LCQ22: Implementing living and working in same district in Northern Metropolis

Following is a question by the Dr Hon Stanley Ng and a written reply by the Secretary for Development, Ms Bernadette Linn, in the Legislative Council today (November 4): Question: Some trade union organisations have long advocated the concept of living and working in the same district and have continuously put forward proposals for achieving home-job balance in the development of the Northern Metropolis (NM), so that residents can take up employment near their homes, reduce long-distance commuting and the quality of life of grassroots workers can be improved. The Government has indicated that upon full development, the NM can provide about 500 000 new jobs and 500 000 additional housing units. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council: (1) of the specific planning, indicators and timetable the authorities have in place to ensure that the NM achieves home-job balance that is sufficient to cover the needs of grassroots workers; whether ratio targets have been set for the working population, housing supply and industrial land within the area; and how to avoid a mismatch where people "have housing but no job, or have a job but no housing"; (2) of the projected distrib

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