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…Both in the Past and Future
Land Reclaimed in the Past 10 Years and Land to be Reclaimed in the Future
Reclaimed Area (ha)
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
Hong Kong Macau Shenzhen Singapore
Land reclaimed in the past 10 years Land to be reclaimed in the future
Sources: Legislative Council Secretariat, Singapore Land Authority, Macau Statistics and Census Service, Urban Planning,
Land & Resources Commission of Shenzhen Municipality.
1. Over the past decade, Hong Kong has reclaimed just about 100 hectares of land. In contrast,
Shenzhen, Hong Kong’s closest neighbour, has reclaimed more than 5,000 hectares of land, 50
times that of Hong Kong.
2. The five o shore reclamation sites proposed by the Hong Kong government, together with the
East Lantau Metropolis, can only provide about 1,300 hectares of land. This compares with the
plans of Singapore and Shenzhen, which have proposed close to and more than 5,000 hectares
of reclamation respectively.
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