Proposal 'legitimises damage' to the area
A landowner and self-proclaimed nature lover's proposal to turn a trashed conservation area into a camping ground in Clear Water Bay has angered residents.
The Wing Lung Road Concern Group - which had objected to a plan for luxury housing just 50 metres south of the proposed camping area - claimed the proposal would legitimise damage already done to the area.
But a source close to Lung Bo International Development said it was considering withdrawing the proposal at the end of the public consultation period, which ends on Monday. The company's director, Wong Kin-lung, could not be reached yesterday.
According to a submission made to the Town Planning Board through I Architects Limited commissioned by Lung Bo, 1,978 square metres of the site within the statutory conservation area would be turned into a camping area.
'The owner's a nature lover. He intends to develop the area where relatives and friends can enjoy and share the beautiful landscape in Sai Kung,' the submission said, adding that the plan could also cultivate environmental awareness.
A car park and an access road 3.5 metres wide linking Hang Hau Wing Lung Road to the site was also proposed.