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This case about Hong Kong''s nascent democracy describes the potential conflicts between an expert-driven planning process and the views and initiatives of elected political officials. The case revolves around legislationproposed by an elected member of Hong Kong''s Legislative Council (Legco) to inhibit additional reclamation of Hong Kong''s famed Victoria Harbor-chiefly by increasing the review power of the legislative branch. Planning officials-in the territory''s "executive-led" government- strongly oppose the initiative-and the very idea of a legislative veto over executive proposals. The case raises questions about the appropriate role in the policy-making process of experts in the executive branch, elected officials in the legislative branch, and for-profitand nonprofit interest groups.