A veteran Airport Authority member has called for the construction of a bridge linking the airport and Tuen Mun in place of the Tsing Lung project on Route 10.
Dr Wong King-keung has urged legislators to block the project in light of the planned Hong Kong-Macau-Zhuhai bridge.
The call came on the eve of a Legislative Council transport panel meeting today to discuss progress on a revised alignment of the southern section of the controversial Route 10. A total of 577 objections have been received, according to the Transport Bureau.
Earlier this year, Legco blocked the construction of the northern section of Route 10.
Central to the issue is the planned Tsing Lung Bridge, a major part of Route 10's southern section. Construction of the bridge was planned to start next year. It was aimed to serve as an alternative link to Lantau and the airport, supplementing the existing Tsing Ma Bridge.
But in a letter to transport panel chairwoman Miriam Lau Kin-yee, Mr Wong said a link between Tuen Mun and the airport should be pursued instead.
'The proposed Tsing Lung Bridge is not a weather-secure route, being exposed to strong wind impact as is the existing Tsing Ma Bridge.