LegCo Panel on Development visits New Territories North (with photos)
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The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
The Legislative Council (LegCo) Panel on Development visited three Potential Development Areas (PDAs) in New Territories North (NTN) today (August 24) to better understand the current situation of NTN.
Members first arrived at Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point. With the company of the Secretary for Development, Mr Michael Wong, Members went atop the Hong Kong Police Force observation tower to view Shenzhen and the proposed site of one of the PDAs in NTN – the NTN New Town, and received a briefing on the development plan. Members then ascended to a high point at Kong Nga Po to view the proposed site of the NTN New Town as well as its vicinity, and exchanged views with the Secretary for Development on housing and transport planning in the district.
Members also took a coach ride to the proposed Man Kam To Logistics Corridor and San Tin/Lok Ma Chau Development Node. Members were briefed by a representative of the Planning Department on land use proposals of these two PDAs in NTN. They learnt that Man Kam To Logistics Corridor would be developed into a logistic centre, providing convenient links to Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point, whereas San Tin/Lok Ma Chau Development Node would be turned into livable and accessible communities and an employment node with lands earmarked for enterprise and technology park, complementing the development of the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park in the Lok Ma Chau Loop.
Members who participated in the visit were the Panel Chairman, Dr Lo Wai-kwok; the Panel Deputy Chairman, Mr Lau Kwok-fan; Panel members Ms Starry Lee, Mr Chan Hak-kan, Mrs Regina Ip, Mr Frankie Yick, Mr Ma Fung-kwok, Mr Leung Che-cheung, Dr Junius Ho, Mr Holden Chow, Mr Wilson Or, Mr Kenneth Lau, Dr Cheng Chung-tai and Mr Tony Tse; and non-Panel members Mr Christopher Cheung and Ms Yung Hoi-yan.