Paying heed to the principle of optimising the utilisation of land resources, the Government strives to make the gainful use of VSP sites. In an efficient and coordinated manner, the Government has established the Central Clearing House Mechanism to review the VSP sites that are no longer required for school use as confirmed by the Education Bureau (EDB) and to recommend suitable
In accordance with the Central Clearing House Mechanism, when EDB confirms that a VSP site is no longer required for school use, EDB will inform the Planning Department (PlanD) and other relevant departments (such as the Lands Department (LandsD) and the Housing Department (HD)). PlanD will conduct review under the Central Clearing House Mechanism, and recommend suitable
Management and utilisation of VSP sites do not fall within the purview of PlanD under the Central Clearing House Mechanism. At present, except for those VSP sites located on private land, or those VSP sites allocated for
In reviewing the
For those VSP sites located on government land, relevant bureaux or departments will coordinate and implement as appropriate the recommended
For VSP sites that are reviewed under the Central Clearing House Mechanism and located on government land, if any organisation/institution wishes to use these sites for
To make VSP fit for use, the Government launched a funding scheme in 2019 to subsidise NGOs in carrying out restoration works on vacant government sites (including VSPs on government land) for
Generally speaking, for VSP sites located on private land, unless relevant land leases contain a cessation/diminution of user clause, land owners concerned can make use of the VSP sites at their own discretion, only that the uses of the sites shall conform to the requirements of the relevant statutory Outline Zoning Plans, lease conditions, and any other relevant legislations, etc. In case the use concerned is not permitted under the relevant requirements, the land owner should make an application to the relevant departments.
For VSP sites located partly on private land and partly on government land, LandsD may decide whether the government land portion can be used for other
The information as disseminated by LandsD on its “GeoInfo Map” website is a list of vacant government sites (including VSP sites) managed by LandsD which are available for application by the NGOs / social enterprises for community, institutional or
