施政報告和黃竹坑規劃 Policy Address and Planning of Wong Chuk Hang

今天行政長官曾蔭權的施政報告第82節提及黃竹坑未來規劃，方向是發展私營醫院(見下)。我早前曾有一篇關於養和醫院可能遷到黃竹坑的網誌，見http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/article?mid=3491。

82.       為鞏固和發展香港成為區內尖端醫療中心，我們必須在硬件和軟件方面有完整的配套措施。在硬件方面，我們會鼓勵和便利私營醫院的發展。政府正物色合適的土地，初步包括黃竹坑、將軍澳、大埔、北大嶼山等地區，供私營醫院發展之用。我們會邀請私營機構向政府提交發展醫院的意向及建議。

施政報告全文見：http://www.policyaddress.gov.hk/08-09/chi/policy.html

黃竹坑的整體規劃前景似不錯，但至今十多個酒店項目，動工的只有兩座；其餘仍按兵不動，最近更有發展商表示因酒店業不景而會繼續擱置項目，甚至改為普通商業大廈。因現在的金融危機，未來一兩年的經濟可能更不明朗，真令人擔心未來的黃竹坑會否由傳統工廠區成功轉型為酒店商業地帶。

Chief Executive Donald Tsang delivered his policy address today, he mentioned Wong Chuk Hang in the following section, focusing on promoting the development of private health care.

82.    To consolidate and enhance Hong Kong's position as a prime medical centre in the region, we must have comprehensive measures in place to upgrade our hardware and software.  For the hardware, we will encourage and facilitate the development of private hospitals.  The Government is identifying suitable sites initially including the Wong Chuk Hang, Tseung Kwan O, Tai Po and North Lantau areas.  We will invite expressions of interest and proposals on hospital development from the private sector.

You could visit this site for the entire policy address:　http://www.policyaddress.gov.hk/08-09/eng/p82.html　

For reference, you may refer to my previous blog about the famous private hospital, the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital , may move in Wong Chuk Hang: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/article?mid=3491