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Why transport issues are bigger headache for Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam than city’s housing crunch
- Transport policies stand out among 33 initiatives that did not materialise during Lam’s term
- Lawmakers, expert hope transport gets back on track, call for end to MTR Corp’s rail monopoly
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A common assumption among political watchers is that housing has been a key failing of Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor’s administration.
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But it has emerged that transport has likely been an equally if not more problematic issue out of all the initiatives Lam raised in annual policy addresses during her four years in office.
Railway project delays, deadlocks in easing cross-harbour traffic congestion and a stalled electronic road pricing pilot project were among transport-related plans that did not materialise, a check by the Post revealed.
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In the final policy address of her current term, Lam earlier this month claimed that 96 per cent of more than 900 initiatives she proposed were either “completed or progressing on schedule”.
Among the 33 initiatives in which Lam admitted failure, as they did not happen or have been delayed, were nine key transport policies. The rest included policies related to land, welfare and youth.
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam gives last policy address of current term, ending on emotional note
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam gives last policy address of current term, ending on emotional note
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