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RICS calls on HK government to build new logistic hub
THE Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has proposed that the Hong Kong SAR Government relocate the current container ports away from Kwai Chung/Tsing Yi area to Kau Yi Chau.
"The reclamation at East Lantau near Kau Yi Chau offers a good opportunity for Hong Kong to create a new logistic hub by consolidating the air, sea and land freight operations to serve the Greater Pearl River Delta, and regenerate the Kwai Chung/Tsing Yi area to become a new central business district (CBD) in Hong Kong," RICS said in a statement.
Kau Yi Chau can be developed into a logistic hub, instead of the third central business district in Hong Kong.
THE RICS' comments were made in response to the proposals outlined in Hong Kong Government's "Hong Kong 2030+: Towards a Planning Vision and Strategy Transcending 2030" that aims at making Hong Kong a more livable city.
The RICS raised number of concerns with the proposal and is calling for revisions in order to move this plan forward.
The RICS believes many underlying assumptions adopted in the estimates of the current plan insufficiently reflect Hong Kong's future development needs, and that the Government can do more to facilitate urban renewal process.
"Due to the uncertainty and changing demand of land resources in the future, we encourage Hong Kong Government to adopt a more flexible approach towards town planning, land use and building control as well as the urban renewal policies," said chair of RICS Hong Kong Board, Clement Lau.
The RICS expects Hong Kong's future development needs to be vastly different from the estimates in the government's current plan, due to changes in demographics, technology, workplace strategies, as well as intensifying regional economic competition.
"The reclamation at East Lantau near Kau Yi Chau offers a good opportunity for Hong Kong to create a new logistic hub by consolidating the air, sea and land freight operations to serve the Greater Pearl River Delta, and regenerate the Kwai Chung/Tsing Yi area to become a new central business district (CBD) in Hong Kong," RICS said in a statement.
Kau Yi Chau can be developed into a logistic hub, instead of the third central business district in Hong Kong.
THE RICS' comments were made in response to the proposals outlined in Hong Kong Government's "Hong Kong 2030+: Towards a Planning Vision and Strategy Transcending 2030" that aims at making Hong Kong a more livable city.
The RICS raised number of concerns with the proposal and is calling for revisions in order to move this plan forward.
The RICS believes many underlying assumptions adopted in the estimates of the current plan insufficiently reflect Hong Kong's future development needs, and that the Government can do more to facilitate urban renewal process.
"Due to the uncertainty and changing demand of land resources in the future, we encourage Hong Kong Government to adopt a more flexible approach towards town planning, land use and building control as well as the urban renewal policies," said chair of RICS Hong Kong Board, Clement Lau.
The RICS expects Hong Kong's future development needs to be vastly different from the estimates in the government's current plan, due to changes in demographics, technology, workplace strategies, as well as intensifying regional economic competition.
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