Waiver for Data Centre Use in Part¹ of an Industrial Building

Building owners of an industrial building, located in "Industrial", "Commercial" or "Other Specified Uses (Business)" zones, may apply for a special waiver for changing parts of eligible industrial buildings into data centre use at nil waiver fee. Please refer to the Lands Department Practice Note No.3/2012, No. 3/2012A and No. 3/2012B for details.

In 2016, the Lands Department together with the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer have streamlined the procedures for issuing waivers for change of use of industrial buildings under the measure mentioned above, aiming to approve new applications within a much shortened time frame.

1. This does not preclude change in use of an entire industrial building into data centre use for the life-time of the existing building.

Lease Modification for Development of High-tier Data Centre on an Industrial Lot

For development of high-tier data centres on industrial lots through lease modification, the premium will be assessed on the basis of actual development intensity and high-tier data centre use. Please refer to the Lands Department Practice Note No. 3/2012, No. 3/2012A and No. 3/2012B for details.

Summary of Data Centre Facilitation Measures In Relation to Industrial Buildings and Industrial Lots as stipulated in the Lands Department Practice Notes

A summary of the arrangements, eligibility criteria and approval conditions for the measures stipulated in the Lands Department’s Practice Note No. 3/2012 , No. 3/2012A and No. 3/2012B is as follows -

Applicants to apply for the concessionary scheme should submit an energy saving plan together with their applications. Please refer to a sample of the energy saving plan for adopting the Green Data Centres Practice Guide.

For application details, please refer to the appropriate Practice Notes and engage relevant professionals to assist in the application process.