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Planning, Land and Infrastructure

guides planning, land and infrastructure development and the shaping of the built and natural environment beyond 2030.

The government is finalising Hong Kong 2030+, taking into account public views received during a public engagement exercise, the findings of technical assessments, recommendations of the Task Force on Land Supply, the Lantau Tomorrow Vision and other major development projects.

Land Supply Strategy and Priority Options

In February, the government announced its full acceptance of the recommendations of the Task Force on Land Supply. Since then, it has been adopting the refined land supply strategy and pursuing vigorously the eight land supply options as recommended by the task force. The multi-pronged and vision-driven land supply strategy aims to ensure a sustained and sufficient supply of land supporting Hong Kong's long-term housing, economic and social development.

The eight priority land supply options are:

• expediting brownfield development;

• unleashing the development potential of private agricultural land;

• developing 32 hectares of land east of Fan Kam Road of the Fanling Golf Course for housing development and starting a detailed technical study;

⚫ expediting studies on the Kau Yi Chau artificial islands, which total some 1,000 hectares;

• expediting studies on near-shore reclamation projects, including Lung Kwu Tan, Sunny Bay and Road P1 (Tai Ho-Sunny Bay Section)';

• continuing cavern and underground space development and studies;

• pressing ahead with New Development Area (NDA) projects; and

• commencing studies on replanning the River Trade Terminal site and coastal areas of Tuen Mun.

Major Land Supply Initiatives in Short to Medium Term

In the short to medium term, the most immediate and effective way of augmenting land supply is to make more optimal use of developed areas in urban areas and new towns, and land in the vicinity of infrastructure, by increasing development intensity, changing land use and facilitating development.

Through ongoing land use reviews in the last few years, the Planning Department has identified more than 210 sites with housing development potential in the short to medium term. These

1 Involving a small-scale, near-shore recalmation at Siu Ho Wan.

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