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Discovery Bay
KNOWLEDGE OF Discovery Bay
Discovery Bay (DB; Chinese: 愉景ç?£; Cantonese Yale: yùh gÃng wÄ?n, Jyutping: jyu4 ging2 waan1; Mandarin Pinyin YújÇ?ng WÄ?n) is a residential development in Hong Kong, located on the north-eastern coast of Lantau Island in the New Territories. It spans 6.5 square kilometres on two bays, Tai Pak Wan (大白ç?£) and Yi Pak Wan (二白ç?£). It has a current population of around 14,300 residents with a sizable expatriate community of residents from over thirty countries. DB is located two kilometres west of Hong Kong Disneyland in Penny's Bay and approximately 16 kilometres west from the nearest point on Hong Kong Island, with the co-ordinates 22°17′44″N, 114°00′59″E.
As a self-contained residential community marketed primarily on its resort characteristics, the development is unique in Hong Kong. DB is relatively low-density, boasts a private beach, several recreational clubs including golf and marina clubs, and significantly more parks and open space than any other Hong Kong development. DB, however, is the second most populous place on the sparsely populated Lantau Island. Furthermore, pets are allowed, unlike many other developments in Hong Kong. DB currently consists of 13 development phases with properties ranging from garden houses to high rise towers of up to 25 stories. DB is eventually expected to be home to 25,000 residents and a number of new phases are currently either under development or in the planning stages.
Originally conceived in 1976 by the developer, Hong Kong Resort Company Limited (hereafter shortened as HKR) in agreement with the Hong Kong government as a public holiday resort, the plan was later transformed into a residential development, albeit with certain resort characteristics as financial difficulties ensured. This was unofficially done; the plan originally envisaged public golf courses, cable car network, beaches and holiday homes - and yet, today only the beach on Tai Pak Wan and the Central Park on Yi Pak Wan are available for public use. Furthermore, the development was found to have encroached on government land. The change to the plan from a public holiday resort to a private residential development attracted controversy from the government, local media and the general public during 2004–2005, resulting in subsequent debates in the Legislative Council [3] - which concluded that while the government approved the changes in plans, land premiums that are payable in conjunction with the changes were never paid - nor requested by the government in the twenty-plus years since.
Construction of DB began in the early 1980s. The final idea of a self-contained community with resort characteristics was unique and proved very popular in Hong Kong; when the first phase of DB went on sale in 1982, houses and flats sold out quickly. Subsequent phases continue to sell successfully.
As a self-contained residential community marketed primarily on its resort characteristics, the development is unique in Hong Kong. DB is relatively low-density, boasts a private beach, several recreational clubs including golf and marina clubs, and significantly more parks and open space than any other Hong Kong development. DB, however, is the second most populous place on the sparsely populated Lantau Island. Furthermore, pets are allowed, unlike many other developments in Hong Kong. DB currently consists of 13 development phases with properties ranging from garden houses to high rise towers of up to 25 stories. DB is eventually expected to be home to 25,000 residents and a number of new phases are currently either under development or in the planning stages.
Originally conceived in 1976 by the developer, Hong Kong Resort Company Limited (hereafter shortened as HKR) in agreement with the Hong Kong government as a public holiday resort, the plan was later transformed into a residential development, albeit with certain resort characteristics as financial difficulties ensured. This was unofficially done; the plan originally envisaged public golf courses, cable car network, beaches and holiday homes - and yet, today only the beach on Tai Pak Wan and the Central Park on Yi Pak Wan are available for public use. Furthermore, the development was found to have encroached on government land. The change to the plan from a public holiday resort to a private residential development attracted controversy from the government, local media and the general public during 2004–2005, resulting in subsequent debates in the Legislative Council [3] - which concluded that while the government approved the changes in plans, land premiums that are payable in conjunction with the changes were never paid - nor requested by the government in the twenty-plus years since.
Construction of DB began in the early 1980s. The final idea of a self-contained community with resort characteristics was unique and proved very popular in Hong Kong; when the first phase of DB went on sale in 1982, houses and flats sold out quickly. Subsequent phases continue to sell successfully.
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