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About 180,000 square feet of transitional housing built next to the MTR station on Kam Sheung Road, Yuen Long, 1020 units with five-person units

2021-08-06T05:29:51.838Z


The Hong Kong Government stated earlier that it had found enough land to provide 15,000 transitional housing units. Among them, a piece of land located in Kam Tin, Yuen Long, near the MTR Kam Sheung Road Station. More than four storeys high


The Hong Kong Government stated earlier that it had found enough land to provide 15,000 transitional housing units. Among them, a piece of land located in Kam Tin, Yuen Long, near the MTR Kam Sheung Road Station. There are more than four-storey houses, providing a total of 1,020 transitional housing units.

According to the project information, there will be three types of transitional housing units in different sizes, which can accommodate up to five people.


The land involved in the construction of a transitional house is located at the junction of Kam Tin Tung Wui Road and Kam Wui Road, near the MTR Kam Sheung Road Station.

The site area is about 179,000 square feet, of which 100,000 square feet is government land.

The project plans to build 6 residential buildings no more than 4 stories high, which can provide a total of 1,020 units and accommodate approximately 2,751 people.

The project will be constructed by assembly and synthesis. In addition to providing residential buildings, there will be cafeterias, convenience stores, laundromats, libraries and other facilities, as well as community centers and clinics.

The applicant applies to the City Planning Board for a development period of 3 years.

The three types of units range in size from 143 to 287 square feet

The project is divided into three types of units. One to two people have an area of ​​approximately 143 square feet, three to four people have an area of ​​approximately 193 square feet, and a five people unit has an area of ​​approximately 287 square feet, which can be separated into bedrooms.

According to the information on the website of the Transport and Housing Bureau, the project is expected to start construction in the second quarter of 2022 and be completed in the second quarter of 2023.

The applicant and the operator are the Social Service Fund of the New Territories Association of Societies. According to the information of the Land Registry, part of the land involved has been held by Ming Chong Development Co., Ltd. since 1997, which was a subsidiary of Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd. in the past. .

The project is divided into three units.

(Picture of Town Planning Board Document)

Su Weiwen pointed out that 15,000 transitional housing units are not the "ultimate goal". Research on more than 10 hotels and guesthouses projects that 90% of subdivided tenants oppose the concept of co-living in transitional housing units and advocate rents below 5,000 yuan. The government plans to expand the scope of subsidy for transitional housing. Hotels and hotels can benefit Drainage facilities receive additional subsidy to rent a hotel as a transitional house. The basic level of the housing should not meet the needs of cooking and laundry: flat rent can not live

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Source: hk1

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