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MACAU BUILDING DEVELOPMENT

Macau Reclamation Area A

to provide 32,000 residential units

Site formation work of Macau

Reclamation Area A is approaching
its completion as scheduled
within 2016 and followed by
infrastructural work targeted to

complete in 2019. It is expected
that the first batch of housing
projects could be available, the
soonest, in 2020.

eclamation Area A is the largest
plot among the five planned
R reclamation sites. The new land
will provide much needed space for
the growth of the city in the coming
decades. Area A has an area of 137
acres and according to the Macau SAR
Government's latest proposal, a total
of 32,000 residential units could be
provided. It is also proposed that 4,000
of them will be private residential
units and the remaining 28,000 will be
public housing units. The government
plans to make a decision after final
study of the second round of public
consultation.
Dr Jose Chui Sai Peng, President
of CAA City Planning & Engineering
Consultants Ltd said it is important to
lay down the planning principles in the
first place. "There are four main points
we could consider before forging ahead
with the actual planning and design of
the new area, including: Prioritizing
of public transportation, a peaceful
l i vi ng envi ronment , maxi mi zi ng
a c c om m oda t i on spa c e w i t hout
increasing density and, innovative and
multi-faceted road connections and
planning," said Dr Chui.
It is also suggested that the
government may look into the
potential of utilizing underground
space in a large scale to accommodate
commercial and public facilities,
which is already proven a success in
some Asian cities.

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