Anarcho-Punk

Pet lover heartbroken as officials evict animals from illegal shelter

17 Dec 2010

Thirty animals were made homeless on the coldest day so far this winter when the government evicted a pet shelter in Tsuen Wan.

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Taking land from elderly squatters is unreasonable, protesters say

28 Apr 2010

Elders living in a Yuen Long village that a developer is planning to clear for a large-scale villa development say it is unreasonable for the developer to take over government land on which they...

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Owner lets village's only access road stay open - for now

5 Feb 2010

The landowner who was set today to block the only access road in Ho Chung New Village has made a last-minute concession to postpone the closure to the new Lunar year. He did not give a date.

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Express rail link wins first funding battle

4 Dec 2009

The HK$65.2 billion high-speed rail project has overcome its first funding hurdle - as expected.

4:44PM

Evicted squatters end up in illegal flat

13 Jan 2008

It has been more than six weeks since the Lee family was evicted from squatter homes in a narrow alleyway in Tin Hau.

But instead of living in interim government housing, the family...

4:22PM

Evicted squatters mourn homes of 30 years

30 Nov 2007

Families and elderly people who have been long-term squatters were evicted from their homes in Tin Hau yesterday.

12:26PM

Opinion

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

4:45AM

Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

5:26AM

Developer fails in new bid for judicial review over squatters

A developer has failed to restart judicial review proceedings into its loss of a plot of land in Tai Po to a family of squatters.

5:32AM

Garden in the sky

To most government officials and property developers, rooftop squatter huts represent the shabby side of Hong Kong.

But to an artist and collector who have just published a book of...

3:26PM

$30m squatter's row goes to High Court

A company that lost more than $30 million worth of land to an 84-year-old squatter has asked the High Court to help get it back, after an attempt to get the Department of Justice to strike out two...

10:57AM

Fung Chun-fei

Fung Chun-fei, 70, and his family occupied a squatter hut in Tin Hau to qualify for government re-housing. Life was dangerous in the wooden huts and the threat of fire was constant.

2:14PM

Cyber-squatters play the name game

In the new economy, the question 'What's in a name?', has taken on a new meaning. The answer can be millions of dollars, thanks to the inflammatory and, some would say, unethical practice of cyber...

7:26AM

Squatter-control duties transferred

The squatter-control duties of the Housing Department will be transferred to the Lands Department from tomorrow to simplify the work flow of the Government's land control and enhance efficiency....

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