The Nan Sang Wai Wetland Buffer Consortium broke through the barrier and applied to build more than 100 low-density residential buildings to provide 114 units

There are successive voices in the community suggesting the development of the wetland area in the New Territories. A consortium recently went through the border with the Town Planning Board to apply for building a house in the Nam Sang Wai Wetland Buffer Area. It plans to develop low-density residential buildings and will build 108 residential buildings of about 3 to 5 stories high. The building provides a total of 114 units.

The government had earlier stated that it could consider increasing the development density of the wetland buffer zone without affecting the ecology.

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The proposed development is located at the east of Kam Pok Road, Pok Wai, Yuen Long, a piece of land with an area of ​​nearly 550,000 square feet.

The land is now a "comprehensive development including wetland restoration area" and belongs to the "wetland buffer zone" area.

The applicant intends to develop residential buildings and construct 110 buildings at a plot ratio of not more than 0.4 times, of which 108 are for residential use and 2 are for non-domestic use.

Each residential building will be 3 to 5 storeys high, providing a total of 114 units; there will also be 214 parking spaces.

Google’s street view pictures taken in February of this year, and part of the land involved is now a pond.

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According to a street view image taken by Google in February this year, part of the land involved is now a pond, and there are also works in progress nearby.

According to the information from the Land Registry, part of the land involved is held by "YAM KWOK ESTATES COMPANY LIMITED". The documents show that the relevant land has been held since 1985.

In addition, the remaining lots are held by different companies, and some of them were traded in 2009, including "Kun Yao Co., Ltd.", "Credit Co., Ltd." and "Heng Qiao Co., Ltd.", and Xu Tianli is the director of the three companies. .

Wong Wai Lun: Wetland buffer zone can be developed without affecting the ecology. Consider increasing the density of the wetland buffer zone in Nan Sang Wai, Xindi, and then enter the barriers and apply for the construction of elderly housing. Nearly 2,000 units are provided. The Hong Kong Fund claims that wetland has been destroyed and advocates conservation of Changchun through development. Social concern affects the ecological north loop line | Five stations are expected to be completed in 2034. MTR: may cause permanent loss of about 300 hectares to nearby wetlands. If the density is pushed up, the wetland will be affected indirectly

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