Opening the Frontier Closed Area for development



DateContextSummary of developmentAction
12.12.01 CQ Hon HO Chung-tai raised a written question on the Development of land in Frontier Closed Area (FCA). [Hansard"page 73"]
2.5.02 SE The Panel discussed the paper on the Government's policy on FCA, how the coverage of FCA was delineated, the reasons for the retention of the policy on FCA and its coverage. [Paper]

The Panel noted the background paper prepared by the Legislative Council (LegCo) Secretariat on Policy on FCA, which provided a summary of the discussions held by LegCo Members on the subject since the 1997-98 legislative session. [Paper]

In response to members' request at the meeting, the Administration provided supplementary information on the timetable of the study led by the Commissioner for Tourism of the tourism potential of FCA. [Follow-up Paper]

12.2.03 CQ Hon LAU Wong-fat raised a written question on relaxing the restrictions imposed on FCA. [Hansard "page 56"]
15.10.03 CQ Hon LAU Wong-fat raised a written question on review of coverage of FCA. [Hansard "page 64"]
16.6.04 CQ Hon James TIEN raised an oral question on opening up of Sha Tau Kok FCA. [Hansard "page 8"]
22.6.05 CQ Hon James TIEN raised a question on review coverage of entire FCA. [Hansard "page 22"]
7.6.06 CQ Hon Daniel LAM raised a question on opening up of FCA. [Hansard "page 65"]
7.9.06 SE The Administration provided the Panel with a paper on the outcome of its review of FCA. [Paper]
15.11.06 CQ Hon LI Kwok-ying raised a question on refusal to issue closed area permits. [Hansard "page 63"]
20.6.07 CQ Hon CHEUNG Hok-ming raised a question on reduction in frontier closed area coverage. [Hansard "page 33"]
19.02.08 SE The Panel discussed the results of the Administration's review of the Frontier Closed Area. [Paper]

The Panel noted a background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat on the Frontier Closed Area. [Paper]

14.5.08 CQ Hon CHEUNG Hok-ming raised a question on the Frontier Closed Area. [Hansard "page 27"]
5.5.09 SE The Administration briefed the Panel on its proposal to upgrade part of project 12GB to Category A for construction of a secondary boundary fence along the boundary patrol road (BPR) and new sections of the BPR and the primary boundary fence at certain sections along the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's boundary with the Mainland in order to take forward the phased implementation of the reduced coverage of the Frontier Closed Area. [Paper]

The Panel noted a background brief prepared by the LegCo Secretariat on the Frontier Closed Area. [Paper]

19.1.11 CQ Hon LAU Kong-wah raised a question on development of Sha Tau Kok Town. [Hansard "page 100"]
18.5.11 CQ Dr Hon LAM Tai-fai raised a question on development of the Frontier Closed Area. [Hansard "page 130"]
1.6.11 CQ Dr Hon LAM Tai-fai raised a question on development of the Frontier Closed Area. [Hansard "page 151"]
22.6.11 CQ Hon LAU Kong-wah raised a question on reduction of coverage of the Frontier Closed Area. [Hansard "page 58"]


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