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维港填海风波

English translation: ... recent controversies regarding land reclamations of Victoria Harbour...


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Chinese term or phrase:维港填海风波
English translation:... recent controversies regarding land reclamations of Victoria Harbour...
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20:37 Nov 5, 2009
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Environment & Ecology / Pollution
Chinese term or phrase: 维港填海风波
This is from a short article about pollution in Hong Kong. The entire context of the sentence is: "...加上日前掀起的维港填海风波， 引起市民对香港环保问题的关注。�
Elizabeth Ruggiero
United States
Local time: 19:08
... recent controversies regarding land reclamations of Victoria Harbour...
Explanation:
維港 - Victoria Harbour
填海 - (land) reclamation(s)
风波 - controversies / debates / disputes
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Mitsuki
Hong Kong
Local time: 08:08
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2... recent controversies regarding land reclamations of Victoria Harbour...
Mitsuki
4 +1disturbances/disputes of land reclamation of Victoria Harbour/Port of Victoria
Adsion Liu
3turmoil on Victoria Harbour reclamation
pkchan


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
disturbances/disputes of land reclamation of Victoria Harbour/Port of Victoria


Explanation:
维港=维多利亚港
[Wéi duō lì yà gǎng]
Victoria Harbor, or Port of VictoriaHong Kong

填海=land reclamation

See following for ref.:
2008年9月24日 ... 啟德發展計劃始於1998年，政府勾畫出的理想圖景是「維港畔富有特色、朝氣 .... 填海(land reclamation). 想一想﹕. 1. 參考以上資料，指出啟德區這塊 ...
http://www.skhlkmss.edu.hk/geography/tch47/Form 5/Ch 11/Grou...

填海工程共分五期，其中三期已经完成，包括中环填海计划第一期、中环填海计划第二期和湾仔填海计划第一期。 ... Import and Export Service Company for Farms and Land Reclamation ... 围海造地工程对香港维多利亚港现代沉积作用的影响 ...
http://dj.iciba.com/search?s=Reclamation&more=1

2009年3月7日 ... 在填海区on a stretch of reclaimed land 在维港填海一百九十三 ... 填海以增加土地供应create land for development though reclamation of the sea ...
http://www.crazyenglish.org/zhuanyeyingyu/wenhua/2009/0307/3...

百度百科：
维多利亚港
Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong 【图片说明】上图：蓝天白云碧水的维多利亚港下图：灯火璀璨的维多利亚港夜景 【概况综述】维多利亚港是位于香港的香港岛和九龙半岛之间的港口和海域，是中国的第一大海港，世界第三大，仅次于美国的旧金山和巴西的里约热内卢。维多利亚港水面宽阔，景色迷人，海港的西北部有世界最大的集装箱运输中心之一的「葵涌货柜码头」。每天日出日落，繁忙的渡海小轮穿梭于南北两岸之间，渔船、邮轮、观光船、万吨巨轮和它们鸣放的汽笛声，交织出一幅美妙的海上繁华景致。 一百多年来，维多利亚港的角色远远超越了一个普通的港口。维多利亚港一带在位置及地貌上来说都是香港的中心，它是香港重要的天然资源，也是香港市民生活的一部分，每天数百万人次跨越南北两岸；经济上，它拥有世界上最繁忙的集装箱港口之一，见证着香港的商贸、经济和旅游业的变迁；文化上，维多利亚港以及维多利亚港两岸的建设、发展、花絮、新闻、是是非非和喜庆盛事影响着香港的历史和文化内涵，为香港这个国际大都市不断增添华彩和魅力。 【历史回眸说沧桑】维多利亚港自古就是一个主要航道，古时就有当时的中原军队驻守。不过香港在1840年以前只是一个5000人的小渔村，有关古时的...... See more

Port of Vitoria
圣多斯港（Port of Santos） 维多利亚港（Port of Vitoria） 巴巴多斯（Barbados)
巴巴多斯港（Port of Barbados） ... china.tootoo.com
Victoria Harbour
维多利亚港Victoria Harbour是位于香港的香港岛和九龙半岛之间的港口和海域是中国的第 www.qugangao.com
Port Victoria
Port Victoria 维多利亚港塞舌尔. Portsmouth 朴次茅斯英国. Prince Rubert 鲁伯特 search.moc.gov.cn
Victoria Harbor
Victoria Harbor 維多利亞港. Kowloon Peninsular 九龍半島. Hong Kong Island 香港島 www.hkupress.org


Adsion Liu
Canada
Local time: 19:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree  ILT
3 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
turmoil on Victoria Harbour reclamation


Explanation:
You Can Design Our Harbor (2) - Windows Live - [ Translate this page ]Thus you can see this Victoria Harbor will soon become the Victoria River because ... and ships will be in turmoil. This is also the price of reclamation. ...
danielyue2007.spaces.live.com/.../cns!6389FF20030AA0EE!1421.entry - Cached - Similar -
Council Meeting ( Agenda ) 29 Jul 98Central harbour reclamation. Hon Christine LOH : That this Council recognises, and urges the Government to recognise, that Victoria Harbour is a unique and ...
www.legco.gov.hk/yr98-99/english/counmtg/.../ord2907.htm - Cached - Similar -
Victoria Harbour - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaFor the harbour of Victoria, British Columbia, see Victoria Harbour (British ... Throughout its history, the harbour has seen numerous reclamation projects ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Harbour - Cached - Similar -

pkchan
United States
Local time: 19:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
... recent controversies regarding land reclamations of Victoria Harbour...


Explanation:
維港 - Victoria Harbour
填海 - (land) reclamation(s)
风波 - controversies / debates / disputes

Mitsuki
Hong Kong
Local time: 08:08
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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agree  fionayo
5 hrs
agree  karcsy
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