A Ewart Brown Government could breathe new life into plans to redevelop Morgan?s Point by luring a signature tourism resort.

The polluted 260-acre peninsula which borders Southampton and Sandys has been vacant since the US military left in the mid-1990s.

But Dr. Brown told : ?Morgan?s Point represents an opportunity for sustainable development ? a combination of tourism and homes.?

Light engineering might also be factored in.

?As long as the development is sustainable it interests me,? said Dr. Brown who is challenging Alex Scott for the leadership of the Progressive Labour Party and country.

?I would like to see a signature tourism resort there ? sort of like our Atlantis ? where the hotel becomes the destination.

?Where the buzz gets around the world like Dubai has its seven star hotel.

?I would like Bermuda to have a property like that which would surely stimulate visitors to come and create opportunities for Bermudians.?

In March it was revealed that Clark International, one of the biggest construction companies in the US, was involved in a new development proposal to transform Morgan?s Point into an hotel resort and championship level golf course.

Shops, restaurants, a yacht marina and up to 300 affordable housing units were amongst other concepts in the proposal.

Dr. Brown said: ?Earlier this year an RFP (request for proposal) was developed to go out to potential developers and they were beginning to come around and then the Government turned cold on the idea. I would like to revisit it.?