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本文選自《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》12月5日刊文章。香港“明日大嶼愿景”填海造陸項(xiàng)目幾經(jīng)波折，終于有了眉目，該項(xiàng)目可為100萬(wàn)香港人提供住房，對(duì)緩解香港房?jī)r(jià)高、住房難問(wèn)題將會(huì)起到重大作用，深圳也希望建造一條地鐵與大嶼山相連，這樣由香港和附近內(nèi)陸城市的構(gòu)成的“大灣區(qū)”都市圈就初具雛形。 
選文精講 Lantau Tomorrow Vision 明日大嶼愿景Hong Kong’s big housing plan faces little resistance香港的大型住房計(jì)劃幾乎沒(méi)有遇到阻力The 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.根據(jù)該法案，港府將拿出5.5億港元(合7100萬(wàn)美元)，對(duì)香港迄今提出的最大的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施建設(shè)項(xiàng)目進(jìn)行可行性研究。這個(gè)名為“明日大嶼愿景”的計(jì)劃，涉及在香港最大島嶼大嶼山周圍建造17平方公里的人造土地。政府表示，在此地建造的房屋（它對(duì)大部分房屋都進(jìn)行了補(bǔ)貼）可為多達(dá)110萬(wàn)人提供住房——約為目前人口的七分之一，估計(jì)房屋總價(jià)至少為6240億港元。批評(píng)人士說(shuō)，該項(xiàng)目根本沒(méi)必要，既昂貴又威脅到珍稀物種（到生存），包括粉紅海豚。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日的年度施政報(bào)告中表示，該計(jì)劃將“為香港帶來(lái)巨大的經(jīng)濟(jì)利益”。該項(xiàng)目也會(huì)讓中國(guó)感到高興，他們將此項(xiàng)目視為“大灣區(qū)”理念的催化劑，該理念要把香港和附近的內(nèi)陸城市建設(shè)成一個(gè)大都市。離香港最近的內(nèi)陸城市深圳希望建設(shè)一條高鐵與大嶼山項(xiàng)目相連接。
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