The Ngong Ping cable car on Lantau. Proposals have been made for more development on the island. Photo: RTHK
The chairman of the Living Islands Movement, Merrin Pearce, says only vested interests and pro-government bodies have been consulted about plans for future development on Lantau.
Earlier on Monday, Lau Ping-cheung, a member of the government-appointed Lantau Development Advisory Committee or LANDAC, had played down concerns about the potential environmental impact.
The committee has proposed 14 tourist sites, including a water park, and a Wushu retreat.
Lau said most of Lantau will remain untouched. But speaking on RTHK's News Wrap programme, Pearce said the public often had good ideas about development - and they need to be consulted.
Pearce said when LANDAC had gone to get ideas, it had approached pro-government establishments like the district council, the rural village committees and vested business interests.
He said he wasn’t against development, but a real public consultation was needed as many of the ideas were based on old business models.
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