Political situation
Written by: Chen Chuolan
2021-02-19 18:24
Last update date: 2021-02-19 18:24
The Finance Committee of the Legislative Council convened today (19th) to discuss the Tung Chung New Town expansion plan and related engineering proposals. The 3 proposals involved a total of about 23.4 billion yuan. The final project received 29 votes in favor, 1 vote against, and 0 votes. Abstaining passed.
In addition, the Public Works Subcommittee of the Legislative Council approved an additional funding for the main bridge of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge at the end of last month, involving about 1.51 billion yuan. The additional funding was approved by the Finance Committee today. The current overall funding for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge has increased to 10.56 billion yuan.
Legislative Council Member Tian Beichen pointed out that the "P1 Highway" still needs to be connected to the Tsing Ma Bridge, worrying that the North Lantau Highway will be very congested in the future.
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Lu Weiguo, a member of the Engineering Legislative Council, said that the funds involved the development of Tung Chung New Town, and there was no reason not to support the funding. However, he believed that the government had not done enough to advance the infrastructure and urged the government to improve the railway development of Tung Chung as soon as possible.
Xie Weiquan said that when the government develops new towns, it must ensure that development and conservation are equally important. Whether to increase the cost for this reason, Liu Junjie, Director of the Civil Engineering and Development Department, said that he hopes that the development of new towns can balance conservation and development, and the project will minimize damage to the ecology and reduce the channel Urbanized facilities become naturalized construction. One of the projects is a sustainable urban system. The project implements the concept of "sponge city" to collect urban rainwater more efficiently. The cost is about 150 million yuan and it can serve 36 hectares of land.
Many Members were concerned about the traffic pressure in Tung Chung. The Deputy Secretary-General of the Development Bureau, Yau Cheuk Hang, responded that he believed that the overall transportation network was adequate after assessment, plus the current "P1 Highway (Tai Ho to Sunny Bay Section)" project. The government believes that it can help relieve traffic pressure.
Tian Beichen pointed out that the "P1 Highway" still needs to be connected to the Tsing Ma Bridge, worrying that the North Lantau Highway will be very congested in the future.
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