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between Hong Kong and its economic hinterland in drawing up development proposals. As a basis for the current TDS review, two development scenarios have been postulated. The first scenario assumes the Pearl River Delta area as Hong Kong's primary economic hinterland, while the second scenario includes both Guangdong Province and some inner provinces of China as Hong Kong's economic hinterland.
The TDS review consists of three main streams of work. The first stream comprises the foundation studies, including identification of goals and objectives, key issues, develop- ment constraints and opportunities, evaluation criteria, and sectoral land-use studies. The second stream relates to the formulation and evaluation of TDS development options on the basis of the foundation studies in the first stream. It also involves an assessment of community views based on a public consultation exercise which took place between October and December in 1993. In addition, contacts had been made with planning officials in Guangdong to discuss strategic issues of mutual concern. The third stream of the TDS review relates to the formulation of a recommended development strategy for the territory and a medium-term implementation plan. The first and second streams of work have been concluded. It is expected that the review will be completed in mid-1995.
Sub-regional Development Strategies
The Sub-regional Development Strategies serve as a bridge between the TDS and district plans. They translate long-term, broad-brush territorial concepts and goals into district planning objectives for the five sub-regions of Hong Kong -the Metro area, Northeast New Territories (NENT), Southeast New Territories (SENT), Northwest New Territories (NWNT) and Southwest New Territories (SWNT).
The Metroplan Selected Strategy was approved by the Governor in Council in 1991 as a planning framework for developing and upgrading the Metro sub-region, including Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing, up to the year 2011.
Following the approval of the Metroplan Selected Strategy, steps have been taken to prepare a series of Development Statements to translate the Metroplan concepts into more specific district planning objectives. The Development Statements for West Kowloon, Southeast Kowloon and Tsuen Wan-Kwai Tsing were completed and released for public consultation in May. The Hong Kong Island West Development Statement is expected to be completed in 1995. The preparation of the Central and East Kowloon Development Statement has just commenced and is expected to be completed in 1996.
Work on the review of the NWNT and SWNT sub-regional development strategies commenced in 1990, following the government's announcement of the Port and Airport Development Strategy. These reviews aim at producing an appropriate land-use, transport and environmental framework to guide the planning and development of the sub-regions up to 2011. An Interim Recommended Strategy has been formulated for both the NWNT and SWNT. The recommended strategy will be finalised when the recommendations of other territorial planning studies, in particular the TDS, are ready. In the meantime, the NWNT Development Statements Study was completed in 1994 and has provided a planning context for the preparation of the outline zoning plans for the rural areas of NWNT.
Work on the NENT Development Strategy Review commenced in September 1993. Key issues have been identified and alternative development options assessed. A recommended strategy for the sub-region is expected to be available in 1995. A review for the SENT is
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