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Posts on ‘April 21st, 2012’

Chief to ‘listen humbly’ to impeachment attempt

Clear the Air says: what about ‘malfeasance in public office’ investigations on both Tsang and Tang ? In 2005  the ICAC Director of Corruption Prevention issued a paper at the  Beijing ADB/OECD Anti Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific conference. Submission extracts state: “Managing Conflict of Interest. It is important that we define what [...]

New rail lines planned

Clear the Air says:  Government cannot have its cake and eat it – by all means connect Chep Lap Kok and Bao’an  Shenzhen airports, but do away with the third runway project (that has not been granted additional landing rights anyway !) Three projects in the New Territories are set to begin in 2020, but [...]

Bureau ditches HK$15b incinerator funding bid

Request for financing abandoned after failure to gain support from lawmakers across political spectrum Cheung Chi-fai Apr 21, 2012 The Environment Bureau has abandoned its HK$23 billion funding request for what it says is an urgently needed waste incinerator and landfill expansion after failing to gain the support of lawmakers from across the political spectrum [...]