Is harbour reclamation really neccessary?
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HKIA journal: the official journal of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects (香港建築師學報), no.20, 1999, pp. 50-55
Abstract
The article is based on the paper presented on the CPU forum titled 'The Quest for Land - is Reclamation the Answer?'
(1) Impact of the Joint Declaration
(2) The present territorial development strategy
(3) Extent of reclamation
(a) Areas reclaimed since 1990
(b) Proposed reclamation areas
(4) Impact of reclamation
(a) Central and Wanchai reclamation
(b) Kowloon Bay reclamation
(c) Green Island reclamation
(d) Kowloon point
(5) Value of the harbour
(a) Most important natural asset
(b) Reason for economic success
(c) Main tourist attraction
(d) Vital to the environment
(e) Essential internal water-way
(6) Harmful effects of reclamation
(a) Damage to the harbour
(b) Damage to the environment
(c) Damage to the ecology
(d) Damage to tourism
(e) Damage to shipping
(f) Damage to the cityspace
(g) Damage to the spirit of Hong Kong
(7) Development of the New Territories
(8) Twin cities approach
(9) New Territories development strategy
(10) Urban renewal
(11) The way forward
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Date
1999
Language
en