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Written by: Zhang Jiamin
2020-11-09 06:00
Last update date: 2020-11-09 06:00
New World Development announced earlier that it would donate land, and at a symbolic rent of 1 yuan, it will lease the three agricultural land next to the Tin Shui Wai Station to the social housing enterprise "Be Bright". The latter will be responsible for the construction of the "Light Village" with a land area of approximately 28,000 square meters. Feet.
Yu Weiye, the founder and chief executive officer of "Light Village", announced the details of "Light Village". It is planned to build 3 buildings with no higher than 2 to 3 stories. It is expected to provide 100 units and benefit about 300 people.
He pointed out that the beneficiaries of "Light Village" are mainly nuclear families, and the target is young families.
"Being Bright" will apply for rezoning of the project to the Town Planning Board, and will apply to the government for transitional housing subsidies. If the process goes well, the project is expected to be completed in 2022.
"Light Village" will open up a new youth rural model, similar to the existing Lamma Island light house project, providing residents with affordable housing and space for creativity and culture, hoping to stimulate their imagination for the future and enhance their upward mobility.
One of the farmland is currently used as a parking lot and is close to Juxing Building, a legal monument.
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New World announced earlier that it would donate land to "Guang Guang" to build a "Light Village", involving 3 pieces of agricultural land and about 28,000 square feet.
The land is adjacent to the Ping Shan Heritage Trail, the historical site Juxing Building and the Tat Tak Residence. The "Being Bright" project is to construct buildings of no more than 3 floors on 3 sites, which is expected to provide about 100 units.
The project is expected to accommodate more than 300 people, and the lease term per household is no more than 3 years.
The new youth rural model of "Light Village" is similar to the existing Lamma Island Light House Project, which not only provides housing for residents, but also provides creative and cultural space to enhance their upward mobility.
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In terms of architecture, due to the nearby Juxing Building, a legal monument, except for height restrictions, the site coverage cannot exceed 60%. In order to be more coordinated with the surrounding environment, the color of the building will also match the Ping Shan Heritage Trail and Ping Shan Library .
In addition, a cultural activity room will be set up in the "Light Village" project for cultural activities.
"Let there be light" also plans to set up a pool in front of the Juxing Tower, which echoes the Juxing Tower like "brush and ink", which also implies the emergence of literati.
Yu Weiye said the age of applicants has dropped
Yu Weiye, the founder of "Being Light", said that the residents of "Light Village" will be mainly nuclear families, and the target is young families.
He said that during the epidemic, inquiries related to "Light House" increased sharply, and the average age of applicants also declined. There is no shortage of young people with high academic qualifications. It is estimated that they will lose their jobs due to the epidemic.
Yu Weiye said that the target households of the "Light Village" are "short-term poor households" who emphasize high-quality non-economic life, hoping to stimulate their imagination of future life through the plan.
He also said that "Light Village" is the first large-scale project in the New Territories of "Being Light", which can serve as a model. If the project goes forward smoothly, it is not ruled out that similar projects will be launched in the future.
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New World Development will subsidize the preliminary consultation costs of the project, and "Being Bright" will apply for government transitional housing subsidies for construction costs.
Since they did not decide on the construction method, they could not provide the actual construction cost. Yu Weiye said that all construction methods, including assembly and synthesis methods, would be considered. However, the use of container houses would be excluded due to the empty site.
Yu Weiye, the founder and chief executive officer of "Guang Guang", said that the residents of "Light Village" will be mainly nuclear families.
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Light house on Lamma Island is a rural development
"Light Village" will be developed in a new youth rural model. In addition to providing residents with affordable housing, it will also give a creative cultural space to transform residents’ creativity into upward momentum. Among them is the "Artisan Light House" on Lamma Island. "It operates in a similar way.
Walking into the "Artisan Light Room" on Lamma Island, the walls of the house are decorated with animal stickers, which is very artistic.
A Ying, a post-80s resident, and her 4-year-old son, Chun Chun, lived in for about one and a half years. She worked as a product designer to decorate the home. Not only did she paint the walls by herself, she also bought furniture at low prices through the Lamma Island residents network.
A Ying, who graduated from a college, moved to the "Harmony House" about a year or nine months ago due to family problems, and even quit product development and design.
She said that she had never thought about moving to Lamma Island, and frankly "arranged to live in all houses", and even thought about renting a sub-apartment.
She specializes in designing. In order to make a living and take care of her son, she is even considering switching to a common clerical job. "Don't do it if you want to, but put children first."
Ah Ying (pictured on the left) and his son Chun Chun moved to the "craftsman light house" on Lamma Island about a year and a half ago.
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Residents describe "life turning point"
After staying in the "Harmony House", she contacted "Be Bright" and a staff member understood her situation.
After meeting and understanding, she was arranged to stay in the "Artisan Light Room" on Lamma Island, which encouraged her to regain her interest in hand-made leather products.
During her stay, she would go to the market on the island to sell it from time to time, and "Being Bright" would also arrange for other residents to attend leather workshops at her home.
She described staying in the "light room" as a turning point in her life, which made her look forward to life again.
As for her 4-year-old son, Chun Chun, is also very adaptable to rural life and blends with the neighborhood.
Ah Ying hopes to rent a village house on Lamma Island after moving out and open an online shop to sell homemade leather products.
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