The government will launch the tender for the first Hung Shui Kiu pilot area on Tuesday, with the bidding period running for about six months, closing in early July next year. Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn said the project spans roughly 11 hectares and will include three residential plots alongside three 'enterprise and technology park' sites. Together, she said these are expected to yield 3,120 residential units and around 280,000 square meters of industrial floor space. A notable feature of the tender is its 'two-envelope approach', she said, with proposals assessed on a weighted basis of 70 percent on non-premium aspects and 30 percent on the premium. The development chief said the primary criteria for the non-premium evaluation will focus on the bidder’s ability to develop strategic industries, attract leading enterprises, ensure rapid development and deliver substantial investment and job creation. To make the tender more attractive and ease the financial pressure on potential bidders, she said the government has introduced a phased premium payment arrangement and a "surrender and offset" mechanism. "We believe that having made all these adjustments... we will have good tender bids," she said. Linn acknowledged that the project involves considerable investment, and said the tender period is longer than usual to provide potential bidders with sufficient time to prepare competitive and well-supported proposals.