ENG-2017 — Page 244

Planning

13

Planning, Land and Infrastructure

Strategic Planning

Strategic land use planning provides important guidance to the city's development. In end-April, the government completed a six-month public engagement exercise on the latest update of the territorial development strategy, 'Hong Kong 2030+: Towards a Planning Vision and Strategy Transcending 2030, which serves to guide planning, land and infrastructure development and the shaping of the built and natural environment beyond 2030. Hong Kong 2030+ encompasses three building blocks, namely 'Planning for a Liveable High-density City' 'Embracing New Economic Challenges and Opportunities' and 'Creating Capacity for Sustainable Growth; as well as a conceptual spatial framework to realise the government's vision for Hong Kong to continue to be a liveable, competitive and sustainable 'Asia's World City!

'Planning for a Liveable High-density City' acknowledges the benefits of a compact high-density development model and proposes eight city attributes to enhance liveability.

'Embracing New Economic Challenges and Opportunities' proposes strategic directions to move the city up the value chain and diversify the economy, thereby creating quality jobs with a range of skills.

'Creating Capacity for Sustainable Growth' sets out to create sufficient development capacity while enhancing the environmental capacity through biodiversity enhancement and environmental improvement, all to be supported by a smart, green and resilient city strategy.

The conceptual spatial framework comprises:

⚫ one Metropolitan Business Core

• two Strategic Growth Areas - The East Lantau Metropolis and the New Territories North will provide capacity for long-term sustainable development.

⚫ three Development Axes - The Western Economic Corridor will serve as an international and regional gateway supported by strategic transport infrastructure; the Eastern. Knowledge and Technology Corridor will provide space for development of a techecosystem for high-technology and knowledge-based industries; and the Northern Economic Belt will create potential for warehousing, research and development and modern logistics, capitalising on its strategic location close to Shenzhen.

The government is finalising Hong Kong 2030+ by taking into account the public views. received and the findings of technical assessments.

Strategic Growth Areas

East Lantau Metropolis

The basic concept of the East Lantau Metropolis is to create artificial islands via reclamation in the waters near Kau Yi Chau and Hei Ling Chau Typhoon Shelter, and to better utilise underused land in Mui Wo, with the aim of creating a smart, liveable and low-carbon development cluster that encompasses a CBD3. The conceptual strategic transport infrastructure will enhance

184