Survey shows Hong Kong residents have doubts over HK$580 billion Lantau Tomorrow Vision plan
- Only third of residents have confidence in economic benefits of Lantau Tomorrow Vision scheme, Greenpeace survey finds
- Analysts say result consistent with other polls carried out over past two years
Only a third of Hong Kong residents have confidence in the economic benefits of a HK$580 billion (US$73.9 billion) government plan to create three artificial islands off Lantau and more than half were not optimistic about the success of the scheme’s proposed business district, a survey by an environmental group has found.
An academic on Wednesday said the findings of the Greenpeace poll, which had more than 1,000 responses, were in line with earlier surveys, and confirmed a majority of the public opposed the plan.
“The poll results show that mainstream opinion has concerns and does not support the project,” Chan Hall-sion, Greenpeace’s senior campaigner, said.
“The government has repeatedly claimed that the artificial islands were built for the sake of Hongkongers, but it is actually against the will of the people.”
