Sub-regional Development Strategies

These strategies serve as a bridge between the TDS and district plans.
They translate long-term, broad-brush territorial concepts and goals into
district planning objectives for the five sub-regions of Hong Kong: the
Metro area, North-East New Territories (NENT), South-East New
Territories (SENT), North-West New Territories (NWNT) and
South-West New Territories (SWNT).

The Metroplan Selected Strategy was approved by the then Governor in
Council in 1991 as a planning framework for developing and upgrading
the Metro sub-region, including Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, Tsuen Wan
and Kwai Tsing, up to the year 2011.

Following the approval of the Metroplan Selected Strategy, steps have
been taken to prepare a series of Development Statements to translate the
Metroplan concepts into more specific district planning objectives. The
Development Statements for West Kowloon, South-East Kowloon, Tsuen
Wan-Kwai Tsing were completed. The Hong Kong Island West and
Central and East Kowloon Development Statements have recently been
completed and released for public consultation. With the completion of
the TDS Review, the Metroplan is now under review to produce an
updated planning framework for the development and redevelopment of
the Metro Area.

Work on the review for NWNT is held in abeyance pending the
completion of the Planning and Development Study on the NWNT which
commenced in October 1997. Work on the review of the SWNT
sub-regional development strategy is in progress. The review aims at
producing an appropriate land-use, transport and environmental
framework to guide the planning and development of the sub-region up to
2011.

The NENT Development Strategy Review was completed in October
1996. A review for the SENT would be undertaken in due course.

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