The Mui Wo Facelift is entering the next stage and the Living Islands Movement recently met up with the CEDD / contractor project team at their site office.
They presented an overview and timetable of the construction works, which was shared via email and the Living Islands Movement website.
11 June 2023
As the next stage of the Mui Wo Facelift is about to commence, we just sent out a comprehensive email with an overview and a timetable of the construction works.
Dear Members and Friends,
As you may know, the long-awaited Mui Wo Facelift works are about to commence, so LIM Committee met with the CEDD/Contractor project team at their Site Office in Mui Wo last week.
We were given an overview of and outline timetable for all the construction works as follows:
Months 1-3: Initial site set-up, surveys and obtaining Temporary Traffic Arrangement (TTA) approvals from Police, Transport Department etc.
Months 4-6: Implementation of first phase TTA, Ground Investigation (GI) work, conversion of the Fire Services Pier to a new Public Pier and establishing the new Cargo Loading/Unloading Area.
Months 7-12: Transplanting of 6 old trees from in front of the Ferry Pier (LHS) to the Southern Waterfront, piling works (using relatively quiet screw-type machinery) for the new Cooked Food Market (CFM) and transitioning of bus stops to the new location.
Months 13-33: Construction and commissioning of new CFM, demolition of the old CFM and site formation for the new Public Bicycle and Car Parking building.
Months 34-54: Construction of the new Bicycle and Car Parking facility, development and landscaping work on the waterfront promenades, extension of cycle track and refuse collection station.
The final plan can be viewed at the back of the CEDD Legco paper on this link:
This is a tight timetable and much depends on smooth implementation of the TTA to minimize disruption to daily life in Mui Wo. For example, it is intended to relocate the heavy goods vehicle parking area to the site of the old Cement Works (also new Cargo Loading bay), then use the vacated area for a temporary car park. A lot of space will be needed for temporary parking of bicycles and we await further detail on that. Cars will no longer be able to park in front of the Ferry Pier as they do now. However, if initial TTAs are not working they will be reviewed and modified as far as possible.
A couple of other important points to note:
First, the current Cooked Food Market will continue to operate as usual for at least 30 months until the new CFM is ready to move into;
Second, we were pleased to learn that nearly all of the large trees in the Ferry Pier area will be preserved, except those to be transplanted from the left hand side of the pier entrance. That includes the famous fig tree outside McDonald’s.
Last but not least, we understand that the total cost of project will be about HK$ 650 million, considerably lower than the HK$ 970 million estimate given in an earlier Legco paper.
We understand a Public Liaison Officer for the project will be coming on board soon and we are expecting to have further briefings in the coming months, including on the TTA issue. We have also requested that a large information display board be provided in a prominent location, so that visitors and residents can see the full picture of what is happening in Mui Wo throughout the project.
In the meantime if you have any questions or comments please let us know and we will pass those on to the project team.
Best wishes,
LIM Committee
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Sustainable Lantau
The Government proposed in the Revised Lantau Concept Plan issued in May 2007 improvement works for Mui Wo to rejuvenate local community, boost local economy and in particular enhance road safety for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians. The works items would be implemented in phases.
Improvement Works at Mui Wo
Visit the website: lantau.gov.hk for updates.
Resources : Relevant Material
More information about Improvement Works at Mui Wo
www.facelift-muiwo.com（中文）
www.facelift-muiwo.com （ENG）
www.facelift-muiwo.com (Images)
Improvement Works at Mui Wo
In late 2004, the Government proposed a Concept Plan for Lantau to provide an overall planning framework so as to ensure a balanced and co-ordinated approach for the future development of Lantau.
Taking into account the public comments and suggestions received, Planning Department drew up the Land Use Concept Plans for Mui Wo Facelift in mid-2006. Starting from a Local Forum organized by Planning Department in November 2006, the public was continuously consulted on the facelift proposals up to January 2007. There was a general support from the local community on the Mui Wo facelift proposals to enhance the environment and attractiveness of Mui Wo town centre and explore the recreational potential of Mui Wo so as to revitalize its local economy. These ideas were incorporated in the Revised Concept Plan for Lantau released in May 2007.
To examine the feasibility and implementation requirements of the proposals, the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) commissioned in June 2007 a feasibility study of the improvement works for Mui Wo Facelift. The study was completed in 2009, with the preliminary design of the improvement works formulated.
The findings and preliminary design of the improvement works items were presented to the Islands District Council on 6 April 2009 and Members supported the implementation of the following works items.
