POLICY EXPRESS · PE-DEVB-141 · Development Bureau
Delivering New Development Areas and Land Supply
A new law would cut planning from nine months to two; land still arrives years after the plan.
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2 pages · English and 繁體中文 · Built on the 1134211 Framework · Facts as at 25 October 2026
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The tension and our thesis
The tension
Hong Kong is giving itself new statutory powers to speed up the Northern Metropolis, while its land supply is released at a pace set by market conditions. Approvals can be sped up by law; site formation, funding and compensation cannot.
Our thesis
Faster approval is only useful if land delivery, safeguards and funding are tracked together and in public.
Three policy problems this brief examines
- 01Land arrives years after the plan
- 02Faster approvals shift risk
- 03Delivery rests on funding and many bodies
Each problem is developed in three layers: the fact, why it persists, and the consequence for the system.
Three options compared
A · Pace by market: infrastructure first; release land as demand allows.
B · Use the new powers to the full: fastest approvals, tightest compensation.
C · Area by area: fund and deliver the four active areas first; pace the rest.
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