Letters | Hong Kong government should be steward of heritage golf course, not plan its destruction
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The number of units being discussed on the Old Course represents a little over 1 per cent of those planned for the Northern Metropolis. Yet, there is no alternative which can replicate one of the oldest championship golf courses in Asia.
The Hong Kong government should be doing its utmost to be the steward of this great piece of sporting heritage and the associated 111 years that Hong Kong has played in the development of golf in the region, not the destroyer of it.
Hong Kong is a city that has consistently failed to preserve its valuable heritage. Over the past 111 years, it has been the Hong Kong Golf Club which has been the responsible steward of the Old Course, nurturing its unique landscape at Fanling, managing rare historic woodland and providing a habitat for numerous species of wildlife.