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Planning, Land and Infrastructure

40,000 new jobs. The Chief Executive in Council approved the statutory plans and authorised the reclamation works in February, followed by the Legislative Council's approval of $20.21 billion in October to fund the reclamation and advance works. Reclamation began in end-2017 for the first population intake in 2023-24 at the earliest.

Hung Shui Kiu New Development Area

The Hung Shui Kiu NDA will provide about 61,000 new flats to accommodate an additional population of about 176,000 and will produce about 150,000 new jobs, with the first population intake expected in 2024. The draft Hung Shui Kiu and Ha Tsuen outline zoning plan was gazetted on 26 May 2017.

Yuen Long South

The Yuen Long South development area will provide about 28,500 new flats to house an additional population of 85,400 and will produce about 10,500 jobs. The first population intake is expected in 2027-28. The environmental impact assessment report on the development was approved in November 2017.

Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point

The Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point is a cross-boundary infrastructural project carried out jointly by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government. It is designed to offer direct access by passengers and vehicles. Construction is progressing full steam ahead, striving for completion in 2018.

Lok Ma Chau Loop

in 2017, the HKSAR and Shenzhen governments signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop the 87-hectare Lok Ma Chau Loop into the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park. In December, the Town Planning Board (TPB) agreed, after considering stakeholders' views, that the draft Lok Ma Chau Loop outline zoning plan could be submitted to the Chief Executive in Council for approval. Statutory procedures for advance road works have been completed and detailed design for phase one of the main works is under preparation.

Kai Tak

The Kai Tak Development, covering the former airport precinct and the adjoining areas with a footprint of about 320 hectares, is a large-scale and highly complex urban development project under phased implementation.

In January, the TPB agreed to the government's proposed amendments in the Kai Tak outline zoning plan to increase residential and office gross floor areas by rezoning and raising building. heights and plot ratios. Subject to authorisation of the outline zoning plan, the total flat production and commercial floor space of the Kai Tak Development would increase to about 50,000 units and 2.28 million sq m.

A proposed environment-friendly linkage system for Kowloon East is being examined in a detailed feasibility study to enhance the area's transport connectivity and facilitate its

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