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22
December 2004
1. Size Matters
21
December 2004
1. Swire takes
20pc stake in PCCW Tower owner
2. Backers of culture hub in firing line
20
December 2004
1. Never cut
the link to the rule of law
2. We can start again on hub if need be: Tsang
3. Casino plan for Lantau ludicrous - Jockey Club
18
December 2004
1. Ex-civil
servant won't discuss arts hub row
17
December 2004
1. Construction
Output for the Third Quarter of 2004
2. Draft Pak Kong and Sha Kok Mei Outline Zoning Plan approved
3. Draft Shap Sz Heung Outline Zoning Plan approved
4. Approved Kam Tin North Outline Zoning Plan amended
5. Shui On Construction posts $392 million profit
6. Cultural hub rivals back financial disclosure
16
December 2004
1. PCCW property
arm has another go at redevelopment
2. PUBLIC CONSULTATION: DISCUSSION FORUMS
3. REGIONAL EXHIBITIONS
4. Models help the fight for hearts and minds
5. 'Use single developer or project may die'
6. LCQ13: Rezoning private lands
7. LCQ3: West Kowloon Cultural District
15
December 2004
1. $1.41b
renewal planned at two sites in Tai Kok Tsui
2. Dynamic Star unveils 'low' hub density
3. Developer's futuristic design ready to tackle the elements
4. Taller than the Eiffel Tower, world's highest bridge opens
5. $1.4b facelift planned for bed-space slum area
6. Premiums put squeeze on profits
7. KCRC to boost shopping space at railway stations
8. Property prices hit by Hunghom plans
9. Bold pricing puts houses near the border into luxury league
10. Season is warming up for big projects
11. Project design offers little room to manoeuvre
12. Reit at head of protest parade
13. Paul Y-ITC sells stake in Downer for $1.51b
14. Fare war looms as Jetstar Asia flies cut-price from Singapore
15. Oracle gets down to business of ruling the world
16. Symantec in Talks to buy Veritas
17. Mosquito control measures to tighten
14
December 2004
1. Hunghom
U-turn will not deter investment: tycoon
2. Discovery Bay land fee 'not a fair move'
3. We might reduce plot ratio too, say culture hub rivals
4. Aberdeen hotel stays in Cheung Kong plan
5. Hung Hom retreat puts NWS under pressure
13
December 2004
1. Lantau
plans `misleading'
2. Arts-hub bidder says it may reduce commercial plans
3. Shun Tak plans $4.5b hotel complex
11
December 2004
1. Demolition
of Hung Hom flats scrapped
2. People power saves Hunghom flats
3. ALL FALL DOWN - How the saga unfolded
4. U-turn on Hunghom 'a victory for the people'
5. Major redesign 'would still ensure profits'
6. Pollution fears over rash of new power plants
7. Mega Tower clears another hurdle
8. Statement by SHPL on Hunghom Peninsula
9. Winner won't be the next 'master of the universe'
10. Town Planning Board deferred decision on mega tower hotel
project further
11. Approved San Tin Outline Zoning Plan amended
12. Approved Ha Tsuen Outline Zoning Plan amended
10
December 2004
1. Builder
open to buyback of flats
2. Big interest in Dream City
3. Hunghom owner open to a buy-back
4. Developers to be targeted on march
9
December 2004
1. Discovery
Bay project needed Exco approval
2. Diverse opinions must be listened to
3. Buildings will block ocean view, claims councillor
4. Vote on demolition probe is delayed
5. LCQ2: Supply of land for the provision of public rental housing
6. LCQ4 : Government takes a serious view on non-payment wages
to construction workers
8
December 2004
1. Developers
to face public
2. Developers of Hunghom Peninsula reminded of the conditions
in the Conditions of Sale
7
December 2004
1. Suen: We
still have veto in flats row
2. Government to have last word on Hunghom
3. Expert panel opposes flat demolition
4. Government to have last word on Hunghom
5. Profits vital factor in Hunghom decision
6. Project adviser 'played no role'
7. Cartoon
8. Tunnel plan as Ho in play for Zhuhai
4
December 2004
1. Quality
Public Housing Construction Awards
2. Democrats to seek Hunghom inquiry
3. Disclosing hub bid figures 'not in the public interest'
4. Adviser to project bidder quits
2
December 2004
1. LCQ18 :
Concerted effort to clear construction waste found on Tung Wan
Beach
2. Sheung Wan heliport bid
3. Henderson Land sweetens bid with Bruce Lee gallery
1
December 2004
1. Sale of
historical home on hold
2. Minister opposes estate demolition
3. Civil servants file writ over eviction from Peak
4. Shops and car parks not being sold cheaply, says official
5. Quality of staff key to success, poll finds
6. Single-developer approach to hub project attacked
7. Wage rises in HK forecast to be lowest in region in 2005
8. Lessons to be learned from Hunghom saga
9. Cartoon
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