Residents at Kwai Tsui Estate in Kwai Fong fill water from a water truck on the streets after reports of lead-contaminated tap water, in July 2018. Photo: Edward Wong
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Why taking back land from Hong Kong Golf Club for housing is a red herring
- The government has avoided any debate, public consultation or pressure on the Heung Yee Kuk, which controls much of the land in the New Territories
Blocks of flats form the backdrop for an aerial drone view of the Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling, about a fifth of which is about to be taken back for public housing. Photo: Roy Issa
After all the debate and publicity with regard to the government’s decision to take back some of the Hong Kong Golf Club land for public housing, there hasn’t been any debate or consideration given to the large amount of land owned by the People’s Liberation Army that is not being used to its fullest potential.
The government has also avoided any debate, public consultation or pressure on the Heung Yee Kuk, which controls much of the land in the New Territories that could be made available for public housing (“Why targeting Fanling golf course is the easy way out”, February 26).
Taking back land from the Hong Kong Golf Club and targeting private recreational leases under the guise of countering “elitism” is spineless, hypocritical and a red herring. It will not solve the public housing problem.
Martin Clinch, Tung Chung
Is government playing SimCity with Hong Kong’s future?
In the destruction of Fanling’s beauty, the pending obliteration of our seascape, the continued folly of white elephant infrastructure development and the government’s inability to tackle issues that ordinary Hong Kong citizens demand: no lead in our drinking water, streets not clogged with illegally parked cars, etc, one wonders if they plan out our city’s future with the same skill as someone playing SimCity. Perhaps to them it’s just a game!
Mark Peaker, The Peak