BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Christian groups and land-rights campaigners are petitioning the Hong Kong government to abandon a plan to develop artificial islands, saying it is unnecessary and could harm the environment.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam promised last month to boost the supply of land through reclamation and redevelopment, seeking to ease a chronic housing shortage.
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