Smooth sailing ahead for Aberdeen expansion

The relocation of tenants in Aberdeen Harbour is proceeding smoothly, according to a late March update from local officials. Marine service suppliers in Po Chong Wan (布廠灣) have been promised a parcel of land in nearby Tin Wan (田灣) as the government seeks to develop the shoreline where the Aberdeen South Typhoon Shelter will be expanded to provide hundreds of additional wet berths for local and visiting pleasure craft.

Hong Kong’s Development Bureau is looking to turn a site at the Po Chong Wan Temporary Industrial Area into residential homes and facilities to support its plans for a new marina in the Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter expansion area. Roughly one-third of the site’s tenants have said they want to be relocated, according to Permanent Secretary for Development (Planning and Lands) Doris Ho (何珮玲).

Speaking on an RTHK radio programme on 26 March, Ho said a majority of these want to move to the Tin Wan site, while others want to continue their businesses in industrial buildings. She added that eight firms have also expressed interest in the marina project, and some of these have experience in managing berth facilities.