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Planning, Land and Infrastructure

and infrastructure development and the shaping of the built and natural environment beyond 2030. In doing so, the government is taking account of various considerations, including the public's views, technical assessments, the Task Force on Land Supply's recommendations, and the Lantau Tomorrow Vision.

Land Supply Strategy and Priority Options

Following its acceptance of the Task Force on Land Supply's recommendations in 2019, the government has been pursuing the task force's eight recommended land supply options to achieve a sustained and sufficient supply of land for Hong Kong's long-term housing, economic and social development. These options are:

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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 21.0 sites with housing development potential in the short to medium term. These sites are capable of providing over 310,000 flats in total, some 70 per cent of which will be public housing.

As at 31 December, 139 potential housing sites had been zoned or rezoned for housing to provide about 154,400 public and 43,700 private housing flats. Statutory rezoning procedures are being carried out for another 12 sites estimated to provide about 10,800 public and 1,700 private housing flats upon successful rezoning.

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