Development Bureau

The Development Bureau (DEVB) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government is responsible for tasks related to urban development, including land supply, infrastructure construction, and building safety. Here is a brief overview of its core information:

-To ensure adequate land supply, build up a "land reserve", and invest in infrastructure to facilitate Hong Kong's economic and sustainable development.

-To create a safe, high-quality city through policies and measures in heritage conservation, greening, building safety, and urban renewal.

Policy Objective

-To facilitate Hong Kong's continual development through effective land use planning as well as a steady and sufficient supply of land;

-To achieve the optimum use of land resources and maintain an effective land administration system;

-To manage an efficient system for registration of land;

-To promote and ensure building safety and timely maintenance;

-To implement urban renewal in a holistic manner by improving the built environment of older urban areas and the living condition of residents therein;

-To ensure the effective planning, management and implementation of public sector infrastructure development and works programmes in a safe, timely and cost-effective manner and to maintain high quality and standards;

-To ensure the provision of a reliable, adequate and quality water supply and an efficient water supply service;

-To be responsible for policy on development-related heritage conservation;

-To provide policy guidance to government departments on delivering an "integrated approach" to greening, landscape and tree management; and

-To steer the transformation of Kowloon East into an attractive, alternative Central Business District.

Contact

Tel：3509 8800

Fax：2845 3489

Email：devbenq@devb.gov.hk

Address：18/F, West Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong

Website：www.devb.gov.hk