Annex C List of Press Articles
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Annex C List of Press Articles Date Media Headline of Press Article 19.11.2003 Ming Pao Daily News Public consultation on HK2030 unfolds next week - Conditioned opening up of frontier closed area adjacent to Lok Ma Chau Loop proposed 22.11.2003 Ming Pao Daily News NWNT targeted for University Town – Government lays eyes on ten hectares of land and overseas professionals 22.11.2003 South China Morning Post Suggestions for Hong Kong’s future mapped out 22.11.2003 Ming Pao Daily News Loop Area boosts development potentials - Government picks three sites in frontier closed area 23.11.2003 Oriental Daily News Lok Ma Chau Loop trade expo floated 25.11.2003 Hong Kong Economic Times Government hatches a Lok Ma Chau Loop special economic node 25.11.2003 Hong Kong Economic Journal HK2030 slashes domestic plot ratio to 5 25.11.2003 Hong Kong Daily News Lok Ma Chau Loop trade expo floated 25.11.2003 Sing Tao Daily News Lok Ma Chau Loop trade expo floated 25.11.2003 Hong Kong Commercial Daily Lok Ma Chau Loop trade expo mooted 25.11.2003 Wen Wei Po Government brews on Lok Ma Chau Loop trade expo 26.11.2003 Hong Kong Economic Times Government revenue set to shrink – Urban plot ratios may drop from 8 to 5 for quality living 26.11.2003 Sing Tao Daily News Plot ratios attuned to population plateauing in 2030 - HK2030 suggests plot ratios be reduced to 5 xi Annex C Date Media Headline of Press Article 26.11.2003 Sing Pao Daily News Big cut on residential intensity for 9.2 million residents – Government unfolds the 2030 blueprint 26.11.2003 Ta Kung Pao Lower plot ratios ease pent-up property supply 26.11.2003 Hong Kong Commercial Daily Property tycoons subscribe to lower plot ratios 26.11.2003 Ta Kung Pao Blanket cut on plot ratios unwise 26.11.2003 Ming Pao Daily News Population tipped to reach 9.2 million in 2030 26.11.2003 Sing Tao Daily News Jobs falling short of 9.2 million populace in 2030 26.11.2003 Ming Pao Daily News Editorial - Redraft welfare policies to honour population questions Hong Kong morphs into a better living 26.11.2003 Apple Daily place - HK2030 sketches a trade expo and a university town in Lok Ma Chau Loop 26.11.2003 South China Morning Post Visa-free trade expo foreseen at the border 26.11.2003 Ming Pao Daily News Visa-free trade expo proposal held in derision - Local businessmen and town planners nail their colours to Shenzhen 26.11.2003 Ta Kung Pao Quality urban design enshrined in 2030 blueprint 26.11.2003 Sing Pao Daily News Lok Ma Chau Loop morphs into a trade expo 26.11.2003 The Standard Population boom xii Annex C Date Media Headline of Press Article 26.11.2003 The Standard Delta blues 26.11.2003 Apple Daily Lin Ma Hang opted for another cross- boundary crossing 26.11.2003 Oriental Daily News Living environment makeover – HK2030 takes on a three-pronged approach 26.11.2003 Hong Kong Daily News Public consultation on long-term town planning begins – Lok Ma Chau trade expo craves a niche for Hong Kong in its role as China’s trade springboard 26.11.2003 Metropolis Daily Hong Kong may lower land plot ratio to ease crowding 26.11.2003 Wen Wei Po Public consultation on town planning options kicked off 26.11.2003 Hong Kong Economic Times Lok Ma Chau Loop trade expo floated 26.11.2003 Hong Kong Daily News NWNT targeted for university town 26.11.2003 Va Kio Daily Consultation report on long-term town planning unfolded - HK2030 sketches a trade expo and a University Town in Lok Ma Chau Loop 26.11.2003 Hong Kong Economic Journal Local population tipped to top 9.2 million 26.11.2003 Metropolis Daily Hong Kong may lower plot ratios to ease crowding 26.11.2003 Hong Kong Commercial Daily HK2030 kicks off third stage consultation - Lok Ma Chau Loop trade expo looks thorny 26.11.2003 South China Morning Post More space, fewer people in Hong Kong’s future view xiii Annex C Date Media Headline of Press Article 26.11.2003 Hong Kong Economic Journal Editorial - Why make gobbledygook when we can make hay 26.11.2003 Hong Kong Economic Journal Lok Ma Chau Loop trade expo mooted in HK2030 26.11.2003 Hong Kong Economic Journal Plot ratio reduction a juggernaut, say developers 26.11.2003 Hong Kong Commercial Daily Two options for future development floated 26.11.2003 Oriental Daily News Mixed blessings for villagers 26.11.2003 Ming Pao Daily News Green group: Long Valley debacle may repeat in Loop 26.11.2003 Hong Kong Daily News A hell built in heaven’s disguise 26.11.2003 Hong Kong Daily News Loop development plan called into question 26.11.2003 Hong Kong Commercial Daily Manufacturers hesitates on three fronts 26.11.2003 Sing Tao Daily News Editorial – Town planning vision loses sight of Delta 26.11.2003 The Sun Government plans to reduce development intensity – 40% drop in long-term