Brief Description of Project Scope
Phase 1 works
- 230-metre (m) long and 11.5-m wide segregated pedestrian walkway and cycle track along the waterfront between Mui Wo Cooked Food Market and River Silver
- 35-m long and 4.8-m wide footbridge across River Silver
- civic square near Mui Wo old town with associated landscaped area, recreational and leisure facilities and a performance venue
- seven amenity areas in villages at Mui Wo
- ancillary works including information boards, signage, landscaping, drainage and utilities works
Phase 2 Stage 1 works
- realignment of a section of Mui Wo Ferry Pier Road and extension of existing car parking area
- ancillary works including geotechnical, landscaping, drainage and utility works
Remaining Phase (Phase 2 Stage 2) works
- improvement to south waterfront promenade
- re-provisioning of cargo loading and unloading area at the ex-concrete batching plant
- re-provisioning of public toilet and 4 dry goods stalls
- re-provisioning of new cooked food market (including 16 cooked food stalls)
- construction of landscape deck
- re-provisioning of covered cycle parking area (providing about 1900 cycle parking spaces) and car park (providing about 60 to 70 parking spaces for private car)
- improvement of Entrance Plaza
- provision of public transport interchange and refuse collection point
Project Status
Mui Wo Phase 1 works commenced on 4 July 2014 and completed in June 2017.
Mui Wo Phase 2 Stage 1 works had commenced on 28 July 2016 and was substantially completed and opened to the public in mid-April 2019.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Land Use Concept Plan – 13 June 2006
pland.gov.hk (Images)
Legislative Council Panel on Development – 31 January 2023
PWP Item No. 7414RO – Improvement Works at Mui Wo (PDF)
25 November 2022
Tenders invited for contract for improvement works at Mui Wo, Phase 2 Stage 2
30 October 2021
Improvement Works at Mui Wo, Phase 2 Stage 2 – Public Forum
The Improvement works at Mui Wo (Phase 2 Stage 2) Public Forum was held on 30 Oct 2021. With public views collected from the previous public consultations, analysis and further studies have been carried out. The latest design scheme were presented in the Public Forum. The Forum was attended by about 100 members of the public and attendants generally supported the project to commence as soon as possible.
COMMUNITY Discussions
9 June 2023
To all Mui Wo residents,
It’d be best to prepare yourself for changes as I believe the Mui Wo improvement works are beginning real soon. Means potential diversion of roads including bike paths.
Better take a pic of the current Mui Wo area before it’s too late.
Comment: Have the final plans been issued? I joined the consultation presentation almost 18mths ago where we gave lots of feedback – mostly around the plans to heavily pedestrianise Mui Wo and reduce parking spaces
Reply: I don’t think so, the only awarded the contract recently
Reply: bars etc. Relocate the car park, bus depot, and whatever those other crappy buildings are on the prime land to achieve this. The car parking situation is getting bad so the removal of the carpark/truckpark by the water will only make it worse so I think the derelict school needs to finally be bulldozed and perhaps a small multilevel carpark can be introduced there. China bear to finally welcome non Amex cards and no more Pizza or Thai
Reply: Wait long enough and there is going to be a Mui Wo MTR station
Reply: Can the cows still come at night and eat the pizza boxes ?
Reply: You better get used to it, Mui Wo has been undergoing so-called “face lifts” for the past 35 years, and it will never stop.
Reply: More concrete and roadside railings (for those wonderful plastic banners)…
Reply: Is there a link to a public plan for all these wonderful ‘improvements’?
Reply: https://facelift-muiwo.com/eng/Project%20Descriptions.html
FACELIFT-MUIWO.COM
Improvement Works at Mui Wo
Reply: Seems we’re a bit overdue for a status update …
//Project Status
Mui Wo Phase 1 works commenced on 4 July 2014 and completed in June 2017.
Mui Wo Phase 2 Stage 1 works had commenced on 28 July 2016 and was substantially completed and opened to the public in mid-April 2019.//
Reply: that info I believe is for phase 2 stage 1 which is the blue area, next is the phase 2 stage 2 which is the green area
Reply: First we have to wait for the drainage work to be over. That’ll take at least 2 years at the current rate!
Reply: I’ve seen the plans. Looks like Discovery Bay
Reply: is there any update on the schedule? This project has been under planning for around 20 years!
