Territorial Development Strategy

The Territorial Development Strategy (TDS) is the highest tier in the
hierarchy of town plans in Hong Kong. It provides a broad land use,
transport and environmental framework for the planning and development
of Hong Kong. The aim is to facilitate the continued growth of Hong
Kong and promote its hub functions as a regional centre of business and
finance, a high-capacity container port and an international focal point for
civil aviation.

A comprehensive review of the strategy commenced in 1990. Two
regional development scenarios have been postulated in the current TDS
Review. The first scenario assumes the Pearl River Delta as Hong Kong's
economic catchment, and the second includes both Guangdong Province
and other inner provinces of China as Hong Kong's economic catchment.

The TDS Review consists of three main streams of work: the foundation
studies including identification of goals and objectives, key issues and
evaluation criteria; the generation and evaluation of TDS development
options and the formulation of a recommended long-term development
strategy for Hong Kong and a medium-term strategy with an outline
development programme. Public consultation was carried out in 1993 to
seek public views on goals/objectives and strategic development options.
A Consultative Digest on the recommended strategies was produced in
July 1996 to invite public comments. A Final Executive Report
incorporating comments received will be published for public information
in early 1998.

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