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9 Leverage information technology to improve work efficiency [6]

• An inter-departmental, shared database dedicated to land and housing development should be set up. This
can serve as a single window between various departments and real estate practitioners to process and store
development proposals, as well as relevant documents such as building plans and occupation permits.
• A similar system named Construction and Real Estate Network (CORENET) had been deployed in Singapore
in 2011.

10 Increase funding for work related to land development [7]

• Sufficient manpower and resources dedicated to planning and land administration are of paramount
importance.
• Additional headcounts may also be required to steer changes within the departments.

Notes:
[1] Similar recommendations have been proposed by the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS), the Association of Architectural Practices (AAP) and the
working group set by Mr Tony Tse, the current LegCo member for Architectural, Surveying, Planning and Landscape, with ten practitioners in the architectural
and surveying industries. See ‘Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors Research on Applications to the Town Planning Board in Hong Kong’, media interview with
Mr Dennis Lau, Chairman at AAP, 〈促簡化審批 發展期縮至5年〉 (Chinese only), and 《優化地政總署審批程序建議書》 (Chinese only).
[2] Similar recommendations have been proposed by the HKIS, the AAP and the working group of Mr Tony Tse and ten practitioners in the architectural and
surveying industries. See ‘Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors Research on Applications to the Town Planning Board in Hong Kong’, media interview with Mr
Dennis Lau, Chairman at AAP, 〈促簡化審批 發展期縮至5年〉 (Chinese only), and 《優化地政總署審批程序建議書》 (Chinese only).
[3] Similar recommendations have been proposed by the working group of Mr Tony Tse and ten practitioners in the architectural and surveying industries.
See《優化地政總署審批程序建議書》(Chinese only).
[4] Similar recommendations have been proposed by the HKIS. See ‘Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors Research on Applications to the Town Planning Board in
Hong Kong’.
[5] Similar recommendations have been proposed by the HKIS, Mr Roger Nissim, the former Assistant Director of Lands of the Government, and Mr John
Corrigall, the former Deputy Director of Lands. See 〈香港測量師學會就補地價評估機制檢討提出五大改善建議〉(Chinese only) and ‘Land Supply–Why and
How We Need to Unlock the Private Sector’s Land Banks to Help Meet Current Housing Need’.
[6] Similar recommendations have been proposed by the HKIS. See〈香港測量師學會就 18 項土地供應選項向政府提出七大建議〉(Chinese only).
[7] Similar recommendations have been proposed by the HKIS, and the working group of Mr Tony Tse and ten practitioners in the architectural and surveying
industries. See〈香港測量師學會就補地價評估機制檢討提出五大改善建議〉(Chinese only) and 《優化地政總署審批程序建議書》 (Chinese only).

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