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Study on propensity for office decentralisation
The Planning Department has signed an agreement commissioning a firm to undertake a study to investigate the propensity for office decentralisation and to formulate an office land development strategy.
"The objective of the study is to identify the trends and key factors in determining the locations of commercial and government offices," a spokesman for the Planning Department said today (Tuesday).
"Based on the findings of the study, an office planning strategy will be formulated to set out the spatial distribution pattern of commercial and government offices of the territory for the year 2011, with particular emphasis on locations in the non-central business district areas, and the policy and institutional mechanisms necessary to enable its implementation," he said.
The study, comprising two surveys, will identify the mover type of offices and the pull and push factors which affect the propensity for office decentralisation.
Selected property developers, business firms and business organisations will also be interviewed to solicit their views on office development in non-metropolitan
areas.
It will also assess the need for additional government office floor space up to the year 2011 and the possibility of new government offices taking the lead in office decentralisation.
The study will take about 14 months to complete.
"The concentration of office development on both sides of Victoria Harbour is one of the main reasons for traffic congestion during peak hours.
"It is hoped that the study will identify the opportunities for decentralising office," the spokesman added.
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