residential unit supply and twenty seven thousands less in Kowloon are foreseen 26.11.2003 The Sun Saving private properties in Tseung Kwan O – Developments are halted and density lowered 26.11.2003 The Sun Aging worsens as population reaches 9.2 million in 2030 xiv Annex C Date Media Headline of Press Article 26.11.2003 South China Morning Post College town idea is questioned 26.11.2003 South China Morning Post By 2030, tourists visiting Hong Kong may reach 70 million 26.11.2003 The Standard Builders ‘to fight’ lower plot ratio 26.11.2003 Hong Kong Daily News Plot ratios slashed to 5 as population plateaus – Concrete jungle has run its course 26.11.2003 Hong Kong Daily News Property sector espouses lower building intensity 26.11.2003 Apple Daily Lower urban plot ratios bear on public coffer 26.11.2003 Wen Wei Po Public consultation on town planning options begins 26.11.2003 Ta Kung Pao Lok Ma Chau Loop trade expo floated 26.11.2003 Wen Wei Po Domestic plot ratio may drop to 3 26.11.2003 Sing Tao Daily News Loop to become prime visitor and trader ghetto – Government proposes a trade expo in Lok Ma Chau Loop for Hong Kong’s and Shenzhen’s sake 26.11.2003 Sing Pao Daily News Editorial - HK2030 must take the town planning high ground 26.11.2003 Sing Pao Daily News Logistics sector says Container Terminal 10 not brought to head 26.11.2003 Wen Wei Po LegCo councillor criticized future planning lacks details 26.11.2003 Oriental Daily News Container Terminal 10 not necessary xv Annex C Date Media Headline of Press Article 27.11.2003 South China Morning Post Editorial – Population projection raises many questions 27.11.2003 The Standard University town idea ‘worth exploring’ 27.11.2003 The Standard Editorial – A good idea 27.11.2003 South China Morning Post Expats needed to plug gap in population forecasts 27.11.2003 Ta Kung Pao Wharf rattles through submission for Kowloon Godown redevelopment 28.11.2003 Hong Kong Economic Journal Long-term planning fixated on plot ratio reduction 28.11.2003 Ming Pao Daily News Vision vs. microscope 29.11.2003 Sing Pao Daily News Lok Ma Chau Loop business node sounded out 29.11.2003 Hong Kong Economic Times Lok Ma Chau Loop a booster for cross-boundary interactions 29.11.2003 Oriental Daily News Loop development proposal is in doubt 29.11.2003 Radio Television Hong Kong Letter to Hong Kong 29.11.2003 Ming Pao Weekly No man’s land between Shenzhen and Lok Ma Chau? 30.11.2003 Sing Tao Daily News Lower population density for better living environment - Government’s proposal could cost the public coffer 3500 million over a revised North Point redevelopment 30.11.2003 Sing Tao Daily News San Po Kong factory buildings ripe for museum use xvi Annex C Date Media Headline of Press Article 30.11.2003 Sing Pao Daily News Turning San Po Kong factory buildings into fashion schools 30.11.2003 Ming Pao Daily News Loop development may brace for private participation 30.11.2003 Oriental Daily News Private participation in Loop development embraced 1.12.2003 South China Morning Post A dream city for bureaucrats 1.12.2003 Sing Pao Daily News Comments on “Planning Vision and Strategy” 1.12.2003 Hong Kong Economic Times Henderson’s Lam doubts Loop development as industrial building supply aplenty 1.12.2003 Hong Kong Economic Times HK2030 adviser: time unripe for commenting on viability as Loop development awaits details 1.12.2003 Hong Kong Economic Times HK2030 adviser: supply and pricing levels have no direct bearing on urban plot ratio reduction 2.12.2003 Ming Pao Daily News HK2030 puts forward lower plot ratios – 1.3 billion dollars will be lost over the North Point redevelopment site 2.12.2003 Hong Kong Economic Journal Henderson boss says Lok Ma Chau Loop industrial zone unsuitable 2.12.2003 Hong Kong Commercial Daily Current industrial buildings supply aplenty 2.12.2003 The Sun Frontier special industrial zone a long shot xvii Annex C Date Media Headline of Press Article 3.12.2003 Oriental Daily News Loop development sounds thorny to academic 3.12.2003 Hong Kong Daily News Loop trade expo needs public sanction 3.12.2003 Sing Tao Daily News Loop planning option requires public sanction 3.12.2003 Sing Pao Daily News Maven urges verdict on Loop development options 3.12.2003 The Sun Pull socks up 3.12.2003 Ming Pao Daily News CPU – Loop development a springboard to western China 3.12.2003 Ming Pao Daily News Government: costly dredging works may foil Loop development 3.12.2003 Ming Pao Daily News Urban plot ratio reduction impractical – Town planners call for building design improvements 3.12.2003 Oriental Daily News Town planning body urges improvements over building designs 3.12.2003 Hong Kong Daily News Plot ratio reduction hampers old area renewal 3.12.2003 Hong Kong Economic Times Developers advised to improve building airflow 3.12.2003 Sing