LAND, PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES
Hong Kong 2030: Planning Vision and Strategy; Focus Study on Aberdeen Harbour; Study on Planning for Pedestrians; Landscape Value Mapping of Hong Kong; Study on Urban Design Guidelines for Hong Kong; Planning and Development Study on Hong Kong Island South and Lamma Island; Setting Up of a 3-Dimensional Digital Model for the Main Urban Area of Hong Kong; and a Study to Examine Ways to Centralise and Disseminate Planning Data.
Studies commenced in 2002 include: Feasibility Study for South Lantau and Mui Wo; and Urban Design Study for Planning and Development of South-East Kowloon. During the year, the Planning Department also worked on several major development proposals, notably, South-East Kowloon Development; the Central Reclamation Phase III; Wan Chai Development Phase II; and Further Development of Tseung Kwan O.
Urban Development Areas
Construction works and feasibility studies on new urban development areas generally follow the broad pattern of land use and guidelines in the Metroplan, and integrate with the replanning and redevelopment of adjoining old areas in a coordinated manner. The Territory Development Department (TDD) is conducting detailed design of several major reclamation projects to provide new land for growth, to decant existing population and to provide or upgrade facilities to allow for the redevelopment of old and run-down areas.
Hong Kong Island
The Central and Wan Chai Reclamation extends along the waterfront from Sheung Wan to Causeway Bay. Three of the five reclamation phases have been completed Central Reclamation Phases I and II, and Wan Chai Reclamation Phase I.
Detailed design for the construction of Central Reclamation Phase III was completed in 2002. Construction is expected to start in March 2003 for completion in 2007.
The planning for Wan Chai Development Phase II is progressing. The comprehensive feasibility study was completed in August 2001. The overall planning layout was gazetted in April 2002 and detailed design works started in June. This phase, together with the other phases of the Central and Wan Chai Reclamation, will accommodate strategic road and rail links along the north shore of Hong Kong Island between Central and the island's eastern part.
On the eastern side of Hong Kong Island, the Aldrich Bay development has produced some 28 hectares of land for private and public housing, open space and other uses to house about 30 000 people. The housing estates of Oi Tung Estate, Tung Yuk Court and Aldrich Garden have been completed. Construction of roads and other infrastructure commenced in January 1999 for completion in phases to meet the population intake there.
The Cyberport project is being developed on 24 hectares of land at Telegraph Bay in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island. The Cyberport is an important information infrastructure project providing first-class office accommodation for over 100 information technology (IT) and IT-related companies, a specially designed and technology-themed Cybercentre for over 50 retail tenants of different trades and a five-star hotel that will have 173 rooms. The first phase of the Cyberport was completed in April 2002 as scheduled, and the other phases will be completed between
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