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PUBLISHED : Saturday, 17 October, 2015, 12:01am
UPDATED : Saturday, 17 October, 2015, 12:01am
An artist's impression of the bridge linking Tuen Mun with Chek Lap Kok. Photo: SCMP Pictures
More land could be reclaimed in Tuen Mun, a town planning official said yesterday, as plans advance for a logistics hub in the district.
The Planning Department and the Civil Engineering and Development Department jointly launched a two-month public consultation on development of the area on September 7. Under their proposal, 10 hectares of land on three sites near Pillar Point will be built up for "modern logistics uses" such as distribution and packaging, and for "green industry uses" such as recycling. Part of the land is occupied by industrial users, including warehouses, sawmills and open storage, and part is under temporary government use.
At a Town Planning Board meeting yesterday, member Patrick Lau Hing-tat suggested the administration should also take the opportunity to improve the environment of the Butterfly Bay residential area. More land could be reclaimed along the promenade after the completion of the Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok link, he said.
Reclamation of about 16.5 hectares is under way for construction of the road link. David Lam Chi-man, district planning officer for Tuen Mun and Yuen Long West, said the option could be considered.
"As for whether reclamation can be done, we will collect views. I can't see any technical problem there as reclamation for the Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok link can be done. Can more land be reclaimed? We will listen to people's views in the public consultation," Lam said.
http://m.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/1868709/more-reclamation-mooted-tuen-mun-western-hong-kong
