Public opposition will block land shortfall solution for development blueprint, critics say

Public opposition will make it “extremely difficult” for the government to meet a shortfall of 1,200 hectares required for housing and economic development beyond 2030, despite two potential areas identified, critics say. Planning authorities yesterday unveiled a new blueprint mapping out Hong Kong’s urban landscape after 2030, with 1,200 hectares of land that the government still needed to identify, out of the 4,800 hectares estimated for development. The Planning Department...