The Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Wednesday said the government will not give up a proposed massive reclamation project off Lantau and will push ahead with securing funding for the relevant studies. In her Policy Address, she defended the Lantau Tomorrow Vision project, which is aimed at creating a new metropolis by building artificial islands. She said although the government has already identified land for building flats that will meet demand for more than 10 years, it won't meet people’s medium and long-term housing needs. Green groups strongly oppose the Lantau project which involves the reclamation of 1,000 hectares of land and is set to be the city’s most expensive, with a price tag of HK$624 billion. They say it will drain the public coffers, damage the environment and fail to bring flat prices down. But Lam hailed the proposal, saying it will be the largest project of its kind in Hong Kong, providing the greatest amount of land. She also listed other advantages such as optimising Hong Kong's transport…

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