Reply: Prepare ourselves. Do you mean we should stock up on tinned food, bottled water and …
22 June 2021
Discussing the future development of Mui Wo with District Councillors
大嶼街坊關注組 Lantau KaiFong Concern Group
with 郭平 Eric Kwok Ping and 梁國豪 Leung Kwok Ho Super
Public consultation on Mui Wo facelift remaining phase coming soon: community workshop on Saturday afternoon, 18 March 2017.
Improvement Works at Mui Wo
我們花了兩小時走一圈梅窩碼頭到停車場，討論2017年及2020年政府諮詢方案。兩個完全不一樣的方案，議員及助理都表示不能理解。當然關注組提出新方案，探討取合理性及可行性。
在這人心不穩的世代，感謝仍願親自落區及聆聽的每一位，也感謝大嶼街坊積極的參與。加油！
On Saturday, we met with two district councillors to discuss the Mui Wo Facelift.
Eric Kwok Ping from Tung Chung, Leung Kwok Ho Super from Cheung Chau, and a member of Sammy Tsui Sang Hung’s team (Tung Chung) joined us. We walked around the ferry pier area for 2 hours and looked at the official plans in 2017 and 2020. The councillors were interested in hearing our residents’ perspective and suggested alternatives that might help us to convince CEDD.
The meeting left an optimistic impression, but there’s still lots of work to do.
We’re glad to have the district councillors on board with us!
11 January 2021
On January 11, Living Islands Movement (LIM) hosted a webinar to facilitate members’ comments on the remaining phase of the Mui Wo Facelift Project being undertaken by the Sustainable Lantau Office of Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD). CEDD representatives presented the latest design proposals and answered questions from the community.
Proposed works include improvements to the south waterfront promenade; construction of a new cooked food market and covered cycle parking area; construction of a new car park topped by a landscape deck; construction of a new public transport interchange and refuse collection point; re-provisioning of the cargo loading area; and the improvement/ provision of neighbourhood cycle tracks and heritage trails.
“In the main, the webinar participants welcomed the facelift project,” says LIM Chairperson Merrin Pearse. “Though some participants felt that some of the design concepts were inappropriate for the rural/ seaside community of Mui Wo.”
Webinar participants requested a number of additions to the project’s final phase, including rain-and-sun shelters with solar panels on the roof, and outdoor seating at the Mui Wo Cooked Food Market. There were also requests for improvements to ensure that the proposed infrastructure changes would prioritise the needs of pedestrians and cyclists, as well as motorists.
A Cantonese-language version of the webinar, co-presented by LIM and Save Lantau Alliance, will be available by the end of the first quarter of 2021.
In the coming weeks, the CEDD plans to provide street booths at four Mui Wo locations to facilitate further public comment. The booths were originally scheduled to be in place from December 4 to 14, 2020, but plans were put on hold due to social distancing restrictions.
Once the final plan is agreed, and the budget approved, the remaining phase of the 10-year+ Mui Wo Facelift Project is expected to take four years to complete.
5 June 2021
New page created to inform everyone on the state of the Mui Wo improvement works and to find supporters for an alternative proposal.
This “facelift” will hugely affect anyone passing by the ferry pier area regularly, but there hasn’t been much transparency around the whole planning process.
We’ll explain all the proposed renovations on the page, as well as the steps we can do to enter into a dialogue with CEDD (the government department in charge of the improvement works).
Thanks! Feel free to reach out with any questions.
大嶼街坊關注組 Lantau KaiFong Concern Group
24 March 2021
Event: Share ideas on improving the Mui Wo Facelift Plans
Public · Anyone on or off Facebook
Online bi-lingual workshop (English and Cantonese) on Wed 24th Mar from 8-10pm (guests can join from 7:55pm)
The workshop will be moderated by Siu Yin Fung (Cantonese) and Merrin Pearse (English)
Issues we would like to discuss at the workshop include but are not limited to:
– Arrangement of traffic flow in and around the roundabout, bus terminus and taxi drop off area near McDonalds.
– Connectivity for pedestrians around the whole area, including covered walkways and ease of access to shops.
– Access and connectivity for bicycles, including safe transit from the roundabout to the main shopping area where the supermarkets and other key services are located.
– Views from the new Cooked Food Market out to the Silvermine Bay and only indoor air-conditioned seating areas.
– Ventilation of the new covered parking areas (car and bicycle).
– Parking for vehicles in the Streets around Wellcome, Fusion etc. and/or alternative/additional “official” parking areas.
