Hong Kong to build one of world's largest artificial islands

Government says it needs extra land around main island of Lantau for housing

Hong Kong plans to build one of the world’s largest artificial islands, city officials have announced.

The government’s HK$624bn (£60bn) proposal to reclaim 1,000ha of land around the territory’s largest island, Lantau, has been touted as a solution to the pressing housing shortage in the city, which is notorious as one of the least affordable markets on the planet.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2CqWtVs