Members of the Islands District Council, which covers Lantau, meet to discuss the “Lantau Tomorrow Vision” project, in Sheung Wan on February 25, 2019. Photo: Felix Wong
Members of the Islands District Council, which covers Lantau, meet to discuss the “Lantau Tomorrow Vision” project, in Sheung Wan on February 25, 2019. Photo: Felix Wong

Letters | Why Hong Kong must ditch ‘Lantau Tomorrow’: use public resources to help people, not developers

  • The HK$624 billion exercise is a rehashing of an idea from the 1980s that pays no heed to climate change nor the environmental devastation it would cause
  • Hong Kong should upgrade its ageing housing stock with energy-efficient buildings and tackle brownfield sites instead of wasting precious financial reserves

Members of the Islands District Council, which covers Lantau, meet to discuss the “Lantau Tomorrow Vision” project, in Sheung Wan on February 25, 2019. Photo: Felix Wong
Members of the Islands District Council, which covers Lantau, meet to discuss the “Lantau Tomorrow Vision” project, in Sheung Wan on February 25, 2019. Photo: Felix Wong
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