Fanling Golf Course; Sai Ying Pun harbourfront development

8:30am-9:15am: Fanling Golf Course development

8:30am-9:15am:  Lau Chun-kong, Managing Director, Valuation & Advisory Services in Asia of Colliers; a member of the now-defunct land supply task force

8:30am-9:00am: Dr Rita Li, Director, Hong Kong Shue Yan University’s Sustainable Real Es-tate Research Center 

8:45am-9:00am: Brian Wong, Member, Liber Research Community

9:00am-9:15am: Lam Chiu-ying, the chairman of the Hong Kong Countryside Foundation

9:15am-9:30am: Sai Ying Pun harbourfront development

9:15am-9:30am: Paul Zimmerman, member of the Harbourfront Commission

On Tuesday's Backchat: plans to develop part of the Fanling golf course for housing.

Government officials have rejected suggestions from some members of the Advisory Council on the Environment for a rethink on the proposals, saying the land is required to help ease the housing shortage. New questions are being raised about the need for the project, now that major plans are being drawn up for the Northern Metropolis.

And earlier the Executive Council convenor Regina Ip, who’s a member of the Hong Kong Golf Club which leases the site, said says the new administration should consider scrapping the development plans which she described as not cost effective, and counter to government commitments to support the development of sports.

After 9.15am, we’ll talk about the initial development plan of Eastern Street North open space in Sai Ying Pun, an area along the Central and Western District Waterfront Promenade.