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Industrial and Business Community and
Zones Recreational Facilities
The economic development pace of Hong Kong The community and recreational facilities in
is affected by various domestic and global the New Town are generally sufficient to meet
factors and keeps changing. The Government the population need. Opportunity will be taken
will continue to closely monitor the use of to include more community and recreational
industrial and business land, so as to take facilities in new residential developments in
appropriate action to increase land supply for particular in public housing developments and
developments through the land use planning redevelopments.
mechanism.
To help address the increasing demand for
hospital facilities, the Kwai Chung Hospital
is being redeveloped in phases (Figure
41). Upon completion of the redevelopment
project, it is planned to provide 1 000 beds
and rehabilitation facilities for delivery of a full
range of psychiatric services. The Lai King
Building of Princess Margaret Hospital will also
have a new extension block, with an increase
of beds from 268 to 840 including beds for
rehabilitation and palliative care services,
expansion of diagnostic radiology service
and increase in the capacity of geriatric day
hospital with enhanced rehabilitation services.
For the Yan Chai Hospital, a new building will
be constructed to provide additional hospital
beds using the existing open car park next to
Figure 41: Redevelopment of Kwai Chung Hospital the community health and wellness centre.
The construction of Kwai Chung Park (Figure
42) at the restored Gin Drinkers Bay Landfill
sitewas commenced in Q4 2021. Whenever
opportunity arises, the Government will
continue to reserve land along the waterfront
area for leisure purpose and enjoyment of the
public.
Figure 42: Proposed Kwai Chung Park
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