明年拆紅灣半島承諾減污染 [20:00] www.mpinews.com

紅灣半島明年夏天將會清拆，以便興建豪宅，地產商答應盡量減少污染，又說拆卸是把錯誤糾正過來 (!)。

新創建及新鴻基地產召開記者會，公布拆卸紅灣的決定，發展商預料明年7至8月動工，需時9至10個月時間，而整個重建項目需時4年多。新鴻基執行董事董子豪表示，拆卸工程將產生19萬噸廢料，其中2萬噸將循環再用，如水龍頭、潔具等，將找尋合適的用家，如慈善團體或在大陸二手市場出售，而鋁窗、鐵及木門將會循環再用。另外17噸廢料，大部分是石屎，發展商將會將他們磨細，用作珠海鋪路或填海之用，尚有數千噸廢料則會以堆填方法解決 (!!)。

發展商將循環再用所得的收入，捐作一綠色環保基金，預料約200萬元。另外，雖然有關堆填收法的法例尚未通過，他們亦願捐出堆填費用相等的金錢給有關基金，以6千噸廢料，每噸125元堆填費用，將需75萬元。董子豪說，他們將會在拆卸期間，用雙層柏油布包裹建築物，以減少泥塵，出入的泥頭車使用兩塊鐵板密封，而非傳統的只用帆布遮蓋;每日地盤出入的泥頭車不會超過五輛；也有衛星導航監察，確保在指定的地點傾倒泥頭；在學校考試期間會停工；泥頭車進出會考慮對學校的影響，保證在空車進入地盤時才會途經學校，而載有泥頭離開地盤時便另覓其他路徑；在拆卸過程會使用自動噴灑系統，以減少泥塵；拆卸時也會使用安靜的油泵機，而不會使用產生高噪音的風炮。董子豪估計，以此拆卸方法，將增加拆卸成本3成，並用多2個月的時間。他又說，會設立熱線、網址及監察委員會，收集拆卸過程的意見，而他們亦會設立空氣及噪音監察系統。

新創建集團執行董事梁志堅表示，他們原本有3個方案，一是維持現狀，二是拆卸部分樓面，最後才是全部拆卸。他們經過一年考慮後，並曾建設一模擬拆卸部分樓面的單位，但均不能達到私人樓宇質素的標準，故決定全面拆卸，以致可達到地盡其用。梁志堅稱，拆卸紅灣既可增加就業，亦令庫房收入增加，對於於當地社區亦有更好的發展 (?!!)。

被問及將「新簇簇」的紅灣拆卸，另建新樓，會否教壞下一代，梁志堅稱，他們已將95%的物料循環再用，減少浪費，由於土地資源錯配，他們勇於認錯，將這個錯誤糾正過來 (Wa!)。至於被地價問題，新創建企業傳訊總經理關則輝表示，他們尚未完成有關規劃，故不知道補地價及地積比率情況，而他們會依法做事，按地契的條文去做。

有測量師預期，紅磡紅灣半島拆卸後地皮將發展為豪宅物業，由於擁有海景以及交通方面，加上豪宅處於上升軌道，彭兆基估計落成後呎價最少7500元，較原來的居屋物業高一半以上。

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Detour Wanchai


"Detour - Wan Chai" is an outreach programme under the banner of "Business of Design Week 2004". 「設計遊 -- 灣仔」是「設計營商周2004」旗下的一個外展活動。「設計遊-灣仔」試圖帶動你的設計想像，讓你發現灣仔區新舊交替、隱伏於民間生活的設計視角。 我們為你定下八條經驗香港「設計特色」的路線，請你當一個開懷的設計搜索者，迎接本城賦予你的創作靈感。 - from www.detour.hk

The San Miguel Wild Dayout has been promoting through media this week - wanna go so much but it crashed with the Tat Ming concert already bought - life can't be perfect...

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people mountain people sea

"the good,the bad & the ugly in the eyes of yu yat yiu" photo exhibition 照片展
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Langham Place - mongkok all-in-one




The talk-of-the-town Langham Place opens this week at long last (after 15 years since its conception). Some people thinks it'll gentrify Mongkok, some praises the landing of "world-class" shopping architecture in the Kowloon local scene. I don't feel particularly good or bad after visiting the mall. What is special in my mind is that Langham Place is probably the first to combine both high-end shops / department store and mini shops that only exists in less high-ended malls in the past. It provides a one-stop-shop experience for visitors to feel the vibrancy of Mongkok (also the crowdness as usual especially in this opening period).

And after "enjoying" a meal in a cafe called something like Matchtwo at the Atrium floor, I really feel the spirit of Mongkok - you'll receive indigenious hk-style-cafe treatment from its staff. Overpriced food and self-service - what a bargain...
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Welcome to Hidden Art London - revealing design at its source


Hidden Art is an established network of over 1800 designer-makers and creative businesses based in East London. It is co-ordinated by the not-for-profit support organisation Mazorca Projects.
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Specimen



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Blogger going glocalised
Soooooooooooooo busy this month, I want to have 48 hours a day this month.

Jesus when I goto blogger's homepage tonight I found it has changed to Chinese!
Must be those kind of IP-geography auto-detect stuff working... fortunately the edit interface is still english now. I can't find where to change it back to english - how can they assume everybody visiting the site from Hong Kong would understand Chinese, not to mention so many technical terms involved?

Hope it won't be all turning into Chinese - otherwise I guess the only solution is to change back my google preference into English. Sometimes I wish these technology acts less advanced - too smart is a bit annoying!
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