The ex-leader of Hong Kong is again crossing swords with the current president regarding land resources

The debate between Hong Kong’s former leader and current chief executive over the land offer shows no sign of abating, with the former calling on the government to provide more details on future development planning.

Former mayor Leung Chun-ying’s salvo on Wednesday came a day after Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu stressed that authorities must keep creating land to control the market, a rebuttal to Leung’s earlier warning of possible financial problems caused by oversupply offers .

Writing on his social media, Leung said: “Quantifications within the planning (process) may not always be accurate, but both supply and demand must be quantified and clarified.”

Leung, now vice chairman of the country’s top political advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, questioned whether the city should set aside additional areas for reclamation, regardless of the cost, if the goal was only to create more land.

If this is not a strategy, then on what basis did the authorities determine how much reclamation is needed, he asked.

Leung also made the analogy of creation tong suior Chinese dessert soup.

“You need sugar to make a sweet soup. Does this mean that more sugar is better? The sooner you buy the sugar, the better? Is it necessary to keep 10 baskets of sugar in the kitchen if the family always prepares a sweet soup? It’s a matter of understanding quantity and timing,” he said.