Political situation
Written by: Zhai Ruimin
2020-11-27 19:19
Last update date: 2020-11-27 19:20
Chief Executive Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor reiterated the "Lantau Tomorrow Vision" in this year's "Policy Address", describing it as the largest and most available land supply option among the many land supply options, which can meet the housing needs of citizens in the medium and long term.
Some government sources pointed out that they will strive to obtain funding from the Legislative Council within this year to start a 42-month preliminary study.
After the government has mobilized its agenda, the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council today (27th) has the first item on its agenda, which is to review the funding for the preliminary research on artificial islands in the central waters related to the "Lantau Tomorrow" project, involving 550 million yuan.
Although only the pro-establishment faction remained in the parliament, members of the House of Representatives did not easily allow the funding to pass. The New Democrats Ye Liu Shuyi questioned that the authorities' implementation timetable was overly optimistic and should consider factors such as challenges from judicial review.
Although the democrats are not present, Huang Guojian of the Federation of Trade Unions still holds a Democratic Party's anti-"Lantau Tomorrow" flyer, reprimanding the pan-people for stigmatizing the plan, and criticizing the authorities for allowing others to attack and failing to explain well. Support takes a lot of pressure.
His party mate Mai Meijuan pointed out that good things were planned to turn bad things, saying that the government should be righteous, rather than "it is difficult for the family's wife every day."
The Secretary for Development, Wong Wai-lun, emphasized in his opening speech that the current hope is to conduct research, not to start reclamation immediately. The research will evaluate finance, environment and transportation. It is expected to take about three and a half years and the public will be consulted during the period. There is still enough time to make a final decision after obtaining more accurate and comprehensive data.
He also said that the preliminary project budget for "Lantau Tomorrow" is more than 640 billion yuan, of which nearly 45 percent will be used for the construction of strategic arterial roads and railways.
According to estimates by the Institute of Surveyors, the Jiaoyizhou artificial island can bring in land sales revenue of 974 billion to 1.143 billion yuan.
Huang Guojian denounced the government for not striving for support: Members cannot be expected to refute the fire
Wong Kwok Kin showed off a flyer from the Democratic Party against "Lantau Tomorrow" at the meeting, saying that the flyer was distributed in housing estates, rebuking the democrats for continuing to stigmatize the plan in the society, and "have been bad news without doing research." .
Huang Guojian emphasized that the discussion on "Lantau Tomorrow" has risen from a technical issue to a political issue. The authorities should think about how to win the support of the public. "If you are not supported by Members, you will have to bear a lot of pressure."
He expressed dissatisfaction with the government's response, criticizing the government for not planning the lobbying work, but allowing others to attack it, "it seems like the mention of (Lantau tomorrow) is a sin."
Huang Guojian then turned his gun to Huang Weilun, reprimanding the other party as an accountable official and having the responsibility to escort the plan. "You can't expect our land to refute the fire. It's your responsibility."
Mai Meijuan subsequently bombarded the government with insufficient explanations.
Mai Meijuan said, "The Chief Executive has to find a place to solve the long-term policy supply, and he has to write the "policy address" until the closure of Pakistan." This reflects that Hong Kong really lacks land reserves and believes that "Lantau Tomorrow" is a good thing, even The act of challenging real estate hegemony, but now it has become a bad thing.
She continued to question that the government’s propaganda work was ineffective. Instead, the democrats distributed leaflets every day, "You can enter it if you can." She also asked why the authorities had to work so hard "every day to be like a family wife." The government should be righteous and confident, "do good deeds, and understand that it wants to wrong you."
Huang Weilun said that he would reflect on how to do better, and there will be plenty of opportunities for public participation in future research, emphasizing that the government "is right and wrong" and explains the facts to the society.
He also retorted that he was not wronged and would choose an attitude of mutual understanding between people of different opinions, and would not easily obliterate social concerns about finances and the environment.
Suk Yee Ip approved the authorities to be overly optimistic or challenged by judicial review. Suk Yee of the
New Democratic Party asked when the "Lantau Tomorrow" project could allow citizens to enter the occupation as soon as possible. Wong Wai Lun expects to start reclamation projects in 2027. After it is released, it can be occupied and commercial activities in 4 years.
Ip Liu questioned the authorities' over-optimism. Because the government's feasibility studies and infrastructure were often delayed in the past, he hoped that the authorities could guarantee that the report was completed on time instead of "predicting on paper." He also pointed out that the authorities could not rule out a judicial review.
Huang Weilun said he would face it calmly, and said that the society needs to work together.
Zheng Songtai, a passionate citizen of the non-establishment faction, stated that "Lantau Tomorrow" in mainland terms means "cutting leeks." That is, the government and vested interests continue to deceive people into the market and harvest them.
He also questioned that the plan is expected to start in 2025, and whether the government can be sure that the warehouse will be stable by then and that it will not cut expenditures on education and medical care.
In his speech, Mr. Ho Chun-yin of the DAB, who represents the agriculture and fisheries sector, pointed out that he noticed that most of the questions asked by Members at the meeting were about the use of land acquired after reclamation, and the government seemed to be determined to get it.
However, he reminded the authorities that the fisheries industry is worried about reclamation and hopes that the government can help the industry promote sustainable development, and said that it must be a win-win situation to support it.
In response, Wong Wai Lun said that he had always understood and appreciated Ho Chunxian's concern for the fishery and agriculture sector, and promised to study his suggestions seriously.
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