Update from the Save Lamma campaign:

Dear Friends of Lamma,

On Friday, October 24th, members of the Save Lamma Campaign met with the Planning Department and Civil Engineering Department to further discuss the revised proposal for the Yung Shue Wan harbour and the way forward.

THE GOOD NEWS is that the departments continue to support a much reduced project focused on enhancing rather than radically changing Yung Shue Wan.

Here's an indicative <a href="http://www.lamma.com.hk/forum/images/e-zine/27/PDIndicativeWaterfrontPlan.jpg">map of the current concept</a>. Click to enlarge:

<a href="http://www.lamma.com.hk/forum/images/e-zine/27/PDIndicativeWaterfrontPlan.jpg"><img src="http://www.lamma.com.hk/forum/images/e-zine/27/PDIndicativeWaterfrontPlan.jpg" border=1 width=430></a>

THE BAD NEWS, depending on how you look at it, is that this will be a long process. With the scrapping of the original reclamation, the entire project has to back through the government planning process from the beginning. This could be a long wait - up to five years -- with several hurdles to pass, including the need to access funding. However, the advantage of this process is that the technical feasibility study, the detailed design, etc. will all be up for review, and that means more opportunity to come up with a plan that truly serves the long term interests of the community.

For example, the government continues to insist that wave reflectors will be needed to protect the village from the raging sea. The Save Lamma Campaign believes that these unnecessary structures are damaging to the local character and inappropriate for a sensitive tourist area. But the reopened planning process means that if the technical feasibility study indicates that extensive reflectors are needed, then we will still have an opportunity to push for alternatives such as a breakwater at the entrance to the harbour.

Thanks for your support,
The Save Lamma Campaign

P.S. ALEX CHAN, the Chair of the Citizens Party, is running to be elected as district councilor for the Lamma Island and Po Toi constituency. Alex and the party have been supporters of the Save Lamma Campaign from the beginning, and have played a crucial role in its success. If you want more transparent and engaging community development process, please vote for Alex this Sunday, November 23.

I just met Alex on the path leading to my home and thought he seemed like a real nice guy - he's certainly getting my vote!

He told me you'd done an interview with him that was published yesterday - where is it?

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Thanks for that quick reply, Alan,

I was out to get Fun Day / Election Day flyers printed for tomorrow, running into Alex Chan once more by chance, very close to Webdog's place.

Alex said he'd sent out my interview by email to his friends & supporters and even had it translated partially into Chinese for his own campaign materials. Great!

Vince, you got the Lamma-zine by email with the interview, did you?

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Thanks Alan I found it from your URL.

Lamma-Gung I don't seem to get the eZine by email anymore but you have my correct email address for Topic Reply Notifications, though.

Vince,
Let's solve your problem offline. I've just resent the Lamma-zine to you.

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Yes I just got it - no problems with spam filters! Thanks!

Thanks for posting that map Gung. It definitely is good news that the govt. no longer supports a plan to reclaim the bay as they had in the past. Well done the Save Lamma Campaigners!

Does anyone know what plans the Govt. has for the redevelopment of So Kwu Wan, on South Lamma? And does the Save Lamma Campaign involve itself with that bay as well?

The only thing I've heard of around there is the rehabilitation of the quarry. Toby, one of the main SaveLammas, had a hand in the design of that in his professional capacity.

Several years ago (pre-97) there was a plan to build high rise flats there, but I think that plan evaporated a while ago -- though you always have to keep an eye on them.