About the
Study
To follow up the Lantau Tomorrow Vision announced under the 2018 Policy Address, the Civil Engineering and Development Department and the Planning Department jointly engaged Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd. to commission the Study on the Artificial Islands in the Central Waters (the Study) in June 2021. The main objective of the Study is to create artificial islands of about 1,000 hectares by reclamation in the Central Waters near Kau Yi Chau (KYC Artificial Islands) for comprehensive planning of liveable and sustainable communities and Hong Kong’s first carbon neutral community.
Subject to the findings of the Study, the future KYC Artificial Islands are estimated to provide housing supply of 150,000 – 260,000 flats for accommodating about 400,000 – 700,000 people, together with a new Central Business District 3 (CBD3) of 4 million m2 commercial gross floor area and 200,000 employment opportunities.
Subject to the findings of the Study, the future KYC Artificial Islands are estimated to provide housing supply of 150,000 – 260,000 flats for accommodating about 400,000 – 700,000 people, together with a new Central Business District 3 (CBD3) of 4 million m2 commercial gross floor area and 200,000 employment opportunities.
KYC Artificial Islands is envisioned to be an extension of the prosperous metropolitan area of Hong Kong raising its international competitiveness and regional significance and contributing to its long-term economic growth.
KYC Artificial Islands is envisioned to create accessible and connected communities meeting existing and future needs and aspirations of the people with due consideration to environmental quality for achieving overall sustainability.
KYC Artificial Islands is envisioned to be an exemplar of urban innovations to pioneer the realisation of a 21st Century Smart, Green and Resilient City to embrace global and regional changes.