Golfers play on the Old Course at Fanling on June 13. The Hong Kong Golf Club’s Fanling course is set to lose 32 hectares of land, including nine hectares earmarked for public housing. Photo: Elson Li
Golfers play on the Old Course at Fanling on June 13. The Hong Kong Golf Club’s Fanling course is set to lose 32 hectares of land, including nine hectares earmarked for public housing. Photo: Elson Li
Dennis Lee
Opinion

Opinion

Dennis Lee

Preserving Fanling golf course or building public housing is not a binary choice

  • Supporting more public housing does not mean we have to bulldoze what the elite have built, just as advocating for the golf course does not mean we are ignoring those in need
  • Officials should be looking for creative alternatives and realise that stepping back from a former administration’s proposal would show how we have evolved

Golfers play on the Old Course at Fanling on June 13. The Hong Kong Golf Club’s Fanling course is set to lose 32 hectares of land, including nine hectares earmarked for public housing. Photo: Elson Li
Golfers play on the Old Course at Fanling on June 13. The Hong Kong Golf Club’s Fanling course is set to lose 32 hectares of land, including nine hectares earmarked for public housing. Photo: Elson Li
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