– Management of the bicycle parks (avoid clutter, theft etc.)
– Design and uses of the Southern Waterfront Promenade – trees, planted areas, outdoor seating, market place etc.
– Design and uses of the Landscaped Viewing Deck next to the re-provisioned Cooked Food Market.
– Possibilities for provision of more F&B outlets, expanded outdoor dining areas etc. especially on the Landscape Deck and the South Waterfront Promenade.
– Incorporating solar and wind power generation on the site along with low carbon design principle’s to assist HK achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
We want to hear what you think could be done to overcome these issues and other improvements. See less
23 March 2021
Credit: Siuyin Lantau
24 May 2019
By Tom Yam
Upon my query, here is the response from the Sustainable Lantau Office concerning the bicycle rack.
Dear Dr. Yam,
Thank you for your email to Ms. Joyce Lau on 19 May 2019 expressing your views on the trial of double deck bicycle rack parking system (the system) in Mui Wo.
During the last round of public consultation for the remaining phase of the “Improvement Works for Mui Wo Facelift ” project in 2017, the majority of the public consulted requested an increase in number of bicycle parking spaces in Mui Wo. They generally supported the provision of more bicycle parking spaces near Mui Wo Ferry Pier to cater for the future demands.
In the same consultation exercise, some residents suggested the use of a double deck bicycle rack parking system (the system) in Mui Wo in order to increase the number of bicycle parking spaces within the limited area near Mui Wo Ferry Pier. However, some others had reservation about the use of the system in Mui Wo. There are also concerns whether the system is easy to use.
To address the need for more bicycle parking spaces while optimising the use of land resources, double deck bicycle rack parking system is a possible solution. After consulting relevant Government departments, and Islands DC, a trial on the use of the system next to Mui Wo Ferry Pier is conducted.
One of the objective of the trial is to collect feedback from Mui Wo residents on the usage of the system, in order to review the possible use of this system in the remaining phase of the “Improvement Works for Mui Wo Facelift ” project. We have selected a location close to the commuting route for installation of the parking rack on 29 April 2019.
The trial is planned to last for about 1 year. Subject to the trial results, we will decide on its applicability in Mui Wo. In the meantime, we will closely monitor the usage and keep collecting any views from the public, including
yours.
If you have any further queries, please contact me (email: gordonpei@cedd.gov.hk).
Thank you.
Best Regards,
Gordon Pei
Senior Engineer/6 (L)
Sustainable Lantau Division 3
Sustainable Lantau Office
Civil Engineering and Development Department
Tel: 2157 3056
Fax: 2114 0064
Tom Yam: f we let matter stand, it will be an eyesore for a year if not longer. I have done as much as I can tracking down the history and people involved. If the community feels strongly about it, I suggest a petition be made urging the bicycle rack’s removal as soon as possible.
The petition can be sent by individuals directly to the author of the response to me as follows.
gordonpei@cedd.gov.hk).
Gordon Pei
Senior Engineer/6 (L)
Sustainable Lantau Division 3
Sustainable Lantau Office
Civil Engineering and Development Department
Comment: I tried to operate one top rack last night, to see how it worked. I couldn’t make the rack drop down, and I tried two different ones. Even read the instructions. I am surprised that the top racks do not incorporate an hydraulic assist assembly, such as one finds on the tailgate of a station wagon, to make it easier to load and unload a bicycle. It has potential as a space saving device, but not where it is currently located, please.
Reply: This is great. Despite some obvious flaws, I am for one pleased to see the government trying and collecting feedback.
Reply: Thank you so much Tom!
Reply: That sounds a very reasonable proposition – let’s hope the users are able to send their reasonable explanations of their experience as requested, so that a sensible solution can arrived at.
Reply: parked there on Wednesday at about 11am because the racks by the ferry were full. Took forever to get my son’s bike on the top rack, and I couldn’t fit mine onto a bottom one because the space between handlebars is too narrow, so I parked on the end beside the contraption instead. A lady ran over to help us. Later, as we were leaving, the same lady handed me a survey form to fill in about my ‘user experience’. If she’s still around, filling in a survey might be more the kind of feedback they have to listen to.
Reply: We were at that public consultation in 2017 and remember them saying that at the time, they were running tests of these double deck racks in Tai Po. So I wonder if they have factored in that feedback.
Reply: (Tom Yam) The lady is a contractor hired by CEDD to “observe” the operation of the bicycle rack and record users’ reaction.
