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Major Planning Parameters

Northern Metropolis
The Northern Metropolis generally covers two district administration areas including Yuen
Long District and North District, with a total land area of about 30 000 ha that currently
accommodates a population of about 980 000 and provides about 400 000 residential units
and around 134 000 jobs. The Northern Metropolis is the major source of land supply for

Hong Kong in the future, providing some 3 000 more ha of new development land. It is also an
arsenal of future housing supply for Hong Kong, providing over 500 000 new residential flats.
Apart from addressing housing needs, the Northern Metropolis development can also meet
public aspirations for larger living space. In addition, the new development land within the
Northern Metropolis will create around 500 000 new job opportunities, thus helping to reduce
cross-regional commuting and promote a better home-job balance. Upon completion, the entire
Northern Metropolis is expected to accommodate a population of around 2.5 million, around

one-third of Hong Kong’s current population.
Population Additional Residential Flats Additional Employment
Opportunities
2 500 000 500 000 500 000

(Adopt the 10%-20% home space enhancement
recommended under Hong Kong 2030+)

Kau Yi Chau Artificial Islands

For the KYCAI, we preliminarily propose that the artificial islands of 1 000 ha will comprise
three islands and provide a total of about 190 000 to 210 000 flats with the capacity of
accommodating a population of 500 000 to 550 000 and providing 270 000 employment
opportunities (including about 200 000 in CBD). The proposed maximum domestic plot ratios
are 6.5 and 7.5 for living communities and CBD respectively, while the proposed maximum non-

domestic plot ratio for the artificial island is 15.

Population Residential Flats Employment Opportunities
500 000 to 190 000 to

550 000 210 000 270 000

(Adopt the 10%-20% home space enhancement
recommended under 'Hong Kong 2030+') (including about 200 000 in CBD)
Ratios of land for open space and land Maximum Domestic Plot Ratio Maximum Non-domestic
for community facilities to population Plot Ratio
Living CBD
No less than Communities
3.5 m per person 6.5 7.5 15
2
(Recommendation of 'Hong Kong 2030+')

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