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Written by: Zhang Jiamin
2021-05-14 22:32
Last update date: 2021-05-14 22:33
The government recently announced the use of the "Shang Fang Sword" "Land Resumption Ordinance" to recover three private lands, located in Yuen Long and Fanling, but only involved about 1.2 hectares.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor stated in his 2019 policy address that he would “go all out” to recover private land to develop public housing. At that time, he said that the Land Resumption Ordinance would be used to recover three types of private land, except for land that can be used for high-density housing development. , Brownfield and squatter land in the New Territories are also among them.
Two years later, except for the private land recovered this time, it claimed that there were 450 hectares of brownfield land with possible development potential, but in the end only 10% could be developed; this meant that the 3 types of private land eventually covered only about 55 hectares.
Chen Jianqing, a local research agency, pointed out that the government’s slow land resumption and the small amount of land repossessed. He believes that there are still a lot of land available for development in Hong Kong, such as Ding.
▼Land next to Fanling Center▼
Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor once called "go all out" to retake the land two years ago
The Development Bureau finally announced the resumption of three private lands, which are located on San Wan Road, Fanling near Wong Kong Mountain and adjacent to Fanling Centre; land on Shap Pat Heung Road, Yuen Long near Lung Tin Village, and next to YOHO, Yuen Lung Street and Yuen Long. The land at the junction of Youtian East Road.
The 3 parcels of land involve about 1.23 hectares of private land.
[Policy Address 2019] Plans to recover more than 400 hectares of private land in five years, equivalent to 21 Victoria Parks
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor pointed out in his 2019 policy address that he would "go all out" to recover private land to develop public housing, and even stated that the land resumption work invoking the "Land Resumption Ordinance" "comes one after another."
It was stated at the time that about 400 hectares of land will be recovered in the next five years, and 3 types of private land will be recovered as "100% public housing." In addition to private land planned for high-density housing development, the New Territories brownfield and The squatter land is also on the list.
Land resumption | Affected three private buildings fell by up to 20% in price YOHO Midtown or the top Xinshan
Recovering the land | The government is pointing to the developer or the group that only compensates half a billion: it takes too long
Land Resumption｜A list of the locations of the three private plots, partly adjacent to Fanling Centre and Yuen Long YOHO
Land Resumption｜Government uses "Shangfang Sword" to receive 3 private plots involving 1.2 hectares and build 1,600 units
▼Land next to YOHO Midtown▼
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3 parcels of land will not be recovered due to land lease amendment
However, after the government has reviewed various types of land, the area of land that can be recovered is not large.
Take the high-density housing development private land that has been announced this time as an example. The government said at that time that it would review 10 private land that had been left empty for many years and had not been developed, and the land involved had not yet started the land lease modification procedures with the Lands Department.
After two years of research, the government has only recovered 3 parcels of land, involving about 1.2 hectares of private land. It also shows that 2 parcels of land are not under development, and there are 3 remaining parcels of private land because the owners have submitted land lease amendments or land exchange applications. It will not be recovered temporarily.
▼The land beside the cypress ▼
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Brownfield only receives 10% to develop public housing
Regarding brownfields, the Planning Department has previously published the results of two phases of research. After reviewing 160 hectares and 290 hectares of brownfields respectively, only 47 hectares of brownfields were rated as suitable for public housing development.
The government pointed out at the time that 450 hectares of brownfields were classified as having high or medium development potential, which meant that the government only recovered about 10% of the developable brownfields.
The third category of private land, namely Cha Kwo Ling Village, Niu Chi Wan Village and Zhuyuan Lianhe Village squatter areas, earlier the government stated that a total of 7 hectares of land was used.
In other words, the government threatened to recover private land under the "Land Resumption Ordinance", which now only involves 55 hectares of land.
▼Second phase study: Four groups suitable for the development of public housing brownfields▼
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Partially close the golf course by increasing the plot ratio and increasing the supply
It is worth noting that the government did not fully recover the 172 hectares of land in the Fanling Golf Course, which attracted much attention during the "Land Debate". It only indicated that it would recover the 32 hectares of housing for construction.
Later, Secretary for Development Wong Wai Lun pointed out that without widening Fan Kam Road, the supply of units could be increased to 9,000 units, which is more than double the 4,000 units previously claimed. It was questioned that the increase in plot ratio may constitute a planning misconduct. .
Chen Jianqing, a local research agency, pointed out that the resumption of private land this time and the earlier studies on brownfields reflect the slow rate of land resumption by the government and the small amount of land repossession.
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Indigenous Research Society refers to research and recovery of low-to-medium-density development land
Chen Jianqing, a local research agency, pointed out that the resumption of private land this time and the earlier studies on brownfields reflect the slow rate of land resumption by the government and the small amount of land repossession.
He believes that the authorities only focus on the resumption of land to build houses, reflecting that the government does not know how to use land. "The choice of land resumption is very narrow." He said that there are many land available for medium and low-density development in Hong Kong, including about 150 found in their earlier research. The hectares of land and the land stockpiled by developers in the urban area, etc., believe that Hong Kong is not without land available, but that the government "has land that is not available."
▼Three plots of land map▼
▼The first stage of research: Eight groups are suitable for the development of public housing brownfield clusters▼
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Land Resumption | Residents of large housing estates such as YOHO worry about the screen effect and increase traffic
Land Resumption｜A list of the locations of the three private plots, partly adjacent to Fanling Centre and Yuen Long YOHO
Land Resumption｜Government uses "Shangfang Sword" to receive 3 private plots involving 1.2 hectares and build 1,600 units
Land resumption | Affected three private buildings fell by up to 20% in price YOHO Midtown or the top Xinshan
Recovering the land | The government is pointing to the developer or the group that only compensates half a billion: it takes too long
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Development Bureau Land Resumption Ordinance