Brownfield site development and reclamation are two of public’s most favoured options for boosting Hong Kong land supply, task force chief says
Stanley Wong ‘heard very few voices’ against developing brownfield sites while reclamation is a reasonable option for most people
Developing Hong Kong’s brownfield sites and nearshore reclamation are two of the options most supported by the public to tackle the city’s land shortage, the head of the government-appointed land supply task force said on Sunday.
Stanley Wong Yuen-fai, chairman of the 30-member Task Force on Land Supply, said that was his personal view after his body held about 140 public engagement exercises in the past four months over 18 options to boost land supply.
“It was very clear that a lot of people were supportive of developing brownfield sites. I have heard very few voices against this,” he said in a phone interview.
Brownfield sites are degraded agricultural land occupied by businesses like car parks or recycling yards.
“On reclamation, my observation was that, in general, the public found it an acceptable option. But then of course, there were those who were against it, or have reservations about it.”