Tung Chung

31 May 2013

Tung Chung is due to have its own hospital this year, but 24-hour accident and emergency services will not be available until the third quarter of next year due to a shortage of medical staff.

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Tung Chung expansion scheme unveiled, raising reclamation concerns

22 May 2013

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.

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Lantau development should not be driven by greed

9 Apr 2013

On reading Pope Francis' denunciation of greed and exploitation, one wonders what he would make of the behaviour of Hong Kong's business elite.

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Letters to the Editor, April 5, 2013

5 Apr 2013

It is of great concern to note Dr Benny Tai Yiu-ting's Occupy Central proposal, which advocates civil disobedience in case Beijing does not agree with the whims or insecurity of some political...

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Letters to the Editor, April 4, 2013

4 Apr 2013

Item 86 in the chief executive's policy address dealt with the development of the western tip of the former Kai Tak runway. It said this site in the Kai Tak Development Area had "excellent...

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Letters to the Editor, March 31, 2013

31 Mar 2013

A study by the University of Hong Kong has revealed how serious a problem light pollution has become in Hong Kong. The worst reading taken by the survey team at the Space Museum in Tsim Sha Tsui...

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

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Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

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Letters to the Editor, March 26, 2013

The government appears to have a blind spot. It should look at the map of Hong Kong and see that 90 per cent of our land resources of nearly 110,000 hectares are in the New Territories, most of...

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Letters to the Editor, March 25, 2013

John Charleston writes that North Korea is "safe" from American influence thanks to its military strength and nuclear weapons programme, while suggesting that the "right-wing" South China Morning...

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Hong Kong should look to Lantau for development

The suggestion by a business group that Lantau Island be developed as a commercial zone to draw mainland tourists away from crowded Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui, at first glance, seems far-...

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Letters to the Editor, March 20, 2013

I would like to clarify the government's stance regarding public access to private sports clubs and other facilities on sites that are operated under private recreational leases.

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BRICKS & MORTAR

Citygate Outlet team bids for another site at Tung Chung

A friend recently paid a visit to Citygate Outlet shopping mall in Tung Chung. She thought she was in Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Shops selling designer fashion brands and sports items, including...

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HOUSING

Give Tung Chung's empty estates HOS flats, says Green Sense

An urban planning concern group is asking for more Home Ownership Scheme flats to be built in Tung Chung on Lantau, rather than public rental housing. Green Sense made the call after a visit to...

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