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of the Day 31
December 2002 1.
How silting could spell disaster for the delta 2. Pull down illegal village
homes, says legislator 30
December 2002 1.
Hong Kong Land seeks return to residential development 2. Cartoon 3. Technology
park to boost SAR's role in delta 4. SHKP sees a future building townships
5. Commuters drive up Shenzhen house prices 6. Anson Chan provokes outcry
after her latest veiled attack 7. Lost lamppost shed light on outlawed building
8. Thousands of village homes may be illegal 9. Fuel recycling plant opens
in trial scheme 10. $100m for green projects in limbo 29
December 2002 1.
SAR still has identity crisis - Anson Chan 2. Flat sells for a record $33m
3. A vintage year 4. Taking stock 28
December 2002 1.
Flat-hunters spend big on mainland 2. New push to send waste over border
3. Exports boosted to highest level this year 4. Wages fall for those at the
top but rise for the lower paid 5. Cartoon 27
December 2002 1.
Zhongshan sees bridge as a magnet for investors 2. 24-hour checkpoint to start
on January 27 3. Shekou link is best option for SAR: academic 4. Kwai
Chung port is deemed ready for bigger cargo ships 20
December 2002 1.
Tender invited for Ma Wan Theme Park site 2. Town Planning Board hears Ngong
Ping objections 3. CLK centre wins HK$2b funding 4. Why we all need
the bridge 19
December 2002 1.
Henderson insists offer is fair 2. Bold outlook issued on Ho Man Tin project
3. HK accused of pushing too hard for bridge 18
December 2002 1.
Prequalified tenderers for Tamar development project 2. Housing Authority
Environmental Report 17
December 2002 1.
Hongkong Land signs up new tenant at Chater House 2. Housing policy lifts
confidence 3. Bridge to Zhuhai will have little impact on river flow, study
finds 4. Building plans approved in October 16
December 2002 1.
Private cash pushed for public works 2. Rail merger could be a route out
of the red 3. Is it the end of the road for the controversial Route 10 project?
14
December 2002 1.
Rail merger reward set to arrive late 2. Citic Pacific eager to shed projects
13
December 2002 1.
Town Planning (Amendment) Bill discussed 2. Draft Tsuen Wan West Outline
Zoning Plan amended 3. Approved Quarry Bay Outline Zoning Plan amended
4. Renewal body wins discount on flats 5. Ghost house blocks multi-billion
dollar project 6. Site's history shrouded by a veil of mystery 7. New
World restructuring receives go-ahead 8. Downturn leaves Shui On in the red
12
December 2002 1.
Construction company fined for mosquito breeding 2. LCQ7: Demolition of structures
containing asbestos 3. Jiangsu will use bond issue to fund road construction
11
December 2002 1.
East Rail Extensions Project Agreement 10
December 2002 1.
Roundup of scaffolding collapse in Tsim Sha Tsui 2. Tsim Sha Tsui accident
under investigation 3. A Shared Responsibility on Environment 4. Speed
urged on new convention centre 5. Emperor to spend $300m on plaza 6.
Court challenge to park plan 7. Law on rural houses to be reviewed 8.
Zhuhai bridge study tipped within 3 months 9. Ecological fears over bridge
dismissed 10. Disney puts the brakes on theme park for Shanghai 11.
Exhibition centre to be scaled down 12. Port on target for a container record
13. One dead, 16 hurt as scaffolding crashes down 9
December 2002 1.
$600m bid to woo `transumers' 7
December 2002 1.
Chai Wan Outline Zoning Plan approved 2. Draft Lai Chi Kok Outline Zoning
Plan amended 3. Draft Kwai Chung Outline Zoning Plan amended 4. Ngau
Chi Wan Outline Zoning Plan approved 5. Draft Yuen Long Outline Zoning Plan
approved 6. Draft Hung Lung Hang Outline Zoning Plan amended 7. Harbour
park faces court fight 6
December 2002 1.
Caution mounts on growth rate 2. Experts play down bridge flooding threat
to delta cities 3. Hong Kong consultant to lead surveyors’ group in
its global expansion drive. 4
December 2002 1.
Lai Sun `forced' to buy another hotel 2. Harbour society threatens legal action
on north Wan Chai facelift 3. The new line-up 4. Path to justice ?
5. Then and now 6. Then and now 7. CMB to spend reserves on property projects
8. Planners linger on lame ideas for Wan Chai 9. Wheeler 10. Knowledge
Management 2
December 2002 1.
LegCo to Debate Maintaining Infrastructural Investments 2. Zhuhai link will
help us break HK's logistics cartel 3. Lack of leadership skills promotes
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