Political situation
Written by: Peng Zhuowei
2020-12-03 07:00
Last update date: 2020-12-03 07:00
Everyone knows that Hong Kong’s land and housing problems are severe and they have been identified as the crux of deep-seated social contradictions. Since taking office, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has repeatedly described land and housing policies as "the top priority" and proposed "Lantau Tomorrow". The vision of the sea, but "far water is difficult to put out a near fire."
The Land Supply Task Force established by Lam Cheng launched a five-month "Land Debate" in 2018. The options included the development of two pilot projects in Tai Lam and Shui Chuen O on the borders of country parks. However, it was ultimately due to support. Inadequate and not adopted.
According to the news, during the deliberating period of the "policy address", the "blockbuster" organizations in the organizational camp proposed to Lam Cheng to propose a "resurrection" plan to build houses in the countryside. It is recommended that the Hong Kong government circle several country park border areas and launch a large-scale territory-wide consultation. In the end, it was decided by the results of the polls that "more than half of the people supported it and went to the horse." The proposal was eventually rejected by Lam Cheng and it went to waste.
Exploiting the border areas of country parks to build houses. This "drug" has been continuously raised. After Lam Cheng took office as Chief Executive, DAB Chairman Li Hui-king asked Lam Cheng in the Legislative Council whether the government would consider developing 2 to 3% of green land Or in the border areas of country parks for the construction of public housing or community facilities for the elderly, Lam Cheng responded that the proposal was "quite worthy of thought."
What’s really on the agenda can be traced back to the “Land Debate” in 2018. The Land Supply Task Force put forward 18 short, medium and long-term and conceptual land supply options for public discussion, including the development of about 40 hectares in Yuan Yuan. In the border areas of the country parks in Long Tai Lam and Shui Chuen O, Sha Tin, the proposal failed to enter the "re-election" due to insufficient support.
Advocate for a large-scale Hong Kong-wide poll, and more than half of the citizens support "Go to the horse"
Recently, it has been reported in the political circle that the "heavy" organizations in the establishment camp believe that the Lantau Project tomorrow will not be able to save the nearby fire. The Hong Kong government must alleviate the public grievances caused by the housing predicament in the society in a short time. To build a house, he suggested to Lam Cheng to include a drastic plan in the "Policy Address", circle out several country park border areas, and conduct a territory-wide poll. The overall public opinion decides whether to support the conversion of housing. "More than half of the people support it and go. "Ma", "should not be deterred by the opposition of a few people."
How is the result?
Carrie Lam’s "Policy Address" was published last week. He said nothing about the land used on the borders of the country parks, and the answer is ready to come.
In the Leung Chun-ying era, the Housing Society was invited to study the feasibility of building public housing in the border areas of country parks
Looking through the information, the former Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying invited the Housing Society in 2017 to conduct a feasibility study on the development of public housing in the border areas of the country parks in Tai Lam and Shui Chuen O.
However, as of February 2019, the government at that time decided to adopt the "Land Supply Task Force" proposal as a reason to stop the Housing Association's study.
Since Carrie Lam has stated that the "Long Strategy" will find land "up to the standard" in the next ten years, will the Government consider the development of housing in the border areas of country parks in the future?
I believe that only "a woman" has the final answer.
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