Congratulations to Morrison and Edmund Nuttall, the two firms who have won the £200M contract for the demolition and clean up works on the 270 hectare site of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
There is a lot of work to do, the site has been blighted by decades of industrial use and is the largest patch of derelict and contaminated land in London.
There is also expected to be a large cache of unexploded bombs on the site, dropped by the Luftwaffe in the Second World War.
Friday, June 16, 2006
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
The Corrupt Olympics
It is reported that the sacking of the vice-mayor of Beijing, Liu Zhihua, who oversaw the construction of Olympic venues for the 2008 Beijing has unleashed a wave of commentary about corruption and graft in the lead up to the 2008 Games.
Seemingly Liu was not shy of indulging his own passions and built a pleasure palace for himself, staffed by young concubines on the outskirts of Beijing.
Foreign companies trying to work on the Games are reporting a widespread culture of graft and corruption.
Liu was sacked after he demanded a bribe from a foreign businessman, for the sale of land in Zhongguancun. Liu then refused to hand over the land, despite having been paid off, the businessman then reported him to the authorities.
Beijing is proving to be a tad sensitive over the corruption allegations, and have shut down any websites that comment on them.
Liu may well face the death penalty, defraud the state of more than $500K and you are executed!
But what of his boss?
Seemingly Liu was not shy of indulging his own passions and built a pleasure palace for himself, staffed by young concubines on the outskirts of Beijing.
Foreign companies trying to work on the Games are reporting a widespread culture of graft and corruption.
Liu was sacked after he demanded a bribe from a foreign businessman, for the sale of land in Zhongguancun. Liu then refused to hand over the land, despite having been paid off, the businessman then reported him to the authorities.
Beijing is proving to be a tad sensitive over the corruption allegations, and have shut down any websites that comment on them.
Liu may well face the death penalty, defraud the state of more than $500K and you are executed!
But what of his boss?
Monday, June 12, 2006
Bad Morals Hit Olympics
Liu Zhihua, the Vice-Mayor of Beijing who was in charge of urban planning, construction and sports activities for the 2008 Olympics, has been fired for corruption and "bad morals".
The Beijing Municipal People's Congress removed him after finding him guilty of misdemeanors, his case will be further investigated.
Over 115,000 members of the Communist Party were punished in 2005, for corruption and other offences.
Regarding the great world "Bung Fest", that is currently being played out in Germany, Panorama dished the dirt on the corruption and bribery in FIFA last night; well worth watching if you have the opportunity.
I wonder if it is possible to hold an international sporting event without corruption and kickbacks?
The Beijing Municipal People's Congress removed him after finding him guilty of misdemeanors, his case will be further investigated.
Over 115,000 members of the Communist Party were punished in 2005, for corruption and other offences.
Regarding the great world "Bung Fest", that is currently being played out in Germany, Panorama dished the dirt on the corruption and bribery in FIFA last night; well worth watching if you have the opportunity.
I wonder if it is possible to hold an international sporting event without corruption and kickbacks?
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