2007 - 十大基建  Ten major infrastructure projects

Background:

The government announced ten major infrastructure projects in order to boost the economy after the SARS epidemic. It became the major policy of Tsang’s administration.

Details:

The projects went underway. As of 2016 most of them are still under construction, while other are still at the planning and consultation stage.

Consequences:

The huge cost, over-expenditure and the slow progress of the projects led to discontent towards the government. This paved the way for more political disputes and protests against the projects.

News Report from South China Morning Post, 11 October 2007

Pro-Beijing commentary, Ta Kung Pao, 16 October 2007 (Chinese) (English-translated)

Pro-Democracy commentary, Apple Daily, 26 October 2007 (Chinese) (English-translated)