The Solidarity Hong Kong Fund said eight groups of proposed public housing brownfield clusters restrict the development of logistics hubs

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Written by: Zhang Jiamin

2020-08-31 07:00

The Development Bureau announced earlier that it had finalized eight groups of brownfield clusters located in Yuen Long, Tuen Mun and Tai Po. They indicated that they were believed to be suitable for the development of public housing after the study, covering about 63 hectares of land, of which about 36 hectares are brownfields.

The Solidarity Hong Kong Fund stated that the development of the eight groups of brownfield clusters is subject to many restrictions, including scattered ownership, adjacent roads and elevated railways. It is estimated that only half of the area can be used for development, and it will take longer than the government's target. They believe that with the transformation of consumption patterns, four dedicated logistics hubs should be developed in Hong Kong. In addition to helping the development of the logistics industry, it can also solve the problem of the placement of brownfield operators.

Pingshan North Brownfield Group: The land area is the largest among the 8 brownfield groups. (Photo by Liang Pengwei)

The Development Bureau announced earlier that it has finalized eight brownfield clusters located in Yuen Long, Tuen Mun and Tai Po. The head of land and housing research of the United Hong Kong Fund, Ye Wenqi, pointed out that among them, Ping Shan North has the largest number of units that can be built. It provides 6,600 units; coupled with mature transportation facilities, it is close to West Rail Station and Light Rail Station. However, the site is close to the elevated railway, which is expected to reduce the development area; while the ownership of the brownfield is scattered, it will take time to reclaim the land. As for the brownfield group in Sha Po, which has the most development restrictions, although the site area is large, it is expected to provide 6000 units; however, it involves more than 800 property rights, plus it is far away from the community, and there is no transportation support.

The development area of ​​adjacent elevated railway may be halved

Ye Wenqi pointed out that each of the eight brownfield clusters has different development restrictions. It is estimated that the government will not be able to provide residential units within 10 years from the engineering feasibility study. In addition, some sites are adjacent to roads or elevated railways. The building development is moving backward, and the development area is expected to be halved. He believes that the government should abandon scattered development, adopt large-scale integration of land, and improve planning.

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The United Hong Kong Fund issued a report earlier recommending that the government develop four dedicated logistics hubs in the New Territories, including the "Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port Artificial Island", "Long Kwu Tan and Tuen Mun West", "New Territories Northwest" and "New Territories" North Area". Ye Wenqi estimates that the "Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port Artificial Island" can be developed the fastest, because there are no operators on the site, and the government also launched a development study in 2015. The scale of the site selection proposed by the fund is large, ranging from 30 hectares to 590 hectares. Ye Wenqi pointed out that there is room for speeding up the government's current procedures for promoting new development areas. In addition, the above four site selections can solve the problem of resettlement operators, and it is expected to speed up the development time.

Fragmented development worsens planning problems due to rapid slowness

Huang Yuanshan, deputy director general of the Solidarity Hong Kong Foundation and Dean of the Public Policy Research Institute, pointed out that the scattered planning and development used in the past has not only failed to speed up housing supply, but has worsened community transportation and planning problems. He believes that through large-scale integrated development, housing development and job creation can be taken into consideration, while achieving "settlement" and "happy work". In addition, he also mentioned that with the rise of online shopping, Hong Kong should seize the opportunity to develop the logistics industry.

Huang Yuanshan, deputy director general of the Solidarity Hong Kong Fund and Dean of the Public Policy Research Institute, pointed out that the government used to develop brownfields sporadically, which has worsened planning problems and has not seen any acceleration in land supply. (Profile picture)

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