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How much more land do we need?
We will need
Our Hong Kong Foundation estimates that we
will need 9,000 hectares of new land in the
next 30 years to fulfil our development needs hectares of new land in
in accordance with our population growth. the next 30 years

How could we acquire
NEW LAND?

What are the What are the
suggestions for short-to-medium
acquiring new land term options?
in Hong Kong?
They include using brownfield sites,
The proposals can be divided into developing private agricultural lands
three categories: short-to-medium in New Territories and recreational
term options, medium-to-long term lease sites, and relocation of
options and conceptual options. recreational facilities, among others.

What are the What are the
medium-to-long conceptual options?
term options?
Examples include enhancing the
These include developing caverns development intensity of village-type
and undergrounds, establishing new development zones, topside
development areas in the New development of transportation
Territories, developing the River infrastructure and relocating Kwai
Trade Terminal sites, exploring the Tsing Container Terminals.
peripheries of country parks and
reclaiming reservoirs, among others.

What is the current situation of our brownfields?

Brownfields are abandoned farmlands which now have other purposes, such as
carparks, cargo sites and tyre collection points. At present, there are 1,300
hectares of brownfields scattered across the whole New Territories with
varying sizes. About 760 hectares of brownfield have not yet been included in the
current plans of development.