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Latest News - This week is an important one for the campaign to stop The Baroque on Lamma.

An active member of the Town Planning Board is also CEO of the Baroque on Lamma.This represents a clear case of Conflict of Interest, and is obviously unacceptable. Find out more and write a letter of complaint.

Also the petition is still in progress.

The Baroque on Lamma is a proposed development on the South side of Lamma Island near Tung O. Over 85 hectares of development including Government Land of about 35 hectares. The plans call for 900 residential units, a resort hotel, a 500 berth marina, commercial buildings and, alarmingly, car parking space for 135 private cars, 6 lorries, 16 taxis and 20 coaches.

The developers of this new town claim to be fulfilling Hong Kong's dramatic shortage of facilities for international yachting regattas and berthing for 'super yachts'. At the same time they argue that building this new town will be in harmony with both the environment and local culture.

The developers of The Baroque on Lamma applied to have their target areas rezoned from Conservation Areas and Costal Protection Areas to Comprehensive Development Areas.

Most recently the Government has restarted the consultation process because of new information from the developers. The Government seems to have asked them for clarification on a number of issues in the original submission.

These include:

Concerns about the sewerage treatment facilities.

Questions about alterations to the terrain.

Details relating to the breakwater and its pilings.

Concerns about the environmental impact of Government provided utilities required but not covered by the proposal.

Discussion of a passenger ferry service not previously mentioned.

More details about the number of vehicles expected.

More details about proposed 'environmental activities' like Eco-walks (walks) and yachting regattas.

Excuses as to why the helipad shouldn't be considered part of the project (!?!)

and some discussion over whether this counts as Urban development.

Opposition to The Baroque on Lamma

You can read the Living Lamma's formal objection to the rezoning here. This will need to be re-submitted for the new round and updated to include the new information from developers.

反對南丫島地產霸權發展計劃 Oppose the development project on South Lamma is a Facebook group dedicated to this issue.

The WWF have made it clear that even the ecological provisions promised would be unsatisfactory.

Paul Zimmerman from Designing Hong Kong was interviewed about the project on RTHK

The Baroque on Lamma proposal has already been rebuffed by the Development Opportunities Office who refused to support it due to the high density of development and the large amount of government Land.