How far do you agree that reclamation is the
most effective way to increase the supply of
land in Hong Kong?
(Case: Central and Wan Chai Waterfront)
Sabrina Hung F.4C
Monica Lam F.4A
Carmen Lam F.4A
Tiffany Chow F.4A
Bibian Lam F.4C
Jasmine Ho F.4A
Kimberley Kwan F.4C
Background information of the case
(Central and Wan Chai Waterfront)
1. The Central-Wan Chai Bypass
- a strategic highway
2. The Hong Kong Convention and
Exhibition Centre – phrase II
…will be built in Central and Wan Chai
Waterfront by reclamation
Location of the reclaimed by-pass
Location of the reclaimed by-pass
Background information of the case
(Central and Wan Chai Waterfront)
• The Central-Wan Chai Bypass construction
works have started in the end of the 2009 for
proposed completion in 2017
• Cost of the construction is $ 3.8 billion
Background information of the case
(Central and Wan Chai Waterfront)
•To facilitate dispersing traffic from Wan Chai North
and Causeway Bay
•To divert gridlocks through traffic away from the
Central Business District
∴The by-pass could thus relieve the traffic congestion
Effectiveness of the by-pass
• Pros:
- With the by-pass, time required to travel Central
during rush hours will be reduced to 5 minutes
from the present 15 minutes
• Cons:
- Attract drivers from the central and eastern
parts of Hong Kong Island who are not in need
to the by-pass
Alternative ways to solve the traffic congestion
• Since there are increasing number of vehicles
travel Central during rush time. However,
• The limiting lands as well as roads in Hong Kong
cannot alleviate the traffic congestion in Central
• Therefore, the possible solution is to increase
the supply of land.
Apart from reclamation, there are several ways also…
1. Deforestation
2. Urban renewal
Impossible reasons for deforestation to
take place in Central
In order to practice deforestation, hills and woods
are needed. However…
•Central is the commercial urban area in Hong
Kong
•Almost all the land are lowland
•Implies that no hills in Central
Deforestation cannot take place in Central to
increase supply of land to alleviate the traffic
congestion
Impossible reasons for urban renewal
to take place in Central
In order to exercise urban renewal, large sum of compensation
to the building owners and long period of time for
redevelopment are needed. However…
•Serious traffic congestion in Central is a prompt problem to
tackle
•Long period of time is unacceptable
•If the cost of building up the by-pass is too large
•The actual profit of the by-pass might exceed the cost paid
•Affect and damage interest of residents
Urban renewal cannot take place in Central to increase supply
of land to alleviate the traffic congestion
Possible reasons for reclamation to
take place in Central
•Central is along the coast of Hong Kong Island
•Reclamation is a comparatively fast and cheap
method to increase supply of land
•Reclamation affect less stakeholders concerned
Therefore, reclamation is possible and suitable to
take place in Central
To a large extent, we agree that reclamation
is the most effective way to increase the
supply of land in Hong Kong.
• Since…
Rapid population growth in Hong Kong
More demand for transport land use ,
commercial land use, residential land use etc.
• However…
Low land in Hong Kong is limited
• Therefore…
Increase supply of land is necessary
Reasons support reclamation is the most
effective ways to increase supply of land in
Hong Kong
1. no other more effective means (i.e.
deforestation and urban renewal) to increase
supply of land in Hong Kong
2. many places in Hong Kong have similar
conditions as Central (e.g. Causeway Bay,
Tsim Sha Tsui).
 near the coast
 developed urban areas
 busy communities
The end
Thank you