Hong Kong Disneyland site being used for concrete plant is challenged in court

A woman has asked the High Court to review a decision by the Town Planning Board to allow a temporary concrete batching plant to be built on a piece of land zoned for the development of Hong Kong Disneyland.

Chung Shui-mui, a resident of Kwai Chung, filed an application for a judicial review to the court saying the board had failed to make sufficient inquiries into the project when it granted permission on August 28 for Yiu Lian Dockyards Limited to build the temporary plant.

Chung's lawyer, in the application document, wrote: "[Chung] was more concerned with the fact that permission was being granted for industrial use in an area that was supposed to be developed for tourism.

"She hopes to see Lantau developed as an attractive tourism area for the benefit of the wider community."

The document said Yiu Lian requested use of the plot of land in northeast Lantau, claiming it had "genuine temporary use" for a plant. The company made the application for the first time in 2013 but withdrew it later.

It applied again but was refused by the board last year. The board found the company failed to demonstrate that the proposed plant would only be used for three years.