【明報專訊】CHIEF EXECUTIVE Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor's vocal support for land reclamation has aroused widespread concern and discussion. Some have accused the government of paying no regard to the current consultation process on land supply and bypassing the Task Force on Land Supply. But seeing this from a different perspective, one may also say the government is seizing the opportunity created by its earlier announcement of the "six new housing initiatives" to persuade people into supporting reclamation for the purpose of building more subsidised housing and helping people to buy homes. It is hard to judge now whether it is wise or not for the government to declare where it stands and put forth a campaign for reclamation. However, it is undeniable that land reclamation is an effective means of increasing land supply in the long run. The land issue has to be tackled with a multi-pronged approach. Reclamation is certainly an inevitable option but not the only one. To deal with the short-term land supply situation, the government cannot evade options like developing brownfield sites and resuming some of the sites leased under private recreational leases either.