{"id":13964,"date":"2007-08-01T01:13:49","date_gmt":"2007-08-01T08:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/08\/01\/hong-kong-pier-wins-reprieve-reuters\/"},"modified":"2007-08-01T01:13:49","modified_gmt":"2007-08-01T08:13:49","slug":"hong-kong-pier-wins-reprieve-reuters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/08\/hong-kong-pier-wins-reprieve-reuters\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong Pier Wins Reprieve &#8211; Reuters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hunger strikers for preserving the heritage of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Queen%27s_Pier\">Queen&#8217;s Pier<\/a> face eviction orders from the government while the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High_Court_%28Hong_Kong%29\">High Court<\/a> reviews the &#8220;arguable&#8221; case about civil space and the accountability of the government. From Reuters via International Herald Tribune:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Civic activists fighting to save a colonial-era pier here won a reprieve Tuesday after a high court judge agreed to hear an application challenging the government&#8217;s decision to dismantle the structure.<\/p>\n<p>The 53-year-old Queen&#8217;s Pier &#8211; once a quiet harbor-front site in the city&#8217;s financial heart &#8211; has become a civic battleground, pitting heritage groups against a government focused on development that wants the pier removed to make room for land reclamation and roadworks. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iht.com\/articles\/2007\/07\/31\/news\/hong.php\">[Full Text]<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/queen%27s%20pier.php\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/queen%27s%20pier.php','popup','width=500,height=375,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/queen%27s%20pier-thumb.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"187\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n[Photo of the Queen&#8217;s Pier from <a href=\"http:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/imuttoo\/233055465\/\">Ian Muttoo<\/a> via Flickr]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/queen%27s%20pier%20protest.php\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/queen%27s%20pier%20protest.php','popup','width=500,height=339,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/queen%27s%20pier%20protest-thumb.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"169\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n[Photo of the protest from <a href=\"http:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/hermyzzz\/964291265\/\">hermyzzz<\/a> via Flickr]. The banner reads: &#8220;Exceptional construction, being allowed to be torn apart! Protect the queen, need you to participate.&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>See also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestandard.com.hk\/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&#038;art_id=50293&#038;sid=14736283&#038;con_type=1\">Protesters spend one last night at Queen&#8217;s Pier<\/a> by Damon Pang.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hunger strikers for preserving the heritage of Queen&#8217;s Pier face eviction orders from the government while the High Court reviews the &#8220;arguable&#8221; case about civil space and the accountability of the government. 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