23 May 2019
By Tom Yam
There is a posting on the double decker bike rack that the structure will remain for a year as a “pilot scheme”.
Turns out Jacobs Engineering Group is the company under contract with CEDD that built the structure.
Jacobs is the company whose employees were arrested for faking concrete test results for the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macau bridge project by altering time stamps and switching samples. It was banned from bidding government contract for a year.
It is also the main contractor that handled the public consultation on Mui Wo Facelift several years ago in the Mui Wo community center. It is certainly the group that will develop Phase 2B and 3 of the Mui Wo Facelift effort. This is the group CEDD is working with to develop the plan. At least up to now.
The firm is the consultant for the HK$265 million facelift of Mui Wo on Lantau, due to be completed in 2019.
If the past is any indication, if we do nothing now, decision will be made and announced without any consultation with the community just as all previous phases and the bicycle rack. Then we just complain afterwards
What we need is a community initiative to engage the Sustainable Lantau Office, a group in CEDD responsible for Lantau development to provide input in developing their plan.
We need someone to lead the initiative. Anyone ?
23 August 2017
By Kat D
Hi all, I will be writing the CEDD on behalf of Living Islands Movement concerning the Mui Wo facelift plans and will mention the issue of the lack of shade at the new playground and subsequent heat. Are there other issues you’d like me to raise?
Update: My main reason for writing them is to urge them to install drinking water fountains in various locations, like the excellent one at the Cheung Chau Sports Ground that supplies cold, tasty water.
Comment: In view of the Hato surge ask them how much sea level rise they allow for in their plans. Ask for specific years and levels. Mainland government expects this part of the coast to see 20cm rise by 2050 and 120 cm by 2100, and they are likely being conservative on this.
Comment: You mention the water fountains in Cheung Chau and I don’t know what they offer but it would be fantastic to have a water booth in Mui Wo which offers plain and sparkling water. In Italy they have these water booths all over the country in small villages. You pay 0.5 Euro cents for a litre and you fill the bottles up yourself. Its filtered chilled water and carbonated for the fizzy water. It gets rid of the need for throw away plastic water bottles. I have attached a photo of one and happy to try and find out more accordingly. Thank you.
Comment: Lamma Island also got some being installed. Trees are we need along the waterfront path.
Comment: Another point : why the plastic barriers roped into place to prevent access between cycle path and walkway?
Reply: Yes, these are a nuisance, especially for the cows who are going to go to the grass whether or not anyone likes it!
Reply: Ask them why the open theater performing area outside the wet market is always chained up and not accessible to the public. What is the point of having public space when they are not available to the public ?.
Reply: it’s not finished, yet. 1st attempt at installing the shade sail over the steel structure failed, now they’re welding more bits and bobs onto it, once that is done the shade sail will go back up.
Then it will open. Maybe.
Reply: I can’t imagine what the ‘open theater’ will ever be used for.
Reply: Seaside promenade is brutal – not one tree. In 30+ degrees of heat it is a walk from hell.
Reply: Ok, this is a point I can raise with them.
Reply: I personally would like some papaya trees or other edible things, but then again, these things have to stand up against our hungry cows!
Comment: Cycle path all the way along the coast – to Pui O and beyond?
Reply: That would be lovely, but that probably falls under the larger Sustainable Lantau blueprint which the government is pushing.
Reply: No thanks – I like the path that’s there and the unspoilt coastline. Last thing Lantau needs is more concrete.
Comment: ON the topic of shade — why did CEDD build a dozen seats without any shelter on the seaside promenade? Is the new civic square finished – if not when will it open?
Reply: But some of them do have shade and shelter. How do you suggest they modify the existing continuous features to incorporate more shade and shelter? Ok, can ask for an update about the civic square.
Reply: I think there’s at least twice as many unshaded ones. I expect the two sitting out areas near the pier are the precedent – just a few seats dumped out in the open and never used. What were they thinking
Photos: What were they thinking?
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Comment: I think they currently plan to redo the bike parking just as 2000 more people. Move In. They should do it sooner
Reply: I still find space just fine. Have you been encountering problems? (Other than the idiots that block the access to the rows with the bikes and trikes!).
Comment: A bathroom with a changing table would be helpful. A water fountain might be a good addition too.
Reply: Thank you for asking!
Reply: A sink would be nice too
9 August 2017
by Tom Yam
Want to know what happened in the Sustainable Lantau Blueprint presentation by the CEDD tonight in Mui Wo?
