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Hong Kong’s Lantau Tomorrow plan delayed by 2 to 3 years, finance chief Paul Chan says, shifting government focus to Northern Metropolis project
- Announcement of delay to artificial islands mega project made amid city’s expected fourth deficit exceeding HK$100 billion in five years
- Chan says government needs to complete feasibility studies and come up with mitigating measures for environmental impact of reclamation
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The start of a controversial reclamation project off Hong Kong’s Lantau Island will be delayed by two to three years, the city’s finance chief has revealed, but he vowed not to give up on the multibillion-dollar plan.
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Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on Friday that the reclamation under the Lantau Tomorrow Vision project would be an important source of land supply, especially given the site’s proposed role as a third business district and a link to a planned logistics hub.
“The location is very strategic in the sense that with the reclamation, we can build a bridge and railways if justified, connecting the west side of Hong Kong Island to Lantau and all the way to Hung Shui Kiu and up to mainland China,” he said on a radio show.
“This is very important in terms of logistics and spatial development.”
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