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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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