From BBC News:
Hong Kong’s high court has dismissed a plea by campaigners to save a British colonial-era pier, giving the go-ahead for the government to demolish it.
Protesters had challenged the legality of a government’s decision not to declare Queen’s Pier a historic monument – which would have saved it….[Full Text]
– Read also previous post here via CDT.
[Image 1 (left): Queen’s Pier is a popular venue on the waterfront; Image 2(right): Protesters say the pier’s fate is a symbol of unrelenting development. Both are from BBC News]
