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Hong Kong, 1941-1945
Hong Kong University Press 14/F Hing Wai Centre 7 Tin Wan Praya Road Aberdeen Hong Kong © Ray Barman 2009 ISBN 978-962-209-976-0 All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. All photos, illustrations, and newspaper cuttings in this book are from the collection of the Barman family. Every effort has been made to track ownership and formal permission from the copyright holders. If there are any inadvertent omissions we apologize to those concerned, and ask that they contact us so that we can correct any oversight as soon as possible. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Secure On-line Ordering http://www.hkupress.org Printed and bound by Condor Production Ltd., Hong Kong, China. Contents Foreword for the Series ix About This Book xi Abbreviations xiii About the Author xvii Introduction 1 The Battle 5 Internment 93 Postscript 265 Appendices 269 Notes 293 Index 299 About the Author Charles Edward Barman was born at Canterbury, Kent in England on 14 May 1901, the eldest of four children. He was the son of a gardener, Richard Thomas, and Emily Barman from Tenterden, an area of Kent where many people of the Barman name still live. Charles had two brothers, Richard and George, and a younger sister, Elsie. As a boy, he attended the local primary school at Canterbury and attended services at the Cathedral. -
The Struggle for Sustainable Waste Management In
The struggle for sustainable waste management in Hong Kong: 1950s– 2010s LSE Research Online URL for this paper: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/103562/ Version: Published Version Article: Lou, Loretta Ieng Tak and Fabian, Nele (2019) The struggle for sustainable waste management in Hong Kong: 1950s–2010s. Worldwide Waste: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2 (1). https://doi.org/10.5334/wwwj.40 Reuse This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence. This licence allows you to distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon the work, even commercially, as long as you credit the authors for the original work. More information and the full terms of the licence here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ [email protected] https://eprints.lse.ac.uk/ Fabian, N and Lou, LIT. 2019. The Struggle for Sustainable Waste Management :25/':,'(:$67( in Hong Kong: 1950s–2010s. Worldwide Waste: Journal of Interdisciplinary -2851$/2),17(5',6&,3/,1$5<678',(6 Studies, 2(1): 10, 1–12. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/wwwj.40 RESEARCH The Struggle for Sustainable Waste Management in Hong Kong: 1950s–2010s Nele Fabian* and Loretta Ieng Tak Lou† As Hong Kong’s landfills are expected to reach saturated conditions by 2020, the city can no longer rely on landfilling alone as the sole solution for waste treatment in the long term. Drawing on five months of archival research at the University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Public Records Office (PRO) in 2016 as well as 17 months of fieldwork conducted between 2012, 2013 and 2016, this article provides a much- needed overview of why sustainable waste management has always been such a challenge for Hong Kong. -
Agreement No. TD 50/2007 Traffic Study for Mid-Levels Area
Agreement No. TD 50/2007 Traffic Study for Mid-Levels Area Executive Summary 半山區發展限制範圍 研究範圍 August 2010 Agreement No. TD 50/2007 Executive Summary Traffic Study for Mid-Levels Area TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Study Objectives 2 1.3 Study Approach and Process 3 1.4 Structure of this Executive Summary 3 2. EXISTING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS 4 2.1 Review of Available Transport Data 4 2.2 Supplementary Traffic Surveys 4 2.3 Existing Traffic Situation 5 3. REDEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL IN MID-LEVELS 8 3.1 Identification of Potential Redevelopment Sites 8 3.2 Maximum Permissible GFA of the Potential Redevelopment Sites 9 3.3 Establishment of Redevelopment Scenarios 10 4. TRAFFIC IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 13 4.1 Transport Model Development 13 4.2 Redevelopment Traffic Generation 14 4.3 Junction Performance Assessments 15 4.4 Effects of West Island Line 17 5. TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT PROPOSALS 18 5.1 Overview 18 5.2 Proposed Improvement Measures 18 5.3 Measures Considered But Not Pursued 20 6. REVIEW OF THE MID-LEVELS MORATORIUM 22 6.1 Overview 22 6.2 Lifting the MM 22 6.3 Strengthening the MM 23 6.4 Alternative Means of Planning Control 23 6.5 Retaining the MM 24 7. CONCLUSION 25 7.1 Recommendations 25 7.2 Way Forward 26 LIST OF TABLES Page Table 2.1 Summary of Surveys Undertaken 4 Table 2.2 Comparison of Key Demographic and General Traffic Characteristics in Mid-Levels, Happy Valley and Braemar Hill 6/7 Table 3.1 Potential Redevelopment Sites by Type of Lease and Land Use Zoning 8 Table 3.2 Maximum Permissible GFA of the Potential Redevelopment Sites 9 Table 3.3 Summary of Redevelopment Scenarios 10 i Agreement No. -
Stormwater Drainage Master Plan Study in Northern Hong Kong Island
