SKYLINE News Update for
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Click-on the date for the items below to view the News Update articles posted for that day.
Useful News
1. MTR
2. HKHA
3. Daily Weather
4. Daily Hang Seng Index
News of the Day
28 November 2008
1. Results of the 2007 Annual Survey of Building, Construction and Real Estate Sectors
2. Proposed sewerage works at Tsing Lun Road and Tsz Tin Road approved
3. Elevated walkways across Harcourt Road and Tim Mei Avenue gazetted
4. Reconstruction of footbridge across Lung Cheung Road gazetted
5. Construction of bridge could start next year 3 governments endorse report
27 November 2008
1. More protection for grade-one buildings
26 November 2008
1. $100b plan promises 40,000 building jobs
2. Linkage established between monument declaration and historic buildings grading system
3. LCQ9: Vetting and approving applications for the construction of small houses
4. LCQ1: Hopewell Centre II
21 November 2008
1. Secretary for Development visits Eastern District
20 November 2008
1. Mega Tower height cut by 38 floors. Hopewell looks to speed up project
2. HK$20m plan to save trees at tower site. Green groups press for changes
3. Subway plan for Nathan Rd revised to spare old trees
19 November 2008
1. Planners want to drive over court ruling on bypass
2. West Rail projects cut to improve air flow. Government tipped to lose over HK$2b.
3. HK$172.6m to give harbourfront access
4. Secretary for Development speaks about Hopewell Centre II
5. Secretary for Development speaks about measures to reduce development density and Central-Wan Chai Bypass
6.LCQ8: Proposed footbridge at Kennedy Road
18 November 2008
1. Construction firm agrees to pay off protesting bar benders
17 November 2008
1. Fast-track call for big projects to boost jobs
2. Building workers urge authorities to create jobs
15 November 2008
1. Construction workers face 2003-level layoffs
14 November 2008
1. Draft Kennedy Town and Mount Davis Outline Zoning Plan approved
2. Ma Tau Kok Outline Zoning Plan approved
3. Draft Shek Kip Mei Outline Zoning Plan approved
4. Draft Kwun Tong (North) Outline Zoning Plan approved
12 November 2008
1. LCQ1:Construction works for South Island Line (East)
11 November 2008
1. Construction of Lai Chi Kok drainage tunnel to alleviate flooding in West Kowloon (with photo)
06 November 2008
1. Home prices forecast to fall sharply in 2 years
2. "Palin Cartoon"
3. SCMP – Lai See
05 November 2008
1. LCQ19: Projects to improve pedestrian environment and beautify the harbourfront
01 November 2008
1. Height limits on arts hub to be relaxed
2. Axing of breakwater proposal confirmed
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