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north, conservation in the south”. The government should establish Lan-
              tau North as an “Aerotropolis” (See Suggestion 3 for details), while avoiding
              large-scale development and explore the potential of culture, conservation,
              recreation and green tourism in Lantau South.


                     OHKF supports the Lantau Development Advisory Committee’s
              (LanDAC) proposal of reclaiming surrounding waters of Kau Yi Chau and
              the typhoon shelter of Hei Ling Chau for the construction of the “East
              Lantau Metropolis” (ELM) while connecting Lantau to Hong Kong Island by
              roads and railways. ELM will be an important source of developable land
              and a long-term strategic growth area after 2030. We suggest that the
              government should adopt advanced reclamation techniques to minimise
              its ecological impact and reduce the degree of ground settlement of ELM.
              Eco-shoreline should be introduced along suitable coastline of the re-
              claimed land for conservation.


                     Noise and air pollution may pose problems to the future “Aerotrop-
              olis”. Although the areas of Siu Ho Wan and Sunny Bay are not within the
              coverage of the Noise Exposure Forecast (NEF) 25 contour, they, as well as
              Tung Chung, will be affected by aircraft noise (similar to Ma Wan). If sites
              in the relevant areas were to be converted for residential use, the govern-
              ment should establish guidelines on acoustic designs so as to ameliorate
              aircraft noise disturbances on the residents. In the areas within coverage of
              the NEF25 contour, serviced apartments with full-day air-conditioning can
              be developed to minimise the noise impact.


                     To attract talents, existing community facilities alongside living and
              working environment must be improved. We support diversified education-
              al services to be developed to attract families to settle in Lantau, so that
              parents could find employment opportunities while children could receive
              education in the same neighbourhood of their residence, lowering trans-
              portation costs and shortening the commute time. It could also alleviate
              the stress on the public transportation system. Moreover, the development
              must ensure the provision of sufficient facilities including hospitals, nursing
              homes and community centres.

                     Vocational centres should be set up on Lantau to provide post-sec-
              ondary education programmes closely related to the industry develop-
              ment of the Lantau, such as aviation services, engineering and tourism.

              5.5 Suggestion 3: Maximising the

              “Clustering Effect”


                     LanDAC proposes the North Lantau Corridor for transportation,
              economic and housing development to accommodate the population and
              employment in the same area. With the completion of the several large-
              scale transportation infrastructure projects, Lantau will transform from a
              remote outlying island to the gateway of Hong Kong. It will be the very first
              place that greets visitors arriving the city from around the globe, rendering
              it an effective “showcase” of Hong Kong. As such, Lantau should serve the
              arriving tourists as a concourse of our globally renowned top-notched ser-
              vice industry.

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