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1. News - Hong Kong - DEVELOPMENT

   Tung Chung expansion scheme unveiled, raising reclamation concerns

   Posted May 22nd 2013, 12:00am by Joyce Ng

   ... News Hong Kong Tung Chung Lantau Island Joyce Ng joyce.ng@scmp.com 134 hectares would be reclaimed on Lantau for long-term housing, but conservationists are worried about the environmental impact The government wants to extend Tung Chung on Lantau Island by reclaiming 134 hectares of land east and west of the new town, as part of its quest for long-term housing land. The scheme, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1242960/officials-seek-huge-extension-tung-chung
2. Speed camera 'a joke' in traffic jam black spot

   Posted Sep 07th 2009, 12:00am by Amy Nip

   ... were awaiting approval from a district council. The remaining cameras would be installed by the end of next year. Where the speed cameras will be placed Hong Kong Island Garden Road Smithfield ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/691777/speed-camera-joke-traffic-jam-black-spot
3. Two hiking trails close, deemed beyond repair

   Posted Jan 08th 2009, 12:00am by Amy Nip

   ... are adventurous,' he said. Separately, two other paths - the Keung Shan Country Trail and section four of the Lantau Trail - were diverted in November after landslides obstructed Kwun Yam Shan, the original ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/666158/two-hiking-trails-close-deemed-beyond-repair
4. Island life

   Posted Aug 21st 2008, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Foundation's community project 'Through Our Eyes', five students set out with their cameras to explore both the traditional and modern sides of the island. They found Lantau green, fresh ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/649854/island-life
5. Laser scanning used to help preserve ancient rock carvings

   Posted Dec 26th 2007, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... and on Cheung Chau, Tung Lung, Lantau and Po Toi islands. Mr Chan said laser-scanning technology would be useful in compiling information about the carvings in a three-dimensional format. This would ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/620837/laser-scanning-used-help-preserve-ancient-rock-carvings
6. Skills shortage no real surprise

   Posted Jan 18th 2003, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... VERMA Lantau Island ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/403909/skills-shortage-no-real-surprise
7. Expat poll winner's village lockout

   Posted Feb 14th 2011, 12:00am by Tanna Chong

   ... Islands District Lantau Island Tanna Chong Andrew Brown has never set foot in the office of the San Shek Wan village where he lives, despite winning elections there three times since 2003. The 49-year-old Briton was elected for a third time as the second head of the village in South Lantau last month with a one-vote margin. Nine registered voters chose him, out of 17 who cast the ballot. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/738124/expat-poll-winners-village-lockout
8. Seafood smugglers nabbed at Lantau

   Posted Jan 15th 2010, 12:00am by Clifford Lo

   ... terminal, then transported the goods to a Tung Chung pier, where the boxes were loaded onto a fishing boat. The boat left the pier steering west of Lantau Island, where the goods were loaded onto ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/703703/seafood-smugglers-nabbed-lantau
9. Police bike crash sparks joy-ride investigation

   Posted Dec 05th 2009, 12:00am by Clifford Lo

   ... six months ago, became lost while on patrol in Cheung Sha Wan and had ridden all the way to Lantau Island, and that his two colleagues had gone to Lantau to pick him up, a police officer said. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/700332/police-bike-crash-sparks-joy-ride-investigation
10. Concerns over public access to hotel planned for historic Tai O site

    Posted Feb 20th 2009, 12:00am by Joyce Ng

    ... Islands District Lantau Island Joyce Ng Concerns were raised about public access to a proposed boutique hotel at the historic Tai O Police Station after details were unveiled yesterday. Una Lau Yuk-man, assistant general manager of the Hong Kong Heritage Conservation Foundation, released more details of the proposal at an on-site press conference. The foundation, an NGO set ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/670573/concerns-over-public-access-hotel-planned-historic-tai-o-site

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