Seawalls collapsed in bridge project linking Hong Kong to Zhuhai and Macau, highways chief admits
But Daniel Chung Kum-wah says issue, disclosed only on Monday despite its discovery in 2014, now resolved
The troubled multibillion dollar bridge linking Hong Kong to Zhuhai and Macau was hit with another controversy yesterday as the highways chief admitted two seawalls on reclaimed land along the east coast of the Airport island collapsed over two years ago due to irregular extensions by up to 10 metres.
Despite discovering the irregular movements of the two seawalls involving an area of 5,500 sq metres in late 2014, the Highways Department did not disclose the incident until yesterday following a media report which accused the body of a cover-up.
Civic Party lawmaker Tanya Chan Suk-chong yesterday called for all relevant government officials to attend a Legislative Council environmental affairs panel meeting next week to give a full account of the incident.
“It may involve a cover-up and illegal land reclamation to the detriment of public interests. This matter is really serious and we hope all the involved officials will give us a full account,” she said.
