Policy Address

Long-term Land Supply

135.         There are vast tracts of undeveloped land in the New Territories North.  Except for some with high ecological significance, many others have development potential.  The Government will commence the Preliminary Feasibility Study on Developing the New Territories North early this year to integrate land use planning with infrastructural development to facilitate optimal land use planning for housing, social and economic developments.

136.         The Government is also actively taking forward further studies on reclamation and developing cavern and underground space.  Stage 2 of the public engagement exercise on reclamation outside Victoria Harbour has been completed.  We are now carrying out a cumulative environmental impact assessment of the northern Lantau waters and will initiate studies on various reclamation sites, including strategic studies on artificial islands in central waters for the development of the East Lantau Metropolis, and a planning and engineering study on the reclamation in Sunny Bay.  Preliminary feasibility studies on other near-shore reclamation sites will also commence in succession.

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