Shenzhen Golf Club to make way for public area

Shenzhen Golf Club in central Futian District will be converted into a public area after the government recovers the land from the club's operator.

The city's Urban Planning, Land and Resources Commission said on July 6 development of the land, on which the club is located, will be included in upcoming plans for the Xiangmihu area. Government agencies are retrieving the land from the golf club. Covering an area of 1.33 square kilometers, Shenzhen Golf Club sits in the district's central area to the south of Shennan Boulevard, and is an eight-minute drive from Huanggang Checkpoint. It was opened in 1985, and the operation license expired on Feb 17, 2015.

At the Fourth Session of the Sixth Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in January this year, the Land and Resources Commission (LRC) confirmed that the recovery of the land was in progress.

The golf club applied to extend of the land use right on Feb 6, 2015, but the application was denied. In February this year, the LRC said it had ordered the club to hand back the land. The liquidation group signed the notice. On May 16, the commission organized a coordinated meeting with related agencies to take back the land.

The LRC is preparing designs for the development of the Xiangmihu area. It will be an ecologically sustainable area featuring international quality and local characteristics that integrates an international exchange convention center, high-end finance, culture and creativity, business vitality, and neighborhood facilities.

The development of the golf course land will be included in the overall plan for the Xiangmihu area, but the details have yet to be revealed.

Residents near the golf club have suggested that a park be built on the land instead.