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Land use in industrial estates
Following is a question by Dr the Hon Huang Chen-ha and a written reply by the Secretary for Trade and Industry, Mr T H Chau, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Regarding the land use in industrial estates, will the Government inform this
Council:
(a)
how many hectares of land in the industrial estates at Tai Po, Yuen Long and Tseung Kwan O are now available for leasing respectively;
(b)
how many hectares of land were leased, and at what prices, in each of the industrial estates last year and in the first quarter of this year;
(c)
(d)
whether the joint applications made recently by a number of pharmaceutical factories, as well as a number of electroplating factories, for the grant of land in the industrial estates reflect that there is demand for industrial land among the medium-sized and small enterprises; if so, whether the Hong Kong Industrial Estates Corporation will review its existing policy on the leasing of land in industrial estates with a view to meeting the growing demand of the medium-sized and small enterprises; and
when the Hong Kong Industrial Estates Corporation will decide on the joint applications for the grant of land made by the pharmaceutical and electroplating factories; what factors will be taken into consideration in making the decision and whether the size of the factories is a decisive one?
Answer:
(a)
The Hong Kong Industrial Estates Corporation (HKIEC) presently has 4.3 hectares available for leasing at its estate in Tai Po, 7.5 hectares in Yuen Long, and 5.8 hectares in Tseung Kwan O.