Lau Wong-fat vows to block second landfill extension, in Tuen Mun
New Territories leader and lawmaker Lau Wong-fat said yesterday he would do all he could to block the extension of the Tuen Mun tip, by far the bigger of two plans remaining since the government withdrew a proposal for the Tseung Kwan O dump.
Environment officials struggling to find space for the city's rubbish may have to shelve another landfill extension plan after pro-government lawmakers joined pan-democrats in opposing it.
Two lawmakers who are also executive councillors urged the government to consider withdrawing its HK$35 million request for a feasibility study of the Tuen Mun plan, while the Liberal Party said it was considering withdrawing its support.
"I will exhaust all means to block the funding request," Lau said, calling on Secretary for the Environment Wong Kam-sing to withdraw it from the Finance Committee agenda on Friday.
He claimed he had secured support from lawmakers in the loose Business and Professionals Alliance.
Lau is a big landowner, with plots in Lung Kwu Tan village next to the Tuen Mun landfill.
