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Proposed public housing for the green belt of Taoyuan Cave in Tai Po to provide 24 units to remove nearly a thousand trees

2021-07-19T05:54:50.550Z


The government proposes to rezone a site in Taoyuan Cave, Tai Po, from a green belt to a public housing development to provide about 2,400 units with a capacity of 6,480 people. The construction is expected to be completed in 2032/33. However, the development project


The government proposes to rezone a site in Taoyuan Cave, Tai Po, from a green belt to a public housing development to provide about 2,400 units with a capacity of 6,480 people. The construction is expected to be completed in 2032/33.

However, there are about 1,330 trees within the scope of the development, and it is expected that about 990 trees will be removed in the future.


The government plans to rezone the land in Taoyuan Tung, Tai Po, and convert the green belt into public housing development to provide about 2,400 units.

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The Taoyuandong site is located at the junction of Tat Wan Road and Ma Wo Road. To the east is the public housing complex of Wan Tau Tong Village, Tak Nga Court, King Nga Court and Yat Nga Court, and to the west is the private residential development along Ma Wo Road, such as Chengfeng, Xinfeng Garden, etc.

The authorities initially plan that the maximum total plot ratio of the above-mentioned land will be 6.8 times. In the future, three residential buildings will be built, along with a parking lot and a primary school. The primary school will have 18 classrooms in the future.

Nearly a thousand trees will be removed in the future

The document also stated that according to the preliminary tree survey, there are 1,330 trees in the development project area, most of which are common species in Hong Kong, and no trees are registered in the "Book of Ancient and Valuable Trees".

The consultancy study indicated that about 990 trees will be removed from the site in the future.

The authorities pointed out that according to the guidelines, the Civil Engineering and Development Department will compensate the felled trees at a ratio of 1:1 in the adjacent woodland area, as well as ecological compensation for the woodland. It also pointed out that the development project will also be equipped with landscape design and greening measures. Mitigating the impact of the project on the surrounding landscape.

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