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Written by: District Licheng
2021-07-03 20:04
The last update date: 2021-07-03 20:04
The government earlier announced the results of a study on the redevelopment of factory buildings under the Housing Authority for public housing use, and plans to demolish four industrial buildings to convert to public housing. 4,200 units can be provided as soon as 2031. However, the tenants are greatly affected by the development plan Among them, the Cheung Sha Wan Wang Cheong Factory Building is one of the industrial buildings affected by the demolition. Some tenants filed a complaint in the Sham Shui Po District Council recently. Among the four factory buildings, the Wang Cheong building was the youngest, and some tenants had invested more than one million yuan in the past. Buying equipment, it is difficult to move out to find another place for a while, and directly denounced the Housing Authority for "prying up the livelihood of over ten thousand people."
Sham Shui Po District Councillors Chow Ying Hang and Yuan Haiwen recently requested a discussion on the demolition of the Wang Cheong Factory Building in Cheung Sha Wan at the Sham Shui Po District Council meeting. They questioned the Housing Authority's forced demolition of the Wang Cheong Industrial Building, leaving tenants and employed workers at a loss as to what to do.
They requested the relevant authorities to provide a complete study on the demolition of the industrial building, clearly explain the reasons for the demolition to the public, and let the public know the actual situation.
They are also concerned about the resettlement of tenants. They believe that apart from relocating the tenants to two industrial buildings that have not been included in the demolition, the bureau needs to consider whether the Hongchang tenants will have other industrial land in the Sham Shui Po area for them to return to their old businesses.
They also asked the government department to clarify whether the decision to demolish Hong Cheong has considered and consulted the wishes of nearby residents, as well as the housing construction plan in the Sham Shui Po area for the next 15 years.
Tenants say it is difficult to move out of heavy machinery with investment of over one million yuan
Mr. Tsang, the tenant representative of Hongchang, said in the meeting that the structure of private industrial buildings on the market is often "concrete-clad", and only window machines can be hoisted in. Government industrial buildings are not the case. He believes that government workers The building can provide a stable rent and environment, which will attract many factories who need heavy machinery to move in, resulting in an occupancy rate of 97%. It also points out that in the past, people have invested more than one million in the "Fourth Factory" building. Removal is very difficult for the factory owners. "I hope you will not consider it from the perspective of moving houses, because the difficulty of moving factories is more than ten times or more than moving houses."
Mr. Tsang continued to point out that Hongchang had "last life" in many industrial buildings. Since its completion in 1984, there have been no new government industrial buildings. The government has never tried to conduct such a large-scale demolition operation. The resettlement issue, "Many of the new industrial buildings are already business models. When you go to the streets of Camel Paint Building, Kwun Tong, don’t you see anyone burning tightly? I’m a landlord who won’t rent me." He criticized the government for "fighting" "Rotten jobs" and "prying up the livelihood of over ten thousand people", and pointed out that the tenants of the "Fourth Factory" are diversified. They believe that attracting more young tenants into the government's industrial buildings is a sustainable policy.
Liu Peiyu said that the Housing Department must strengthen communication with tenants, but also pointed out that the living environment of the public housing waiting list should be considered to meet the major policy of primary housing demand.
Zou added that one of the main reasons for Hongchang’s refusal to move out is that large machines are difficult to move to other industrial buildings. Even if they are moved away by crane, other private industrial buildings may not have space to hoist into the unit. He questioned the Housing Authority’s Tenants will be happy when their food tools turn out to be dry and iron?"
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Housing Authority gives tenants 18 months notice to move out
The Tsuen Wan and West Kowloon Planning Offices of the Planning Department responded that the Wang Cheong Factory Building is currently zoned "Open Space" in the "Approved Cheung Sha Wan Outline Zoning Plan No. S/K5/37" (hereinafter referred to as the "Outline Plan").
In order to cooperate with the authorities in rebuilding the Wangchang Factory Building for public housing use, the outline plan needs to be rezoned for residential use in accordance with the Town Planning Ordinance.
The Planning Department will consult the District Council and the public in due course in accordance with established procedures. The industrial development of the Sham Shui Po District is mainly concentrated in the Cheung Sha Wan Industrial/Business District, which is mainly zoned as "Other Specified Uses" and annotated "Business" on the outline plan. zone.
The purpose of setting up this zone is to maximize flexibility in the use of existing industrial buildings and industrial-office buildings, while building new buildings for commercial and non-polluting industrial purposes can also have the greatest flexibility so that they can be located in a suitable location in this zone. Carry out commercial or industrial development.
The Housing Authority recently completed a study on the redevelopment of its factory buildings for public housing use, announced the demolition of four of the factory buildings, and announced a series of aftermath measures, including giving affected tenants an 18-month notice to move out and issuing relevant information to tenants. An ex-gratia allowance equal to 15 months' rent, and a restricted tender arrangement, allowing tenants to bid for the remaining two vacant units in the Kwai Chung Upgraded Factory Building and the Kai Tai Factory Building in Tuen Mun.
If the tenants do not rent the two industrial buildings and move out within 9 months, they will receive an additional sum of 100,000 yuan.
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