In Court
row-ridden project: A Hong Kong court has cleared a huge reclamation project in the city's Victoria Harbour despite activists pointing out that the venture could destroy the world-famous waterway. The court ruling is being construed as a victory for local leader Tung Chee-hwa, who had backed the 18-hectare (ha) project.
While giving the go-ahead, Judge Michael Hartmann observed: "I am unable to say that the Chief Executive (Tung) in this case stepped outside of the borders of his executive discretion
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