The Planning Department today updated the report on vacant school premises (VSP) sites reviewed under the Central Clearing House mechanism after it examined the long-term use of six vacant and to-be-vacant school premises.

The review recommends three such sites for residential development, two for government, institution and community (GIC) uses, and the remaining one partly for residential and partly for GIC uses.

Since the launch of the Central Clearing House mechanism in 2011, the department has reviewed 256 vacant or to-be-VSP.

Among those, 164 have already been or will be put to gainful uses including public housing and various GIC uses.

Another 43 sites are available for application for community, institutional or non-profit-making uses.

Furthermore, two sites are currently not suitable nor available for use due to various reasons.

The remaining 47 sites are wholly or partly on private land and their utilisation depends on the owners' initiatives having regard to statutory planning terms and lease conditions.

The report is available on the department’s website.