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2 工作重點
Highlights of work
Part 2
Highlights of Work
Increasing Housing Land Supply
New Outline Zoning Plans for Kwu Tung Outline Development Plans (ODPs) and OZPs for the
North and Fanling North Areas KTN and FLN NDAs were prepared for taking forward
the recommendations in the NENT NDAs Study.
The “Hong Kong 2030: Planning Vision and Strategy” As extensions to the existing Fanling/Sheung Shui New
(the HK2030 Study) in 2007 revisited the need for Town, the KTN and FLN NDAs will provide a total of about
strategic development area in the New Territories, 60,000 new housing units, with 60% for public housing
and recommended proceeding with some of the New and 40% for private housing, to accommodate a total
Development Areas (NDAs) to address Hong Kong’s population of about 176,900. The two NDAs will also
long-term demand for land for housing and economic provide about 37,700 new employment opportunities.
developments. A steady land supply to meet Hong Taking into account the public comments and findings
Kong’s demand for land for housing and economic of the planning and technical assessments, the revised
developments is essential to promoting the health, safety, development proposals for the two NDAs were published
convenience and general welfare of the community. In in July 2013. The Board was briefed on 26 July 2013 on
this regard, the Board has prepared new OZPs and the public comments received from the Stage 3 Public
made amendments to OZPs to optimise the development Engagement under the NENT NDAs Study, the revised
potential of the land concerned. Recommended ODPs for the KTN and FLN NDAs and the
implementation arrangements of the NDAs. Members
The North East New Territories NDAs Planning and provided comments and suggestions mainly on the
Engineering Study (NENT NDAs Study) was commissioned planning, land, supporting infrastructure and transport
jointly by the Civil Engineering and Development aspects. The Final Report of the NENT NDAs Study
Department (CEDD) and Planning Department (PlanD) and its Executive Summary were promulgated for public
in 2008 with a view to formulating a planning and viewing in end-2014.
development framework for the NDAs including Kwu
Tung North (KTN), Fanling North (FLN) and Ping Che/Ta
Kwu Ling (PC/TKL).
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