Paul Chan Mo-Po

1 May 2013

Once again Edwin Tong, of the Civil Engineering and Development Department, is misrepresenting the facts ("General support for multi-pronged land supply approach", April 24), in another desperate...

2:32AM

Reclamation a last resort to ease land supply

8 Apr 2013

Responsible leaders look forward and plan for tomorrow. Hong Kong's government is doing as it should by looking for ways to increase the supply of land so that our city can further develop. But...

2:04AM

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Paul Chan calls for more consideration on reclamation plans

24 Mar 2013

The five sites on the shortlist, all located near the shore, are in Tuen Mun, Sha Tin, Tsing Yi and on Lantau. Together, they could provide about 600 hectares of land, the Development Bureau said...

6:41AM

Caverns for public facilities could free up land for homes

22 Mar 2013

Three sites could be freed for homes by moving public facilities now on the land into caverns, the government proposed yesterday. But a critic of the scheme said it would cost too much. And one...

5:43AM

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New committee set up to look into lift safety

18 Mar 2013

Paul Chan Mo-po, on his official blog yesterday, wrote that the lift and escalator safety advisory committee would be represented by the lift trade and "outside-sector parties" such as property...

4:44AM

Local opposition casts more doubt on land sale list

2 Mar 2013

Doubts surround the government's ability to execute its new land-sale programme on schedule, as district councils and a university have expressed objections - including a possible legal challenge...

5:13AM

Opinion

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

2:53AM

Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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3:37AM

Paul Chan announces end of land application list system

Hong Kong’s government will scrap the land application list system – under which developers can trigger land auctions – in order to increase its control over the city’s land supply.

8:38PM

Loophole could spark rush to buy Hong Kong hotel rooms

More hotel rooms could go on sale after the development chief admitted there was a legal loophole allowing such transactions. But Secretary for Development Paul Chan Mo-po warned buyers on Tuesday...

5:45AM

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Legco gives lesson on when to stay mum

Political lesson today: how to spot a minister who is completely out of his depth. This is a topic I can go on about forever, but let's stick to a recent example, due to space constraints.

5:53AM

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BUILDING

Military sites in range to ease Hong Kong housing crisis

The government is eyeing up military sites as it searches for land to ease the acute demand for housing, the development chief admitted on Wednesday. Paul Chan Mo-po said the government was "...

7:46AM

Healthcare

Government's land grant to Union Hospital 'inexcusable': Legco report

A Legislative Council committee has expressed grave dismay at the government's 1982 decision to give an excessive amount of land to the Union Hospital.

5:16AM

PLA military sites targeted in bid to ease housing crisis

The development minister said on Wednesday the PLA barracks in Admiralty could be turned into a site for private residential flats, as the government seeks to increase the housing supply.

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