Stormwater Drainage Master Plan Study in Northern Hong Kong Island PROJECT PROFILE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT IN NORTHERN HONG KONG ISLAND HONG KONG WEST DRAINAGE TUNNEL Drainage Improvement in Northern Hong Kong Island - Project Profile Hong Kong West Drainage Tunnel CONTENTS 1. BASIC INFORMATION........................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 PROJECT TITLE .................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 PURPOSE AND NATURE OF PROJECT .................................................................................................... 1 1.3 NAME OF THE PROJECT PROPONENT.................................................................................................... 1 1.4 LOCATION AND SCALE OF PROJECT ..................................................................................................... 1 1.5 NUMBER AND TYPES OF DESIGNATED PROJECTS TO BE COVERED BY THE PROJECT PROFILE ............. 2 1.6 NAME AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF CONTACT PERSON ..................................................................... 2 2. OUTLINE OF PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMME....................................... 2 2.1 RESPONSIBILITY OF PARTIES................................................................................................................ 2 2.2 PROJECT TIME TABLE......................................................................................................................... -
Recommended District Council Constituency Areas
District : Central and Western Recommended District Council Constituency Areas +/- % of Population Estimated Quota Code Recommended Name Boundary Description Major Estates/Areas Population (17,282) A01 Chung Wan 18,529 +7.22 N District Boundary 1. HOLLYWOOD TERRACE NE District Boundary E District Boundary SE Monmouth Path, Kennedy Road S Kennedy Road, Macdonnell Road Garden Road, Lower Albert Road SW Lower Albert Road, Wyndham Street Arbuthnot Road, Chancery Lane Old Bailey Street, Elgin Street Peel Street, Staunton Street W Staunton Street, Aberdeen Street Hollywood Road, Ladder Street Queen's Road Central, Cleverly Street Connaught Road Central NW Chung Kong Road A1 District : Central and Western Recommended District Council Constituency Areas +/- % of Population Estimated Quota Code Recommended Name Boundary Description Major Estates/Areas Population (17,282) A02 Mid Levels East 20,337 +17.68 N Chancery Lane 1. PINE COURT 2. ROBINSON HEIGHTS Arbuthnot Road, Wyndham Street 3. THE GRAND PANORAMA NE Wyndham Street, Lower Albert Road 4. TYCOON COURT E Lower Albert Road, Garden Road SE Garden Road S Garden Road, Robinson Road, Old Peak Road Hornsey Road SW Hornsey Road W Hornsey Road, Conduit Road, Robinson Road Seymour Road, Castle Road NW Castle Road, Caine Road, Chancery Lane Elgin Street, Old Bailey Street, Seymour Road Shing Wong Street, Staunton Street A2 District : Central and Western Recommended District Council Constituency Areas +/- % of Population Estimated Quota Code Recommended Name Boundary Description Major Estates/Areas Population -
Administration's Paper on "Measure to Address Noise Impact of Existing
For discussion on 15 December 2000 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Panels of Environmental Affairs and Transport Measures to Address Noise Impact of Existing Roads INTRODUCTION This paper supplements the Legislative Council brief issued to Members on 18 November 2000 concerning a new policy to address the noise impact of existing roads on nearby residents. A copy of the brief is at Enclosure 1. THE NEW POLICY 2. The new policy to address the noise impact of existing roads on residents in the neighbourhood is as follow - (a) engineering solutions, by way of retrofitting of barriers and enclosures, and resurfacing with low noise material, should be implemented where practicable at existing excessively noisy roads in accordance with the guiding principles set out in paragraphs 7 and 13 of the Legislative Council brief; and (b) Non-engineering solutions, such as traffic management measures, should be explored on a case-by-case basis and implemented where practicable at roads where engineering solutions are impracticable or where engineering solutions alone are inadequate in reducing the noise to an acceptable level. PAGE 2 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Roads exceeding noise limit 3. According to the assessment of the Environmental Protection Department (EPD), 655 out of 3,000 existing roads in Hong Kong are currently generating noise in excess of the noise limit for new roads of 70dB(A). This does not mean, however, all flats near these 655 roads are exposed to high noise levels. This is because the degree of noise impact would depend on factors including height and location of the flats and any structure that screens the line-of-sight to the road. -
Waste Disposal Plan for Hong Kong Executive Summary
