West Kowloon

Sudden downpour takes the wind out of poop art

26 Apr 2013

The 15.5 metre-tall Complex Pile, by acclaimed and controversial American artist Paul McCarthy, is part of a display of inflatable art on show in West Kowloon. It was found damaged yesterday after...

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Housing blocks 'will stop wind flow'

6 Mar 2013

A public housing project planned near the harbourfront will serve as a "huge wall", blocking wind flow to West Kowloon neighbourhoods, district councillors said yesterday, after changes to the...

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Tradition of grand bamboo theatres may disappear, architect warns

15 Jan 2013

The art of building a grand bamboo theatre will be forgotten unless action is taken to preserve the knowledge of the master craftsmen, an architect says.

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Urban renaissance

13 Dec 2012

Two massive infrastructure projects will change the face of Kowloon forever. And that's not all, because there are ambitious regeneration plans for the old areas of the peninsula.

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What the local media says

24 Nov 2012

Sunday, Apple Daily

Property agents scuffle on busy Tsim Sha Tsui street

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Raft of arts events planned, even without land grant

28 Aug 2012

The authority responsible for the West Kowloon Cultural District isn't letting the fact that it has yet to receive the land grant for the site get in the way of running events to get the arts hub...

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Opinion

Michael Cox

The last straw for Terry Wong?

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Jake Van Der Kamp

iBonds are little help in easing inflation and a bad bet financially

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Families of six Hong Kong workers killed in 2009 accident sue for damages

The families of six construction workers who plunged 17 storeys to their death on an overloaded bamboo platform in a lift shaft at Hong Kong's tallest building are claiming damages from the...

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Villagers seek halt to rail line works

Villagers living near the route of the cross-border express railway want its construction halted. They say it has dried up their wells and damaged houses.

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Arts hub seeks more cash for basement

The West Kowloon arts hub faces a major challenge of securing extra government funding for its vast underground complex, says the project's chief.

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Events aimed to get people used to attending West Kowloon arts hub

I refer to the letter by J. W. Chan ('Winter event not suitable for arts hub', July 12).

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Prime site to draw fierce bidding

Big developers are expected to bid up to HK$10 billion for the site of the former North Point Estate.

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Bayside project lures fewer developers

Fourteen developers have expressed interest in the HK$9.5 billion Tsuen Wan West MTR Bayside waterfront residential project.