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The District Council discusses the plan to demolish the Suihui Industrial Building to build public housing. The Housing Authority's preliminary assessment shows no technical difficulties

2021-08-31T15:12:34.900Z


The government announced earlier that four factory buildings under the Housing Authority would be resumed for public housing development. One of them was designated as the Fo Tan Sui Fai Industrial Building. The Housing Authority announced the detailed plan at the Sha Tin District Council today (31st).


The government announced earlier that four factory buildings under the Housing Authority would be resumed for public housing development. One of them was designated as the Fo Tan Sui Fai Industrial Building. The Housing Authority announced the detailed plan at the Sha Tin District Council today (31st). The demolition, land decontamination and construction works will commence in the year and will be completed by 2031. At that time, 1,360 units will be provided for a total of 3,700 people.

The Housing Authority’s preliminary assessment results show that there are no insurmountable technical difficulties, but it will recommend a series of mitigation measures, including the rerouting of existing vehicles to achieve the effect of diverting traffic.


Two 140-meter-high buildings provide 1,360 units

The Housing Authority today (31st) presented the redevelopment plan of the Sui Fai Factory Building to the Shatin District Council Development and Housing Committee. The site area involved is about 0.9 hectares. If it is rebuilt into public housing, it can provide a total of 59,000 square meters of the highest floor area. , It is estimated that two residential buildings totaling 1,360 units can be built by then, and the occupancy population will reach about 3,700.

In addition to the construction of the building, the housing estate has also added greening and rest areas, children’s playgrounds, community facilities and parking lots. It is expected that the demolition of factory buildings, land decontamination and construction of public housing projects will commence in 2023. The relevant projects will be completed in 2031. Completed.

The Housing Authority also stated that it has conducted a preliminary assessment of the impact of the redevelopment of the factory building on traffic, sewage, air quality, noise, air circulation, and vision. The results show that there are no insurmountable difficulties. However, after the detailed assessment is completed, a recommendation is recommended. A series of mitigation measures, including the existing two-lane left-turn and two-lane right-turn lane design for the current intersection from Mianfang Street to Fo Tan Road and Shan Mei Street, to a three-lane turn left and one-lane turn right lane design.

Industrial Building Demolition Concern Group Submits Petition Letter to Government Representative

In addition, Sha Tin District Councillor Zhou Xiaolan, together with several representatives of the Sui Fai Clearance Concern Group, submitted a petition letter to the Housing Department and Planning Department in the morning, requesting a more complete resettlement plan. Among them, Member Zhou pointed out that the Housing Authority had sent letters to tenants since May. After the demolition arrangements, they refused to communicate directly with each other, and only replies back and forth through letters, pointing out that the factory tenants are currently unable to find private units to relocate, and the government’s resettlement plan only opened up and promoted a total of 40 units of units. , Can not meet the demand at all.

Fanny, a spokesperson for the Suihui Demolition Concern Group, also pointed out that many of their proposals, including reasonable requests such as extending the relocation time, have not received a positive response. The tenants are both anxious and helpless. At present, one third of the tenants have provided assistance to the Housing Authority. The bidding for 40 units of units reflected the strong demand. It pointed out that the government was creating a contradiction between the demand for industrial buildings and public housing. It emphasized support for the construction of public housing, but questioned whether it is necessary to rush to demolish factories to build pin-type housing. If things go on like this, only small businesses will be killed. I hope the government can make proper arrangements.

Hong Kong-made blind rods are exported overseas but the blind proprietor of the factory building is demolished: Don’t give up the Hong Kong Industrial Housing Authority’s demolition of industrial buildings and construction of houses 2,088 tenants bid for 40 units. The Appeals Department asked not to move or demolish Zhou Haoding's advocacy of finding land at the border to promote re-industrialization, saying that there is no contradiction with the policy of reclaiming the land for industrial buildings in the four districts

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