Lawmakers in Hong Kong are calling for the new HK$30 billion waste incinerator in Tuen Mun to be converted into a tourism and education center for environmental protection. This proposal follows the government's budget request for the facility's construction.

Hong Kong authorities should turn a new HK$30 billion (US$3.8 billion) municipal waste incinerator in Tuen Mun into a tourist attraction and an education hub for eco-protection, lawmakers have said. Their remarks on Tuesday followed the government’s application to the Legislative Council for HK$29.2 billion to build the planned Integrated Waste Management Facilities Phase 2, or I·PARK2, with costs about 20 per cent lower than the earlier HK$35.7 billion estimate. Samuel Chui Ho-kwong, director.....