The Government announced today that part of the site of the former community isolation and treatment facilities at the Lok Ma Chau Loop will be put to use in Phase 1 of the Hong Kong Park area of the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science & Technology Innovation Co-operation Zone, and in the construction of road infrastructure and a planned Northern Link Spur Line railway station at the Loop.

The Government will transfer the isolation facilities and aims to release the site, which is at the eastern end of the Loop and approximately 3.6 hectares in size, in mid-2026, to enable construction of a sewage treatment works, a fire station and an ambulance depot.

These facilities will meet the needs of Phase 1 of the Hong Kong Park area. The Government will commence tendering for relevant construction works in phases.

The Government also aims to release a site of approximately 4.2 hectares in the middle portion of the Loop from March 2027, to facilitate the construction of road infrastructure at the planned railway station. The site currently encompasses temporary storage facilities, temporary sewage treatment facilities and underground power cables.

To align with the principle of maximising the use of facilities constructed with the support of the central government, as far as is practicable the Government will retain the facilities removed from both sites and deliver them to suitable locations for reconfiguration and reuse. This includes repurposing them as site offices and ancillary facilities, such as staff rest rooms and material storage rooms for government works projects.