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    New island reclamation East of lantau, new city being considered

    New island city East of lantau, which could house a million people being considered, it will be world class engineering project if greenlighted

    團結香港基金倡建2200公頃人工島 建3 條主要道路 - RTHK

    http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/componen...1-20180807.htm


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    It also proposed building three rail links and three main roads to connect the island to the rest of the city, at Tuen Mun, Mei Foo and on Hong Kong Island.
    Sounds expensive to dig/build 3 major tunnels.
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    It would take 3 years to get approved and get through Legco (2021) 11 years to build (at least) say 2033 so 14 years before end of SAR status
    Current influx of Mainland one way permit holders 55,700 per year - current year influx 14 = 780k so by 2050 that island will be full
    But will anyone tell them they are being housed nearby the incinerator?

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    LOL don't even know where to start.They should just fill up Victoria Harbour and be done with it. No need tunnel and the likes.

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    Path of least resistance for property developers' and construction companies' gain.

    According to the government’s own figures on population and housing, this metropolis is bound to become the mother of all white elephants. The Census and Statistics Department projects Hong Kong’s population, now 7.3 million, to peak at 8.22 million in 2043, then fall to 7.81 million in 2064. The number of households, 2.43 million in 2014, is projected to peak at 2.93 million in 2044 and drop to 2.91 million in 2049. So, just as the East Lantau Metropolis is completed in the 2040s – adding capacity for up to 700,000 people and 260,000 housing units (at 2.7 occupants per household) – Hong Kong’s population and housing needs will be declining.
    https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight...ng-seas-lantau

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    Quote Originally Posted by Elegiaque:
    Path of least resistance for property developers' and construction companies' gain.



    https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight...ng-seas-lantau
    it is just distractionary waffle with the added advantage of anchoring a perception that a gargantuan amount of reclamation is needed. Should help get the smaller patches of unnecessary reclamation through Legco

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    Quote Originally Posted by Elegiaque:
    Path of least resistance for property developers' and construction companies' gain.



    https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight...ng-seas-lantau
    They could increase the size of the shoeboxes....
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    Nothing but a naked grab at the financial reserves to prop up failing property developers

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