Hong Kong's opposition to landfill expansion is growing: architects, travel association among those who protest reclamation project in Central District
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The Hong Kong government has been besieged with complaints from civic, environmental and trade groups over its plans to reclaim additional acreage from Victoria Harbor. The Hong Kong Institute of Architects and the Pacific Asia Travel Association are the frontliners in the fight against the reclamation project, which will reclaim another 2,964 acres from the harbor for Super Grade A office space construction. A survey at Hong Kong University showed 69% of the students opposing the reclamation project. Victoria Harbor has been reduced to half of its original width due to reclamation and the initial stage of the reclamation project will claim 94 hectares from the harbor.
Publication Name: The Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0191-0132
Year: 1998
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Toxic waste heads to U.S.: mercury-based materials from Asia to be disposed in Mojave Desert
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Cambodia's toxic waste, described as fixation cement cakes with mercury-bearing incinerator ash, is scheduled for shipment to a hazardous waste landfill in the Mojave Desert. Environmental group led by California Communities Against Toxics' Jane Williams are protesting the transfer to California which is set for Apr 1999. EPA's regional headquarters in San Francisco, CA, spokesperson David Schmidt declared that the site has the capability to handle the type of waste being shipped.
Publication Name: The Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0191-0132
Year: 1999
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