Ma Liu filling reclaimed water for 11,000 units comparable to Tai Koo Shing Lian sewage treatment plant nearly 10 million square foot public-private housing 6 to 4
The government has stepped up the development of reclamation and supply. The only development in Ma Tin Shui Reclamation in Shatin for residential development, together with the expropriated land for Sha Tin Sewage Treatment Works, provided a total of 11,000 housings, comparable in size to Tai Koo Shing and about 6% of public-private units 4.
The Government has set out 5 sites for near-shore reclamation. Among them, the technical feasibility study report on Ma Liu Shui and Lung Kwu Tan in Tuen Mun was completed earlier. Among them, the only one of the 5 sites in Ma Liu Shui is the project to provide housing supply , Is expected to become a long-term source of land supply.
Near Zhongda Science Park Lee Development Branch
It is understood that the report mentions that the Ma Liu Shui reclamation site is located on the Eastern Knowledge and Technology Corridor of “Hong Kong 2030+” concept and is surrounded by the Central University and the Science Park. It has the potential to develop uses of the fields of Creative Industries, Intellectual Property and Housing .
Based on the preliminary development uses and the estimated scale provided by the authorities, the reclamation area is about 60 hectares (about 6.45 million square feet), together with 28 hectares (3.10 million square feet) of land vacated after the Shatin sewage treatment plant is vacated for a total of about 88 hectares Equivalent to 91 Hong Kong Stadiums (Hong Kong Stadium Grasslands total area of about 0.962 hectares), providing about 11,000 units to accommodate about 34,000 people living, the scale of development will be approaching a Pacific City 12.7 thousand), the development zone will follow the long-term housing strategy to set the ratio of 6 to 4 public-private housing.
More than 40,000 jobs to provide the fastest 2026 push
As regards employment opportunities, the government budget, Ma Liu Shui Reclamation Area, will provide as many as 41,500 job opportunities and is one of the employment hubs in the district. This will help to improve the distribution of employment and living environment imbalances.
The report also pointed out that land reclamation areas would reserve 30% of the land for greening purposes and establish landscape galleries. The height of the buildings would also be stepped down from the inland to the coastal areas to reduce the impact on the surrounding landscape. In the meantime, the report also pointed out that the ecological price at reclamation sites is relatively low and the ecological impact will be reduced through the establishment of an ecological coastline in the future.
After completing the consultancy study, it is expected that the government will conduct detailed engineering and planning studies and carry out public consultation later. It is estimated that the project will start rolling out as early as 2026. With reference to the same area Pak Shue Kok residential land price of about 5,000 yuan per square foot, a rough estimate, the reclamation area of nearly 50 billion yuan market value.
Tuen Mun Lung Kwu Tan is not suitable for residential development
As for the reclamation project at Lung Kwu Tan in Tuen Mun, the Government assessed in the past that as a development of industrial and low-density housing, the scale of reclamation was about 220 hectares to 250 hectares. However, according to the consultancy report just completed by the government, the proposed site is suitable for industrial development over residential use. This includes the nearby Castle Peak Power Station to the south of the reclamation site. The air pollution problem is expected to be over-standard and unsuitable for residential development.
On the contrary, the development of the area as an industrial development can tie in with the development of logistics, warehouses and green industries in Tuen Mun West and Hung Shui Kiu. The next phase of study can serve as a direction for planning.