A GROUP of angry Lamma residents will take their complaints about a controversial harbour reclamation project scheduled for the island's main village to Governor Chris Patten today.
The group will stage a protest outside the Legislative Council Building this afternoon and then will march to Government House, where members will attempt to present the Governor with a 1,000-signature petition.
The proposed reclamation project at Yung Shue Wan will alter the U-shaped harbour by extending the shoreline.
The Government also plans to install a sewage plant, refuse transfer station, dangerous goods depot and a public parking area at the shoreside.
On weekends, the ferries are crammed with tourist who go to Lamma for the seafood restaurants clustered along the waterfront.
Residents of the picturesque village complain the development will destroy the restaurants' trade and other businesses.
The Government plan would move many of the restaurants to a multi-storey complex, which some restaurant owners have complained overlooks a rubbish dump.