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Beautiful Lantau n concrete

Two maps highlighting the beauty of Lantau Island, and potential projects - along with links to more info, including on great places to visit.

Legco Lantau

Introduction to written submission regarding the Hong Kong government's Concept Plan for Lantau.

Meeting Selina Chow re Lantau conservation

Meeting re Lantau with Selina Chow - then Legislative Councillor for New Territories West (inc Lantau), Executive Councillor, Chairman of Hong Kong Tourism Board etc etc.

Lantau Joint Statement

19 groups including Hong Kong Outdoors showed "a rare show of unity", to produce a Joint Statement on Sustainable Development for Lantau.

Non native trees Lantau

Another Bomb shell to hit Lanatu Island is the planting of 2 million  non native trees around Pennys Bay and Silver Mine bay by the Civil Engineeering Development Department CEDD and 100,000 Wedelia trilobata ground cover which is already invasive in the Pacific Islands.

Arkeden

Here is the plan for ark-eden, an immensely different development scenario for Lantau Island to that envisaged in the Concept Plan for Lantau; the originators are Neil McLaughlin, Paul Melsom, and Jenny Quinton. Instead of lots of concrete, there’s an…

Lantau plan not balanced

Comments on the Concept Plan for Lantau (or "Concrete Plan for Lantau"?), submitted to the Lantau Development Task Force.

Lantau threats

the government is planning a slew of new projects that will transform Lantau for ever. You can help make a difference – help Keep Lantau Beautiful! Lantau, surely Hong Kong’s loveliest island, is threatened by a slew of massive development…

Concrete Plan for Lantau

The Concept Plan for Lantau has an extensive list of proposed projects that would transform Lantau.

Lantau Concept Plan meeting

My overriding impression is: THERE IS NO PLAN! Instead, a mishmash of various projects that are broadly based on the strategy to have development on north Lantau.