發展局表示，包括考慮將元朗南已經荒廢或者被破壞嘅農地及工業用地更改作為為其他用途，以滿足香港嘅整體房屋及其他需要；喺制訂土地用途建議及發展密度時，會考慮附近鄉村嘅特色及文化遺產，亦希望透過此規劃加強與元朗新市鎮及周邊發展嘅連繫，包括擬議嘅洪水橋發展區。發展局強調暫時不考慮以發展香港新市鎮模式喺上述嘅地方進行大規模嘅收地行動，另外亦不排除公私營合作嘅可能性。
The Development Bureau (DEVB) has indicated that it will consider converting abandoned or destroyed agricultural and industrial sites in Yuen Long South to other uses to meet the overall housing and other needs of Hong Kong, and will take into account the characteristics and cultural heritage of nearby villages when formulating land use proposals and development densities, and will also hope to strengthen the connection with Yuen Long New Town and surrounding developments, including the proposed Hung Shui Kiu Development Area. The Development Bureau stresses that it will not consider large-scale land resumption in the above-mentioned places under the model of developing Hong Kong New Towns for the time being, and does not rule out the possibility of public-private partnership.