Statutory treatments for Ngau Tam Mei New Development Area to begin gradually; Environmental Impact Assessment Report readily available for public assessment
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The Government revealed today (October 6) that the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report for the Ngau Tam Mei (NTM) New Development Area (NDA) is readily available for public examination under the EIA Ordinance beginning with today.
The Government performed a two-month public engagement (PE) workout in November 2024 to obtain public views on the land usage propositions of NTM. In general, members of the general public supported the general positioning of the NTM NDA (determining about 130 hectares) as an Academic and Research District, which will consist of the Northern Metropolis University Town (NMUT, consisting of the 3rd medical school) and an integrated medical mentor and research study health center (Integrated Hospital) as its crucial elements. Taking into consideration the general public views gathered, the Government has actually created the Recommended Outline Development Plan (RODP) for the NTM NDA. The PE Report consisting of the Government’s reactions to significant public views has actually been submitted onto the task site (www.nm-ntm.hk/en/) today for the general public’s recommendation.
Embracing the RODP as its basis, the Civil Engineering and Development Department has actually performed the EIA according to the EIA Ordinance, the Technical Memorandum on EIA Process and the EIA Study Brief for the works task for the advancement of the NTM NDA. Suitable mitigation procedures have actually been proposed to make sure the job abides by the EIA Ordinance requirements. The appropriate EIA Report has actually been published onto the EIA Ordinance site (www.epd.gov.hk/eia/en) for public assessment in accordance with the EIA Ordinance from today to November 4, 2025.
Upon the commissioning of the proposed Northern Link Main Line in 2034, the NTM NDA will just be one station far from the San Tin Technopole (STT). As much as about 40 percent of the land in the eastern part of the NTM NDA has actually been booked for the advancement of the UniTown. The UniTown will concentrate on clinical research study to match the development and innovation advancement in the STT, promoting “research, academic and industry” cooperation. An Integrated Hospital is prepared at the main part of the NDA to offer extensive health care services for the existing and prepared population in the Northern Metropolis, which can likewise function as a mentor medical facility in assistance of the 3rd medical school. In the western part of the NDA, a domestic area with primary personal real estate, together with a Dedicated Rehousing Estate included reaction to public need, is proposed around the prepared NTM Station, supplying about 13 000 domestic systems in overall. The NTM drain channel running along the NDA will be revitalised to improve flood strength in the location and produce an interesting public world for leisure and water-friendly activities.
The statutory town treatment for the NTM NDA will begin later on this year. Preparation information and subsequent website development and infrastructural works will completely match the works of the Working Group on Planning and Construction of the University Town led by the Chief Secretary for Administration, which has actually been established to develop the advancement technique of the NMUT, with the goal of forming the very first batch of UniTown websites at NTM by 2028 to make it possible for superstructure works.
Members of the general public can go to the site of the NTM NDA for the current details about the task.