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Developing the Dual Engines Focus
Background
According to the final recommendations of the “Hong Kong 2030+:
Towards a Planning Vision and Strategy Transcending 2030” (“Hong
Kong 2030+”) promulgated in 2021, there would be a demand for
about 5 800 to 6 200 hectares (ha) of land in Hong Kong by 2048.
On the basis of a multi-pronged and capacity creating approach,
the Conceptual Spatial Framework under the “Hong Kong 2030+”
suggests that both the Northern Metropolis and Kau Yi Chau
Artificial Islands (KYCAI) are two of the “possible solution spaces”
to meet the medium to long term land requirements and to cater
for sustainable development in Hong Kong.
The Chief Executive mentioned in the 2022 Policy Address the need to increase land reserve
and regain control of land supply. The Northern Metropolis and the KYCAI are two major
development projects that will expand the scope and capacity of Hong Kong’s development,
provide lands to meet the needs for housing, economic development and community facilities
as well as to enhance Hong Kong’s competitiveness. These two major development projects
are expected to provide a total of about 4 000 ha of development land, of which 3 000 ha
comes from the new development land of the Northern Metropolis, while the other 1 000 ha
comes from the reclaimed land of Kau Yi Chau. Among which, about 1 400 ha of land of the
Northern Metropolis and about 400 ha of land of the KYCAI have been included in the 10-year
(2024-25 to 2033-34) supply forecast of developable land of 3 370 ha in the territory.
Conceptual Spatial Framework for "Hong Kong 2030+"
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