Local think tank Choi In Tong Sam yesterday urged the government to explain why the Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) has designated a plot of land at the bottom of Coloane Hill as an area where there is no height limit on building projects, while the bureau released a planning document in 2007 stating that only low-rise village houses were allowed to be built on the plot.
The think tank, an affiliate of the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (commonly known as Gung Luen), held a press conference at its office yesterday about their opinion on the urban development plan in Coloane.
A plan for the plot issued by the bureau in 2012 allowed building projects of up to 100 metres. The construction of a high-rise complex project on the plot started in 2013 but soon after was suspended and remains so, after vociferous opposition from some members of the public.
Local think tank Choi In Tong Sam’s Vice President Ella Lei Cheng I addresses yesterday’s press conference at its office. Photo: Tony Wong
