Public Utility

Cities are urged to open utilities to investors or face urban blight

14 Feb 2003

A senior official has warned that China's cities may end up surrounded by garbage dumps and slums if urgent action is not taken to attract private investment in public utilities.

9:52AM

Utility charge hitch criticised

26 Apr 2001

About $76 million a year could have been saved if the Government had set up a system to charge public utilities for digging up roads, the report says.

7:05PM

Lawmakers will be asked to back roadworks charges

28 Dec 2000

Plans to charge utility companies for road digging will be tabled in the legislature for approval in February. Works that run beyond the approved period will be charged on a daily basis.

9:43AM

Official admits eventual role for private sector

24 Oct 2000

China will gradually open its tightly controlled urban utility sector to the private sector, according to a Ministry of Construction official.

This is the first time a mainland...

4:16AM

Water utility aims for US$100m

26 Nov 1999

Shenyang Public Utility Holdings will kick off its international roadshow next month in an attempt to ride a buoyant market and raise close to US$100 million from an H-share listing.

10:00PM

Utility companies 'head for chaos'

18 Jan 1995

HONG KONG utility companies are heading for 'chaos' before the end of the century as market pressures and deregulation transform the industry, predicts Andersen Consulting.

5:08PM