The following is my letter afterwards to Robin Lee, the director for Hong Kong and Lantau District, and the host of the meeting.
Director Lee :
You and your team are to be congratulated for organizing a well-publicized and -attended presentation of the Lantau Blueprint.
But what of the results ?
For all the resources invested in orchestrating the meeting ( 4,000 letters posted, well-placed banners, well-lit venue with AV system, over 10 government officials showing up, and even free bottles of water ! ), you allocated time for only 15 responses during the entire evening as “feedback”. Of the 90 minutes planned, about 40 minutes were spent on introductory remarks and the chief engineer Joyce’s presentation of the blueprint, leaving only 50 minutes for the 15 comments plus your responses.
That’s a very poor efficiency performance in terms of cost vs results. Plenty of form, little content.
A better format, like that used for the Mui Wo Facelift meetings, could have generated more public feedback. At the very least, you could have distributed a well-designed survey form for the attendees to submit feedback.
So after going through the motions, you get 15 responses. Yet CEDD can now claim that you have conducted a presentation of the Lantau Blueprint seeking public input. Box checked!
Now let me predict your standard-issue response to my comments:
“We value your feedback, and we believe there is always room for improvement. We will continue to enhance our public engagement process for future studies.”
PS : By the way, it is very disappointing that none of the government officials present said anything to reprimand the person who yelled “Get out” after an attendee made her remarks. You requested civility from the audience, yet when one of your supporters is loudly uncivil to a member of the audience, you let him get away with it. Does the government condone such behaviour as long as it is directed at its critics?
18 March 2017
Merrin Pearse (Living Islands Movement)
Invitation to the CEDD hosted Facelift of Mui Wo – Community Workshop Remaining Phase
Enrolment: Online Registration Online Registration
You are cordially invited to participate in the workshop and provide your views on the remaining phase of improvement works at Mui Wo.
Date: 18 March 2017 (Saturday)
Time: 2:00pm – 5:00pm (Registration will start at 1:30pm)
Venue: Mui Wo Recreation Centre, 60 Mui Wo Rural Committee Road, Lantau Island
Language: Cantonese and English (Simultaneous Interpretation will be provided)
Resources : Relevant Material
18 March 2017
Public consultation on Mui Wo facelift remaining phase coming soon: community workshop
Register here: Improvement Works at Mui Wo
Public consultation on Mui Wo facelift remaining phase coming soon: community workshop on Saturday afternoon, 18 March 2017.
Improvement Works at Mui Wo
Comment: In fact that diagram is out of date. The plan was indeed to turn the south area into a promenade and move the trucks and cargo to where the cement plant is now. However, the construction industry will not give up the cement plant, so the present plan is that the end of the promenade in front of Seacrest terrace will have all the trucks and cargo squashed in.
Comment: Thanks for confirming that this “Artist’s conception” is way out of date. It hardly inspires any confidence in people who plan a major “face lift” when they can’t put up an illustration that displays current plans. I wonder if they will have one at the meeting? As for H’s suggestion that the ferry area could hardly be made more ugly, I think you seriously under-estimate the lack of design talent.
Comment: It’s important then to speak out and object to the East Lantau Metropolis if you disagree with it and want to preserve Mui Wo.
Comment: That is perhaps a reason to support the facelift, and send a message to the government that ELM is not welcome.
Comment: Where is the bus station?
Comment: I think it’s the diagonal bays to left of where the existing bus station is.
Comment: So the private carpark as well as the “freebie” parking is gone.
Comment: I’m glad the ugly truck park has gone, but would like to see some outdoor dining allocated there, not just more park benches, etc.
Comment: Not only first proposed in 2005, but there was a face-lift plan that predated this one, including a faux lighthouse near the ferry pier.
Comment: 2 things quite scary : first, it looks more and more like DB, second, due to the local habit to delay the completion date, the construction period will be quite painful.
Comment: It was first proposed in 2005
Reply: so we are safe then….
Comment: The improvements will probably never happen …. because the area will be destroyed for the new MTR line and four-lane highway linking the East Lantau Metropolis to Lantau.
Comment: The beach needs portaloos, as it is quite obviously still open and the crowds will still come during the summer as they have during the winter. And we need a circleK.
9 March 2017
The Facelift of Mui Wo! They want the public to participate! My guess is some of you might be interested in signing up..
Credit: Wytske Susan
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