A masterclass in waffle: govt officials meet Lantau community
In Hong Kong, public consultations are like elections; they happen but they mean little. Last night’s meeting between officials from the CEDD and the Planning Dept and [...]
HK politics
Carrie Lam to review land supply plans
New Chief Executive Carrie Lam has promised to reopen public debate over the government’s land supply policies. She says she will set up an expert panel to hold [...]
Eddie Chu: Pan-dems, greens must target village elections
Legco member and rural land justice campaigner Eddie Chu has called on democrats and environmentalists to contest the coming 2019 village elections. Speaking at a Living [...]
We can build in country parks – if we protect them
The Leung government is going about its country park housing plan in exactly the wrong way. It has already identified two sites and has hired a property developer with no [...]
Carrie Lam makes flying visit to Tai O
Chief executive-elect Carrie Lam made a lightning visit to Tai O on Friday, one of a number of locations she has dropped in on since winning the CE poll in March. She spent [...]
Eddie Chu wins in landslide, warns of violence to come
Conservation and pro-democracy candidate Eddie Chu Hoi-dick has become the biggest election story after winning a seat with a record number of votes and warning of “a [...]
Election ’16: The rural party line
More roads for Lantau, relocation of cattle, improved sewerage works, expansion of Mui Wo tourism. If those seem familiar they should. They are the demands of South Lantau [...]
LegCo 2016: An election explainer for Lantau voters
Whether you think Hong Kong has the world’s most “ridiculous political system or that it appropriately protects the interests of business, it takes some explaining. As a [...]
CY Leung under fire over Lantau cleanup
Hong Kong leader CY Leung is under fire from multiple directions for his beach cleanup exercise on South Lantau yesterday. A team of around 60 government cleaning contractors [...]
CY Leung burnishes green credentials with Lantau beach clean-up
For the second time in less than a month, senior SAR officials have converged on Lantau to collect beach trash. This morning CY Leung himself led a team of 70 officials that [...]
