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News 1.
KCRC
2. MTR
3. HKHA News
of the Day 30
October 2002 1.
Railway merger opposed by board, says Tien
2. KCRC opposes merger plan for
rail firms
3. Rail-merger jobs pledge sought
4. Developer sues in row
over Gold Coast plan 29
October 2002 1.
ITC chief explains his rethink on buy offer
2. SAR team plans Macau bridge
talks in Beijing
3. Housing merger a $26m pay-saver, but 25 top jobs go
4. Action urged to save heritage sites
5. 'Haunted' house steeped in history
6. Beijing to host talks on Macau bridge link plans
7. Gold Coast developer
seeks $433m
8. Bridge backers on a misguided leap of faith to balance delta 26
October 2002 1.
Two works schemes in Stanley and Wong Tai Sin to improve facilities
2. Drainage
channel to be constructed in Yuen Long 25
October 2002 1.
KCRC sees little gain in railway merger plans
2. Doonesbury by Gary Trudeau 23
October 2002 1.
Union Ford wins MTRC project
2. KCRC calls tenders for Fo Tan site
3.
Serendipity finds Synergy to create the perfect space
4. Cheung Kong clinches
MTR deal
5. Surveyors dub SAR model of planning
6. Industrial sites
need flexibility, analysts say
7. Crunch time for rezoning bid
8. Paul
Y.-ITC: Just Say No 21
October 2002 1.
Farewell for a fallen captain
2. Rugby club honours dead mates by getting
on with the game
3. Complacency fuels surge in mosquito-borne killers
4. ‘Lenient’ verdict on Nicholas Tse could send wrong message to public
5. Arup Communications successfully completes The Esplanade - theatres on the
bay, ICT consultancy 19
October 2002 1.
Approved Kau Lung Hang Outline Zoning Plan referred back
2. Tung Chung Town
Centre Area Outline Zoning Plan referred back
3. Aberdeen and Ap Lei Chau
Outline Zoning Plan referred back
4. Four draft outline zoning plans approved
5. Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines Revised
6. New World profit
at $1.28b amid revamp
7. 1,000 reasons for extension: Tien
8. Five vie
for Tiu Keng Leng project
9 . Developer to raise prices 3pc
10. Mong
Kok property scheduled for $220m redevelopment
11. Link up to my bridge, Wu
tells planners
12. Airport, rail firms back western link
13. Five bid
for Tseung Kwan O MTR deal 18
October 2002 1.
Hopewell in race to build Zhuhai link
2. MTR Corp chairman denies quit rumours
3. Tuen Mun-airport bridge seen as route for the future
4. MTR chairman
backs merger of rail firms
5. KCRC announces Sha Tin tender
6. Hopewell,
2022 Foundation submit bridge plans 17
October 2002 1.
LCQ6: Land transport link between Hong Kong and West Bank of Pearl River
2. LCQ8:Recreational and sports facilities in new towns
3. MTR-KCR merger
bill put at $68.6b
4. Bridge needed before 2016, says Sarah Liao 16
October 2002 1.
Jobs before budget, say Tung aides
2. Job fears in deficit reduction plan
3. Industry counting on public works
4. Damper on MTRC tender
5.
Peak house to attract strong interest 15
October 2002 1.
Holistic approach to revitalize our built environment
2. Speech on Revitalization
of the Built Environment
3. KCRC boss will run rail 'if government wants'
4. Four in race for DHL cargo centre contract
5. Leung warns of $60b budget
deficit
6. Doubts cast over viability of oil refinery project
7. Authority
defends new DHL terminal
8. KCRC chief eyes new railway post 12
October 2002 1.
Appointment of Town Planning Board Chairman
2. MTRC chief in talks on contract
11
October 2002 1.
LCQ8 : Govt criteria for procuring building materials used in public works projects
2. Speech by SEDL at Cathay Pacific Airways/DHL joint venture cocktail reception
3. Oil firm reveals plan for $60b HK refinery
4. Airport centre fails
to lift developers
5. MTRC seeks rail subsidies
6. Lamma Island eyed
as base for oil project
7. Housing Authority has run its course 10
October 2002 1.
Public takes poor view of companies in wake of scandals
2. Wheeler
3.
Naked in the city
4. Monitor
5. Property market ‘medicine’
will not cure SAR’s economic ills
6. As high as the corporate ladder
goes
7. MTRC wins initial approval for South Island monorail
8. Life doctor
– Dengue fever
9 . Dengue threat is here to stay
10. Dengue fever
edges nearer to heart of city
11. Fetish Fashion trio wins $3m for trial costs
12. Monitor
13. SCMP Cartoon
14. Wheeler
15. Politicians spending
way to subversion
16. World health body fears dengue spread
17. Fever
facts
18. Fever demands action
19. Monitor
20. Property market ‘medicine’
begins 9
October 2002 1.
Hang Lung fires 300 in hotels revamp
2. Staff to lose jobs as Grand Hotel
privatises
3. 'Do nothing' option fuels uncertainty
4. San San in golden
farewell to Games
5. Second form of dengue hits SAR
6. Health chiefs
in talks on strategy against dengue outbreak
7. Lady Akers-Jones, girl guides'
stalwart, loses battle with cancer
8. Planet discovery biggest in 72 years
9 . Emirates considers A380 for SAR
10. Shenzhen the greater threat, analyst
warns 8
October 2002 1.
Lands Department will manage sites to good standard
2. Plastic resins maker
to build two factories
3. Two in fatal fall at police HQ site
4. Bungled
demolition caused collapse 7
October 2002 1.
200 Bellagio sales amid `overwhelming' demand
2. Tsing Yi berth contractors
pick up speed
3. Building blocks of recovery 5
October 2002 1.
Draft Shek Kip Mei Outline Zoning Plan amended
2. Draft Cheung Sha Wan Outline
Zoning Plan amended
3. Draft Ho Man Tin Outline Zoning Plan amended
4.
Fears over foundation plans for Disney park
5. Land freeze is no answer, experts
say 4
October 2002 1.
Railway merger pushed to cut deficit
2. New look urged at shelved Lingdingyang
Bridge proposal
3. Individual sellers face price squeeze 3
October 2002 1.
Deal sealed for $780m air cargo terminal
2. Group to pave way for West Kowloon's
new look
3. DHL wins airport terminal deal
4. Big outlay restricts pool
for Tiu Keng Leng bids | 
