The Lands Department (LandsD) announced today (January 23) that a total of four government sites in Islands, Yuen Long and Tuen Mun will be let by way of short-term tenancy through tender to eligible brownfield operators affected by the land resumption and clearance exercises before or within the first quarter of 2029 under relevant government development projects.
      
     Brownfield operators, which were invited to participate in previous relevant tenders for a short-term tenancy two or more times after the completion of clearance exercises of relevant government development projects, will be excluded from this tender.
      
     The tender commences today and will close on February 24. Details of the four sites and the list of relevant government development projects involved are described in a Government Notice gazetted today.
      
     Under the prevailing arrangements, business operators affected by government development projects will be offered statutory compensation in accordance with the law, or ex-gratia allowances as an alternative, subject to the fulfilment of relevant eligibility criteria.
      
     A spokesperson for the LandsD said that in order to facilitate brownfield operators' relocation of businesses or operations, and to optimise the utilisation of land resources, the department has been identifying suitable vacant sites on government land to let through tender by way of a short-term tenancy.
      
     The four sites to be let through tender are suitable for a wide range of uses including construction-related open storage, godown and workshop, and steel reinforcing bar prefabrication yard. They are also suitable for other industrial use, open storage, godown, workshop, recovery and recycling or reprocessing business. 
      
     The spokesperson stressed that the LandsD will continue to identify vacant sites suitable for use by those brownfield operators required to be displaced, and these sites will be let through tender by way of a short-term tenancy.

Ends/Friday, January 23, 2026
Issued at HKT 10:33

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