The Development Bureau proposes expanding Ta Kwu Ling’s priority development area by about 20% to approximately 250 hectares, in a plan that would also enlarge the university campus in the area. The bureau submitted the proposal to the North District Council.
The campus area would grow from 40 to 75 hectares across 10 sites beside the Ping Yuen River and Shenzhen River. About seven hectares would be reserved for a second campus for the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
The proposed campus could include shared libraries, meeting rooms, sports grounds, performance venues, laboratories and accommodation for students and staff. Four campus sites near an enterprise area would allow a wider range of industry uses compatible with education. The bureau says this flexibility is intended to encourage links between institutions and industry and help bring research to market.
The bureau projects about 13,000 homes and 27,000 jobs in the priority area. Its eastern enterprise-and-technology zone would include four sites covering about 19 hectares, with an estimated gross floor area of about 780,000 square metres for uses including modern logistics, food-related activities and advanced manufacturing.
Detailed design and work on construction contracts are planned to begin in the first quarter of 2027, alongside the start of the environmental impact assessment process. Land acquisition and clearance are due to start in the second quarter of 2028, followed by land-formation work in the fourth quarter.
The first households and operations affected by the project are expected to begin relocating around the second quarter of 2028. The government is to provide rehousing and compensation under its established mechanism.
The first sites, including some campus land, are expected to be available as early as 2030. The first residents are projected to move in from 2035.