Hong Kong authorities won’t appeal court halt to 12,000-flat project on golf course
Plans to build 12,000 public flats on part of Hong Kong’s oldest golf course have been thrown into serious doubt after the government chose not to appeal a court’s decision to uphold a ruling revoking the project’s environmental approval. Authorities said on Thursday that they had decided against appealing after “holistically” considering legal advice following the Court of Appeal’s decision to…
Hong Kong's government has decided not to appeal a court's ruling that halted a plan to build 12,000 public flats on a section of the city's oldest golf course. The Court of Appeal ruled that the environmental approval for the 9.5-hectare project was invalidated due to flaws in the public consultation process and failure to meet wildlife conservation goals.
The government stated on Thursday that they had carefully weighed legal advice before concluding that appealing the decision was not necessary. This ruling could lead to renewed public consultations regarding the development of the land, which was previously part of a 32-hectare plot taken from the Hong Kong Golf Club's 172-hectare course.
The court's decision also clarified some key aspects of Hong Kong's Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process.
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