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本文选自《经济学人》12月5日刊文章。香港“明日大屿愿景”填海造陆项目几经波折，终于有了眉目，该项目可为100万香港人提供住房，对缓解香港房价高、住房难问题将会起到重大作用，深圳也希望建造一条地铁与大屿山相连，这样由香港和附近内陆城市的构成的“大湾区”都市圈就初具雏形。 
选文精讲 Lantau Tomorrow Vision 明日大屿愿景Hong Kong’s big housing plan faces little resistanceThe bill would permit the spending of HK$550m ($71m) on a feasibility study for the biggest infrastructure project ever proposed in the city. The scheme, Lantau Tomorrow Vision, would involve creating 17 square kilometres of artificial land off Lantau, Hong Kong’s largest island. The government says housing built on this, much of it subsidised, could accommodate up to 1.1m people—about one-seventh of the current population. The estimated price tag is at least HK$624bn. Critics say the project is unnecessary, expensive and threatens rare species, including the pink dolphin.根据该法案，港府将拿出5.5亿港元(合7100万美元)，对香港迄今提出的最大的基础设施建设项目进行可行性研究。这个名为“明日大屿愿景”的计划，涉及在香港最大岛屿大屿山周围建造17平方公里的人造土地。政府表示，在此地建造的房屋（它对大部分房屋都进行了补贴）可为多达110万人提供住房——约为目前人口的七分之一，估计房屋总价至少为6240亿港元。批评人士说，该项目根本没必要，既昂贵又威胁到珍稀物种（到生存），包括粉红海豚。In her annual policy address on November 25th, Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, said the scheme would “bring enormous economic benefits to Hong Kong”. It would also please the authorities in China. They see it as a catalyst for their own “Greater Bay Area” idea for building Hong Kong and nearby cities inland into a giant metropolis. Shenzhen, the mainland city closest to Hong Kong, wants a high-speed rail link with the Lantau project.香港在11月25日的年度施政报告中表示，该计划将“为香港带来巨大的经济利益”。该项目也会让中国感到高兴，他们将此项目视为“大湾区”理念的催化剂，该理念要把香港和附近的内陆城市建设成一个大都市。离香港最近的内陆城市深圳希望建设一条高铁与大屿山项目相连接。
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