The Buildings Department approved 23 building plans in March - seven on Hong Kong Island, seven in Kowloon and nine in the New Territories. Five were for apartment and apartment-commercial developments, 11 for commercial developments, one for factory and industrial development, and six for community services developments. Consent was given for works to start on nine building projects which will provide 155,809 sq m of gross floor area for...

THE NEW HEUNG YUEN WAI BOUNDARY CONTROL POINT IS THE SEVENTH LAND-BASED CONTROL POINT ON THE SHENZHEN-HONG KONG BOUNDARY. THE HEUNG YUEN WAI HIGHWAY CONNECTS THE CONTROL POINT WITH FANLING HIGHWAY. The dual two-lane Heung Yuen Wai Highway is about 11km long, where 5.7km are road tunnels and 4.3km viaducts. Engineering feat The highway includes the 4.8km Lung Shan Tunnel – the longest road tunnel in Hong Kong.Marking a new record, Lung Shan Tunnel...

THE TENDER FOR A KAI TAK SITE HAS BEEN AWARDED ON A 50-YEAR LAND GRANT AT A PREMIUM OF $12.59 BILLION, THE LANDS DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY. New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 6552 at Kai Tak Area 4C Site 2 was awarded to Marble Edge Investments, a consortium formed by China Overseas Land & Investment, Chime Corporation, Empire Development, Henderson Land Development, New World Development and Wheelock Properties. It has a site area of 9,765 sq...