News and bytes for the local community.
16 April 2023
Hong Kong to legalize e-scooters with speed capped at 25km/h
HK Standard:
“Lee believes the e-devices could aid citizens in remote areas to reach their destinations easier and can help Hong Kong move towards being a smart city.”
21 March 2023
HKFP:
“About 70 per cent of Lantau – the largest island in Hong Kong with a population of almost 200,000 – has been designated as country park, according to a government document.
The island ‘has a unique environment and is rich in natural and cultural resources’.”
20 March 2023
‘Lantau road study needed, but aims must be clear’
“We have to keep in mind that, if you’re going to touch that road, it’s going to impact the slopes. The slope stabilisation along those roads has not been upgraded to the latest standards, so any work that’s going to be undertaken will probably have an impact on the vegetation around it, and that’s a real concern.”
Read more: https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1692672-20230320.htm
21 December 2022
HKFP
“A proposal for reclaiming land in Lantau’s eastern waters and creating a new urban centre was introduced in 2014. Carrie Lam turned the plan into one of her flagship policy schemes — Lantau Tomorrow Vision — and drew controversy.”
Posted: 10 April 2023