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Juxing House in Tin Shui Wai now opposes the banner of the transitional house, Pingshan villagers claim to swear to the death to protect historical sites

2021-05-06T04:02:18.383Z


New World Development announced last year that it would lease three agricultural land next to Tin Shui Wai Station to social enterprises for the construction of social housing "Light Village" at a nominal rent of 1 yuan. However, the project aroused opposition from residents of Ping Shan. recently


District 18 News

Written by: District Licheng

2021-05-05 19:25

Last update date: 2021-05-05 19:25

New World Development announced last year that it would lease three agricultural land next to Tin Shui Wai Station to social enterprises for the construction of social housing "Light Village" at a nominal rent of 1 yuan. However, the project aroused opposition from residents of Ping Shan.

Recently, some citizens have photographed the historical monument Juxinglou with different banners. The banners read "Guangcun Destroyed Cultural Relics Trail" and "Pingshan Residents Resolutely Oppose Guangcun." It is believed to be from Pingshan "Sanwei Six Villages". Placed by the residents.

A group of residents also stated that they would swear to the death to protect the historical relics of Pingshan, and even threatened that if the relevant planning application is passed, the villagers will take escalation actions.

The Ping Shan Heritage Trail in Yuen Long, New Territories is Hong Kong’s first heritage trail. It opened on December 12, 1993. It is about 1.6 kilometers long. The "Light Village" to be developed by the social enterprise "Long Guang" covers about 28,000 square feet. The land is close to the Ping Shan Heritage Trail, the historical site Juxing Building and the Tat Tak Mansion. It is expected to build a building with no more than three floors. The building will be completed as soon as 2022. It can provide 100 social housing units for more than 300 people. The lease term of each household is not more than 3 years.

In addition, the "Light Village" project will also have a cultural activity room for cultural activities.

A few days ago, some citizens took photos. In the vicinity of the Tin Shui Wai West Rail Station and Juxing Building, different banners with white background and red letters appeared. There was a section of the villager’s objection statement that "being light" applied to the Town Planning Board for land rezoning , Criticized the government for being "arrogant" and "talking about one thing and doing one thing" on heritage conservation; the content also stated that if the government does not terminate the relevant planning application, there will be escalation actions under the "government to force civil opposition".

In addition, the banner is also written in large letters with the words "Due to the government taking the lead in the destruction, the heritage path will be completely closed."

Yuen Long District Councillor Zhang Zhiyang pointed out that he noticed that the banners on the railings existed around the Lunar New Year, and the ones on the Juxing Tower have been placed for a period of time. They have recently become a topic after being put on the Internet.

He pointed out that the residents were so opposed to the "Light Village" project because they feared that it would affect the Pingshan Heritage Trail, and also because they did not want to increase the number of migrants in the area.

Zhang also said that last year there was a representative from the District Council who came to talk about the project, but it was only very general. Now he has asked another district councillor, District Guoquan, for the future Housing and Urban-Rural Planning and Development Committee. The meeting discussed it and hoped that the government could provide more information before deciding whether to take the next step.

The proposed "Light Village" in Tin Shui Wai involving 100 units of Town Planning Committee receives application

New World donated 3 million square feet of agricultural land for the construction of "Light Village" to see the eligibility for flat rent

Social enterprises will push 100 personalized advanced "Light House" "Light Village" plans to be announced next year

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