Railway for Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge

 
The proposed bridge over the Pearl River Delta may include a rail track in addition to road traffic.

Hong Kong loves it`s bridges and it seems every opportunity is taken to connect it`s land masses together. An ambitious project to connect Lantau island in Hong Kong with Macau and Zhuhai on the Chinese Mainland will be the longest yet.
Spanning 35 kilometres over the Pearl River Delta, the bridge was conceived initially as a road bridge. Now calls are being made for an additional rail track to be incorporated in to the development.
Lantau is Hong Kong's largest island and hosts the international airport.
The bridge already is estimated to cost HK$43 billion and no doubt the price will be much higher by the time it is completed in 2016.

New Hong Kong Airport Construction

 
The International Airport located on Lantau Island is expanding its capacity with the construction of a new concourse.

Plans are afoot to develop a new concourse in the middle of the Airfield that will have a capacity for 20 Aircraft. The new capacity will include facilities for the giant Airbus A380. Passengers will be able to connect from Terminal One by unmanned trains. Taking a trip on these unmanned trains is like taking off in a rocket with the quick acceleration as the journey begins.
The construction is to begin in the latter end of 2011 and will be completed in 2015. The cost here will be HK$7 Billion for the Airport Authority.
The completion of this project will see the last large scale development at the Airport without seeking out any additional land.

Asian Film Awards 2010

The eyes of the world will soon be looking to Hollywood and the Oscars. Meanwhile on this side of the world the Asian starlets are getting excited about their own Award Ceremony.

The Asian Film Awards are quite recent on the scene having only stated in 2007. Even at this early age they still have all the excitement of any award ceremony.
This year the 5th Asian Film Awards will have 14 categories including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress. Not forgetting those who play an important part of movie making but not as well known Best Cinematography, Best Music Score and Best Editing.
The event will take place in Hong Kong on the 21st March.
Hot on the nominations list this year is "Let the Bullets Fly" starring Chow Yun-Fat and directed by Jiang Wen who are both in the line for an award.

Disneyland still Making a Loss

The number of visitors to Hong Kong's Disneyland park reached record number in 2010. Over 5.2 million passed through the park’s gates last year.

The increasing number of visitors is still not producing a profit for the theme park which still recorded a loss of HK$718 million for the last year.
The park faces stiff competition from Ocean Park which seems to be the much preferred site of entertainment.
Maybe Ocean Park is much more suited to the Asian Cultures with its water life shows and does not try to take the Mickey.

Hong Kong Rugby Sevens 2011

Between March 25th and the 27th Hong Kong will host the Rugby Sevens Tournament.

This yearly sporting event is looked forward to by many dedicated sporting fans. And like most recent years their loyalty is rewarded by all the tickets all sold out.
The demand is high and corporate allocations some say taking a large untitled chunk of the available seats.
Still on the bright side this round of the tournament will see teams from Australia, Scotland, Hong Kong, China and France among a long list play on the field.
Hong Kong Stadium will host the event and a now routine bit of chaos for a few days.
The tournament heads off to Adelaide, Australia for the next leg starting April 2nd.

Hybrid Buses May Reduce Pollution

Cleaner Buses maybe coming to the streets of Hong Kong. The so called Environment Bureau has proposed buying six Hybrid Buses for trials on the busy Hong Kong roads.


The buses will be given to three companies for trials in the busiest parts of the region. Kowloon Motor Bus, Citybus and New World First bus will operate and maintain the Hybrids during their lifetime, which is expected to be around 18 years.

On completion of the trial and if successful, the Hong Kong Government will implement legislation for new rules on the city's Franchised bus services.

Roadside pollution in Hong Kong often rises to dangerous levels and is becoming an increasing factor on the health of the population. Switching to Hybrid vehicles could reduce the toxic emissions by up to 30%.

China’s Adopted Children Return Home

The Economic Downturn around the world has made many Adopted Chinese return to their place of birth. Partly to renew their birth culture and secondly to find work.

 
After the Adoption rules were relaxed up to 120,000 young Chinese were adopted by overseas parents. Now with many of those in their late twenties and educated the wish to return draws them back home.

Many thinking that their upbringing in overseas nations would be an asset to finding work are realizing that looks may count for more than they think.

Many of China`s companies are looking for relations with overseas partners. They feel that it would be a benefit to hire non-Chinese-looking liaisons would be more beneficial. This brings the returning Adopted Children at a disadvantage, after all they look Chinese and this seems to outweigh their education and upbringing.


Whether this maybe true or not, the returning children are finding it as had as any native Chinese person to find work. The may eventually get their ideal job but they are reuniting with their cultural heritage and for many that is not enough.