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Planning, Land and Infrastructure

Ongoing work includes improving the pedestrian environment and traffic conditions in the areas, enhancing the environment, increasing commercial land supply, and promoting vibrancy in the district through a 'place-making' approach. Kowloon East is also the pilot area for smart city development in Hong Kong. Similar strategies have been applied to the adjoining San Po Kong Business Area.

Major Planning Studies and Development Projects

Kwu Tung North/Fanling North New Development Area

The Kwu Tung North/Fanling North outline zoning plans provide the land use framework for the NDA to meet the city's medium to long-term housing, social and economic needs. Through a TPB-approved planning application under the Town Planning Ordinance to increase development intensity and the adoption of other site utilisation enhancement measures, the NDA will provide about 71,800 new flats, with nearly 70 per cent being public housing, to accommodate an additional population of about 188,300. It will also generate about 40,100 new jobs. Development works started in 2019 for phased completion by 2031, with the first batch of residents expected to move in to private and public housing starting from 2023 and 2027 respectively.

Tung Chung New Town Extension

The Tung Chung New Town Extension will provide about 49,600 flats and a commercial hub with a gross floor area of about 877,000 sq m for office, retail and hotel uses along with about 40,000 new jobs. Tung Chung East is undergoing reclamation works, with a view to receiving the earliest population intake in 2024.

Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area

The Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen NDA will provide about 61,000 new flats to accommodate an additional population of about 176,000, most of whom will begin moving in around 2030. It will produce about 150,000 new jobs. The government plans to start first-phase works in the latter half of 2020, subject to funding approval.

Yuen Long South

The Yuen Long South Development, upon review, is set to provide about 32,900 new flats to house an additional population of about 98,700 and will produce about 13,600 jobs. Statutory planning procedures are expected to start in 2020. The first population intake is targeted for 2028.

Lok Ma Chau Loop

The 87-hectare Lok Ma Chau Loop Area will be developed into the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park. Advance infrastructural works are ongoing, so that the first batch of land parcels can be provided not later than 2021 for superstructural development of the park. Detailed design of the main infrastructural works is also in progress.

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