In the manifesto released by Chief executive-elect John Lee Ka-chiu, a key item was the promise to fully review and plan for the Northern Metropolis and Lantau Tomorrow Vision . These two enormous projects have been proposed as solutions to Hong Kong’s severe and long-standing housing shortage. There are few issues that can be considered a higher priority than accommodation, given the long waiting times for public housing and the hundreds of thousands that are still living in subdivided flats . Lee should be praised for putting housing near the top of his agenda; however, one hopes that in his…