WASTE DISPOSAL PLAN FOR HONG KONG EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Waste Arisings Hong Kong's waste arisings currently amount to nearly 22,500 tonnes per day (t.p.d.) not including the 49,000 rrr of excavated and dredged materials which are dumped at sea. The main components of these arisings are household waste (approximately 4600 t.p.d.), industrial and commercial wastes (approximately l800 t.p.d.), construction waste (approximately 6500 t.p.d.), livestock waste (approximately 2000 t.p.d.), water works sludges (approximately 4000 t.p.d.) and pulverised fuel ash (approximately 2600 t.p.d.). Waste Collection Wastes are collected and delivered to disposal sites "by the statutory collection authorities (the Urban Council, the Regional Council and the Director of Environmental Protection), by numerous private waste collection contractors and, in the case of some industrial waste, by "in house" labour. The collection authorities collect and deliver for disposal most household, some commercial and most street wastes, some clinical waste and most excremental waste. The remainder is handled by the private sector. Environmental problems, which are generated by both the public and private sector waste collection systems, include odour, leachate spillage, dust, noise and littering. Existing controls over the operations of private sector waste collectors and transporters are fragmented and ineffective. Waste Disposal Most wastes are currently either incinerated at one of three government-operated incineration plants or disposed of at one of five government-operated landfills. The old composting plant at Chai Wan now functions as a temporary bulk transfer facility for the transport of publicly-collected waste to landfill. -
2013 Application Information and Admission Arrangement for Non-JUPAS Sub-Degree and Undergraduate Programmes 1 (As at 3.7.2013)
2013 Application Information and Admission Arrangement for Non-JUPAS Sub-degree and Undergraduate Programmes 1 (as at 3.7.2013) Application information Admission arrangement Institution Enrolment Deadline for Venue(s) for application deposit / payment of Application period 2 Application fee 3 Contact no. Email Refund of enrolment deposit/registration fee 4 (if not through E-APP) Registration enrolment deposit/ fee registration fee Caritas Bianchi 1 Dec 2012 – $50 per application Tseung Kwan O Campus Tseung Kwan O [email protected] $5,000 Noon of 19 Jul 2013 Yes, if an applicant has accepted an offer from a full-time UGC-funded 5 College of 30 Sep 2013 18 Chui Ling Road Campus undergraduate programme via JUPAS (programmes offered by OUHK and Careers Tseung Kwan O, N.T. 3653 6600 HKAPA are not UGC-funded). Applicant is required to submit an application for refund before the deadline Full refund with an administrative fee 6 of $200 Deadline for refund application 7: 1. Noon of 12 Aug 2013 (for applicants with JUPAS main round offer) 2. Noon of 28 Aug 2013 (for applicants with JUPAS clearing round offer) Caritas Institute 1 Dec 2012 – $200 per application Tseung Kwan O Campus Tseung Kwan O [email protected] $5,000 Noon of 19 Jul 2013 Yes, if an applicant has accepted an offer from a full-time UGC-funded 5 of Higher 30 Sep 2013 (undergraduate 18 Chui Ling Road Campus undergraduate programme via JUPAS (programmes offered by OUHK and Education programmes) Tseung Kwan O, N.T. 3653 6600 HKAPA are not UGC-funded). -
THE BATTLE of HONG KONG Belligerents
THE BATTLE OF HONG KONG DATE: DECEMBER 08 – DECEMBER 25 1941 Belligerents Japan United Kingdom Hong Kong India Canada China Free French The Battle of Hong Kong was fought between December 8 - 25, 1941. As the Second Sino-Japanese War raged between China and Japan during the late 1930s, Great Britain was forced to examine its plans for the defense of Hong Kong. In studying the situation, it was quickly found that the colony would be difficult to hold in the face of a determined Japanese attack. Despite this conclusion, work continued on a new defensive line extending from Gin Drinkers Bay to Port Shelter. Begun in 1936, this set of fortifications was modeled on the French Maginot Line and took two years to complete. Centered on the Shin Mun Redoubt, the line was a system of strong points connected by paths. In 1940, with World War II consuming Europe, the government in London began reducing the size of the Hong Kong garrison to free troops for use elsewhere. Following his appointment as Commander-in-Chief of the British Far East Command, Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham requested reinforcements for Hong Kong as he believed even a marginal increase in the garrison could significantly slow down the Japanese in the case of war. Though not believing that the colony could be held indefinitely, a protracted defense would buy time for the British elsewhere in the Pacific. FINAL PREPARATIONS In 1941, Prime Minister Winston Churchill agreed to dispatch reinforcements to the Far East. In doing so, he accepted an offer from Canada to send two battalions and a brigade headquarters to Hong Kong. -
District: Central & Western
