The CDA site in Tongzhen, Kwai Chung has been left for 28 years and the plans for 64 hectares of large land in Shisi Township have not been approved

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Written by: Wang Jieen

2021-06-14 23:42

Last update date: 2021-06-14 23:43

Many lands in Hong Kong are zoned as "Comprehensive Development Areas" (CDA for short).

According to the latest documents from the Planning Department, some CDAs have already been developed, such as Tsim Sha Tsui 1881, YOHO Midtown in Yuen Long, Lohas Park in Tseung Kwan O, Park Island in Ma Wan, etc.

However, many CDA land has been idle for many years, and construction has not yet started, and there is even no development plan.

Among them, the land used by Tongzhen Company in Kwai Chung has been zoned for CDA use for 28 years. Although it has undergone judicial review, etc., building plans have not yet been approved.

In addition, the large site of 64 hectares in Shisi Township, Sai Kung has been idle for 21 years, but the building plans have not yet been approved.

Xie Weiquan, a member of the Legislative Council for Construction, Surveying and Planning, believes that the government should re-examine the entire CDA policy and criticize many CDA land ownerships for scattered ownership and difficulty in integrating the owners. He suggested reducing the scope of the CDA and allowing the owners to develop in stages to speed up the provision. The speed of the house.

The land of Tongzhen Company located on Cheong Wing Road in Kwai Chung has been used by CDA for 28 years, but building plans have not yet been approved.

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No building plans have been approved for the land in Tongzhen for 28 years

The land of Tongzhen Company on Changrong Road, Kwai Chung, has been zoned for CDA use for 28 years. The land is intended to rebuild the soy sauce factory into residences and hotels. The soy sauce factory is still in operation.

In response to the decision of the Town Planning Board on the height limit of the factory, the Tongzhen Group filed a judicial review, but the building plan has not yet been approved.

The CDA land in Xisha Road Fourteen Township covers an area of ​​64.48 hectares. Although it has been classified as CDA for 21 years, the construction plan of one of the sites was still rejected this year.

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More than 60 hectares of land in Shisi Township is still undergoing lease modification

The land in Sai Kung Shisi Township had been "basking in the sun" for many years in the past.

The site covers an area of ​​64.48 hectares and is divided into three sites for development, with a scale of more than three Victoria Parks.

According to data, the building plan of one of the sites was rejected in March this year, and the lease modification of the planning application is still being processed, and the entire site has been classified as CDA for up to 21 years.

In addition, the CDA land south of the former military land at Shihuwei, Xintian, occupies an area of ​​23.98 hectares. The site was rezoned to CDA in 1999. In the past, it has applied for building houses many times and approved the construction of 300 houses. The latest application is still being processed, and the land has been idle for 21 years.

The Diamond Hill site, such as the Green House Kai Chuan Court and the Home Ownership Kai Cheung Court, is currently under construction, and it has been zoned for CDA purposes for up to 27 years.

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Qingshuiwan Film Studio has designated CDA area for 24 years

As for Tseung Kwan O Yingye Road and Clear Water Bay Film Studio, the site is adjacent to Hang Hau Village, Funing Garden, etc., but is being affected by various planning issues, such as transportation, environment, and heritage issues that need to be resolved. It has now been zoned Used as CDA land for 24 years.

As for the Diamond Hill site currently under construction, such as the Green House Kai Chuan Court and the Home Ownership Kai Cheung Court, although some projects are nearing completion, they have been zoned for CDA purposes for up to 27 years.

Xie Weiquan, a member of the Legislative Council for Construction, Surveying and Planning, believes that the government should re-examine the entire CDA policy.

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Xie Weiquan: Only having ideas is useless

Legislative Council Member Xie Weiquan believes that the government should re-examine the entire CDA policy.

He explained that although the concept of CDA is good, he frankly admits that some situations may slow down the overall development due to the failure to reach a consensus. For example, many CDA land titles are scattered and complicated and difficult to integrate, and there are also large areas of CDA land. For example, Thirteenth Street in To Kwa Wan, the collective ownership alone is already very complicated. "It's just that there is no idea but it is useless."

In addition to the difficulty of collective ownership, he also pointed out that the procedures for approving and approving the development of the city plan are complicated, and each time it needs to be amended, it must be re-applied, resulting in lengthy time.

He suggested that the government simplify the procedures for city planning, while reducing the scope of CDA and allowing owners to develop in stages.

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