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研究報告

SECTION 3 NATURAL RESOURCES CAPITAL STOCK

3.2 Land Use and Land Supply
   
Reclamations
   
3.2.1.3

Since the late 1980s, the Hong Kong SAR Government has pursued a policy of large-scale reclamations to provide land for port, business, residential and infrastructure uses under Hong Kong's Port and Airport Development Strategy. Indicative figures for the total area of reclaimed land in Hong Kong are presented in Table 3.2a.

Table 3.2a Cumulative Area of Reclaimed Land in Hong Kong in Hectares
Year Cumulative Area of Reclaimed Land (ha) Rate of Increase* (ha yr-1)

1887

200

N/A

1924

450

6.7

1945

700

11.9

1967

1050

15.9

1976

1900

94.4

1996

5950

202.5

* Calculated as (D hectares/D time)

Source: ' Reclamation & Development in Hong Kong', Survey & Mapping Office, Lands Department, Series AR/9/RD, Edition 4, 1996

   
3.2.1.4

These indicated figures provide a striking illustration of the dramatic increase in coastal development in recent years. Reclamation has been broadly focused in the areas around Chek Lap Kok and the North Lantau coast, West Kowloon, Victoria Harbour, Tseung Kwan O and Tolo Harbour. While several reclamation projects are proceeding as planned (eg Container Terminal 9 on Tsing Yi), recent public opposition to further reclamation in Victoria Harbour, spearheaded by the Protection of the Harbour Ordinance (Cap 531), enacted in 1997 has caused projects in this area to undergo greater scrutiny. Projects such as the Southeast Kowloon reclamation and the Green Island reclamation are expected to be considerably scaled down. Figure 3.2a illustrates the major past, present and proposed reclamations in Victoria Harbour. As additional development within the New Territories has been advocated as an alternative to further harbour reclamation, there could thus be a reciprocal relationship between the area of harbour reclamation and the area of land developed in the New Territories.

   

Urban Renewal

   
3.2.1.5 A further option to secure additional land for development is to accelerate the pace of urban renewal and remediation of former industrial sites, such as Kai Tak Airport. These areas (sometimes called 'brownfield' sites) will become increasingly prominent as a means of increasing the land supply in urban areas and alleviating pressures for development of natural areas and further reclamation.
   
3.2.1.6 The 1999 Policy Address announced the intention to set up an Urban Renewal Authority which will be entrusted with powers to assemble land for development. In parallel, Government plans to launch an urban renewal programme targeted toward nine areas comprised of Ma Tau Kok, Tai Kok Tsui, Sham Shui Po, Yau Ma Tei, Yau Tong, Kwun Tong, Sai Ying Pun, Wan Chai and Tsuen Wan. Other policy developments such as the recently completed Urban Renewal Strategy (PlanD), and Housing Authority's restructuring studies for older commercial and residential areas further reinforce that urban renewal will play an increasingly larger role in land use planning in Hong Kong.

 

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