District : Central and Western Proposed District Council Constituency Areas +/- % of Population Projected Quota Code Proposed Name Boundary Description Major Estates/Areas Population (16 599) A01 Chung Wan 13 351 -19.57 N District Boundary 1. HOLLYWOOD TERRACE NE District Boundary E District Boundary SE Kennedy Road, Monmouth Path S Garden Road, Kennedy Road Lower Albert Road, Macdonnell Road SW Arbuthnot Road, Chancery Lane Elgin Street, Lower Albert Road Old Bailey Street, Peel Street Staunton Street, Wyndham Street W Aberdeen Street, Cleverly Street Connaught Road Central, Hollywood Road Ladder Street, Queen's Road Central Staunton Street NW Chung Kong Road A 1 District : Central and Western Proposed District Council Constituency Areas +/- % of Population Projected Quota Code Proposed Name Boundary Description Major Estates/Areas Population (16 599) A02 Mid Levels East 16 508 -0.55 N Arbuthnot Road, Chancery Lane 1. PINE COURT 2. ROBINSON HEIGHTS Elgin Street, Old Bailey Street 3. THE GRAND PANORAMA Wyndham Street 4. TYCOON COURT NE Lower Albert Road, Wyndham Street E Garden Road, Lower Albert Road SE Garden Road S Garden Road, Hornsey Road, Old Peak Road Robinson Road SW Hornsey Road W Castle Road, Conduit Road, Hornsey Road Robinson Road, Seymour Road NW Aberdeen Street, Caine Road, Castle Road Elgin Street, Peel Street, Seymour Road Staunton Street A 2 District : Central and Western Proposed District Council Constituency Areas +/- % of Population Projected Quota Code Proposed Name Boundary Description Major Estates/Areas Population (16 599) A03 Castle Road 20 397 +22.88 N Bonham Road, Breezy Path, Caine Road 1. 39 CONDUIT ROAD 2. BLESSINGS GARDEN Park Road 3. -
Title Heritage Preservation Other Contributor(S)University of Hong Kong Author(S) Tsang, Wai-Yee; 曾惠怡 Citation Issued Date
Title Heritage preservation Other Contributor(s) University of Hong Kong Author(s) Tsang, Wai-yee; 曾惠怡 Citation Issued Date 2009 URL http://hdl.handle.net/10722/131001 Rights Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG HERITAGE PRESERVATION: THE AFTER-USE OF MILITARY STRUCTURES IN HONG KONG A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE IN CANDIDACY FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SURVEYING DEPARTMENT OF REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION BY TSANG WAI YEE HONG KONG APRIL 2009 DECLARATION I declare that this dissertation represents my own work, except where due acknowledgement is made, and that it has not been previously included in a thesis, dissertation or report submitted to this University or to any other institution for a degree, diploma or other qualification. Signed: _______________________ Named: _______________________ Date: _______________________ - i - CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ......................................................................v LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................x ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS..................................................................... xii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................. xiii ABSTRACT............................................................................................ xiv INTRODUCTION...................................................................................1 Research Context .................................................................................1 -
Job Reference.Xlsx
Job Reference Project Industry Category Function Year Eredine Apartment Reconditioning Contractor 2017 38 Mount Kellett Rd, The Peak Festival Walk (2011) Ltd (FoodFest) Mall Refurbishment Contractor 2016-2017 No. 80, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong. 28 Serven Road Exterior and Interior House Contractor 2016 (Swire Properties) Improvement Works Technoform BAUTEC Hong Kong Limited Builder's Works & Manufacturer Contractor & Coordinator 2016 2 Chun Cheong Street, Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate, Tseung Kwan O, Renovation Works Kowloon. Upper House (Swire Properties) Hotel Builder's Works Contractor 2015 Pacific Place, 88, Queensway, Admiralty Three Pacific Place (Swire Properties) Commercial Builder's Works Contractor & Coordinator 2015 Room 1604-1609, Three Pacific Place One Pacific Place (LG1 and LG2 Carpark) Commercial Builder's Works Contractor & Coordinator 2015 (Swire Properties) Three Pacific Place (Star Street and QRE Plaza) Exterior Commercial Contractor & Coordinator 2015 (Swire Properties) Renovation Works Two Pacific Place (Gondola Tracks) Commercial Builder's Works Contractor & Coordinator 2015 (Swire Properties) Wonderland Villas Apartment Renovation Works Contractor & Coordinator 2015 Flat B, 24/F, Block 13, Wonderland Villas, 9 Wah King Hill Road. Unit J, 17/F Block 3, Golden Dragon Industrial Centre, 172-180 Tai Lin Pai Road, Kwai Chung, N.T. Tel : 2368 5300 Fax : 3016 9980 Email : [email protected] P.1/6 Job Reference Project Industry Category Function Year Everbest Insurance and Financial Services Ltd Office Commercial Contractor & Coordinator 2015 Suite 2002, 101 King's Road, North Point, Hong Kong. Renovation Works Park Signature Apartment Renovation Works Contractor & Coordinator 2015 22B, T5, Park Signature, 68 Kung Um Road, Yuen Long. Festival Walk (2011) Ltd (LG1 Washroom) Mall Renovation Works Contractor & Coordinator 2015 No.