CE rejects Wang Chau claims

(September 17, 2016)

Chief Executive CY Leung never discussed the Wang Chau development with people not in the Government.
 
The Chief Executive's Office made the statement today in response to an Apple Daily news report claiming the Government set up a taskforce under the Chief Executive's chairmanship for the development of Wang Chau.
 
It also reported that authorities conducted two rounds of “soft lobbying” with community leaders in 2013 and the Housing Department subsequently indicated community leaders generally supported the first-phase development in building 4,000 public housing units but not the second and third phases unless the Government revisits the re-provisioning policy for open storage areas.
 
Apple Daily reported that, as revealed by the document, the Government conducted "soft-lobbying" for the first time in July 2013 with the rural sector, and in August the same year Ping Shan Rural Committee Chairman Tsang Shu-wo, who operates carparks in Wang Chau, led the community to give high-profile support to the Chief Executive at a district forum.
 
The statement said the Chief Executive has expressed deep regret over these allegations which are fabricated and unfounded.