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| The Kau Yi Chau project will create 1,000 hectares of land |
The Hong Kong government is pushing ahead with developing the New Territories with the Northern Metropolis and creating manmade islands called Kau Yi Chau Artificial Islands to build new housing and boost the economy, as the city integrates further into the Greater Bay Area.
Kau Yi Chau will create 1,000 hectares of land, but environmental groups are concerned about how the construction of the islands will impact the natural habitat, not to mention the cost, at the price tag of HK$580 billion over 10-15 years.
The Development Bureau is banking on these two massive infrastructure projects that it is proposing to shell out a whopping HK$600 million (US$77.2 million) to build an exhibition hall in Wan Chai to promote these projects by 2027.
Last year's policy address highlighted the need for exhibition space to showcase these two projects and Wan Chai North Promenade was chosen, directly across from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
The space, which is about 5,000 square metres, will house a building that will be three to four stories high with a total area of about 8,000 to 10,000 square metres.
Construction will begin next year to open sometime in 2027.
What happens to the building after those two projects are completed?
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