In Hong Kong, fears for an art museum

Hong Kong

AT the waterfront site destined for a vast new centre for the arts here, the view across Victoria Harbor is one to marvel at - an urban jungle of high-rises that together make up the city's famous skyline.

The vista from the other side of the harbour could not be more different. Mostly barren land. A small construction zone. Some temporary buildings. And a sign announcing in big orange capital letters: "West Kowloon Cultural District."

This is where a "museum of visual culture" called M+ (for "museum plus") is scheduled to be built as a key par…