So you're a mega-developer, think tree frogs should be stamped out, greenery covered with concrete. C'mon, speak up.
Here's an email I sent to Hong Kong Outdoors members on the morning of 1 April:
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Just received this email, from Hopewell:
"Dear Dr Martin Williams:
Sir Gordon Wu has instructed me to write to you, regarding the information and ideas you and other environmentalists have presented regarding the future of Lantau Island.
Submitted by martin on 4 April 2008 - 3:55pm
Yesterday, HK Chief Executive (not prime minister, not president) gave policy address.
Not a surprise: pushing mega projects with concrete, and some waffle on the environment.
From AFP:
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Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang insisted on Wednesday that economic development would remain the city's top priority in an annual address that skirted the thorny issues of pollution and democracy.
In his first policy address since winning re-election in March, the chief executive said improving the city's environment or maintaining its heritage -- another campaign popular among activists -- had t
Submitted by DocMartin on 11 October 2007 - 10:31am
Did a circular Sai Kung route to get to some rockpools last weekend. And I like many enjoy the quite unpaved mossy forest trail, or even those ancient stone paths through the pass. But if I see an oldstone bridge with one of it's pieces replaced with a concrete replica I don't complain too hard. I mean at least they are trying, and I can imagine the difficulty of getting the legco budget for a stonemason and helicopter for a brook.
Submitted by SImon D on 29 September 2007 - 10:36pm
From today's South China Morning Post - the "Mr Li" being Li Ka-shing, who's more a God of Concrete:
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In a press conference to announce his conglomerate's mid-term results, Mr Li was asked whether his companies would reduce investments in property development because of increasing pressure brought by environmentalists.
"It affects the [government] revenue, which is everybody's revenue in Hong Kong," Mr Li said. "This will affect revenue in the Treasury and the people of Hong Kong.
Submitted by DocMartin on 24 August 2007 - 10:37pm
As per a conversation with Clive, when I find documents related to the Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macau bridge, I'll post the relevant links here.
First up the pdf of LegCo Public Works Subcommittee from last week:
http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr04-05/english/fc/pwsc/papers/p05-20e.pdf
Concerning the viability studies performed on the project...
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19.
In January 2003, D of Hy included an item under Subhead 6100TX “Highway works, studies and investigations for items in Category D of the Public Works Programme” to fund HKSAR’s share of the cost for the ICT to conduct a study enti
Submitted by Visitor on 23 June 2005 - 11:41am
