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Planning, Land and Infrastructure

Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities Island of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge

The government invited the Airport Authority Hong Kong in 2018 to submit a proposal for the topside development of the Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities Island. It will consider the Airport Authority's recommendations carefully before finalising the topside development plan.

Cycle Track Network in New Territories

A vast cycle track network is under development to connect local cycle tracks from Ma On Shan in the east to Tuen Mun and Tsuen Wan in the west. Two main sections, spanning 30km from Ma On Shan to Sheung Shui and 18.5km from Yuen Long to Tuen Mun, are open to the public. The remaining cycle track section from Sheung Shui to Yuen Long and advance works for the Tsuen Wan cycle tracks are under construction, while the Tuen Mun-Tsuen Wan section is under design.

Cross-boundary Planning Studies and Surveys

The government carries out cross-boundary travel surveys regularly on the composition and characteristics of cross-boundary passengers and vehicles and their travel purposes and modes of transport to provide references in planning cross-boundary infrastructure and formulating development strategies.

Town Planning Board

As a statutory body established under the Town Planning Ordinance, the TPB oversees the preparation and review of statutory plans, and considers planning applications. In 2018, it amended six statutory plans and published one new outline zoning plan. The board also promulgates guidelines for statutory planning. It has 32 sets of guidelines.

Anyone may submit views on draft statutory plans to the TPB. In 2018, the board examined 38,896 such submissions and filed 19 statutory plans to the Chief Executive in Council for approval. It also considered 57 applications for amendments to statutory plans, 1,102 for planning permission, 1,158 for amendments to the approved schemes and 68 to review the decisions of its planning committees.

Applicants aggrieved by the TPB's decisions may lodge appeals with the independent Town Planning Appeal Board. In 2018, the appeal board heard three cases.

Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines

The Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines provide the criteria for determining the scale, location and site requirements of various land uses and facilities applicable to planning studies, town plans and development control. These are reviewed from time to time to take account of changes in government policies, demographic characteristics, and social and economic trends. In 2018, amendments to the standards and guidelines covered kindergarten places, elderly services and facilities, and cavern development.

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