over the construction cost which leads to high rental rate and management fee. She raised the icon building, "Gold Egg" as an example. In response to such comments, Rita Lau, the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development emphasized that they did not consider the outlook as a top priority and a considerable portion of construction cost was spent on high-tech laboratories and sterile rooms which are necessary for the purposes of the Park. In an article in Apple Daily, a representative of the tenants at the Science Park reflected that a lot of tenants were moving out due to the soaring and unaffordable rental rate. Fanny Law, the previous chairperson of the Board of HKSTP, responded to the ‘white elephant’ claim and affirmed the value of HKSTP by sharing the viewpoint of Tien Chan-Lin. Tien Chan-Lin is a former University of California Berkeley chancellor who pushed forward the establishment of Hong Kong Science Park in late 1990s. He once raised that the Government should be responsible for the availability of comprehensive and continuous support to the research and development sector at different levels. However, Law acknowledged that HKSTP had not reached its full potential in both providing supports the industry at all levels and gaining support from all relevant stakeholders in the community, industry and academia. She observed that these two key elements were absent in the past 14 years, hence the HKSTP did not perform up to what the public has anticipated. For the Lok Ma Chau Loop development plan, Legislative councilor Charles Peter Mok argued that it may not benefit local companies due to the remote location of Lok Ma Chau Loop. References 2001 establishments in Hong Kong Statutory bodies in Hong Kong Government of Hong Kong Non-profit organisations based in Hong Kong Science and technology in Hong Kong Hong Kong government departments and agencies