The Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor recommended in his 2019 Policy Address to explore the redevelopment of six industrial buildings under the Housing Authority for public housing. The Housing Authority announced in May this year that it had decided to convert the land of its four industrial buildings to residential use.
According to a document submitted by the Housing Authority to the Kwun Tong District Council today (8th), the Yip On Factory Building adjacent to the Kowloon Bay MTR Station will undergo redevelopment in 2023. Four residential buildings will be built, providing 2,200 units. Accommodating 6,000 people, the ground floor of the industrial building will be equipped with parking lots, social welfare facilities, management offices, and green rest areas.
According to a document submitted by the Housing Authority to the Kwun Tong District Council today, the redevelopment area of the Yip On Factory Building has a site area of about 1.5 hectares and a total floor area of about 135,000. Four residential buildings will be built, providing about 2,200 units and 6,000 people. Hope to go upstairs.
The authorities have initially planned that after the redevelopment, 1 kindergarten and 6 social welfare facilities will be added, including a neighbourhood centre for the elderly, residential care homes and day care units for the elderly, a home care service team for the frail elderly, an on-campus pre-school rehabilitation service office, Auxiliary hostels for the mentally handicapped and auxiliary hostels for the ex-mentally ill.
Parking lot, social welfare facilities, management office will be set up
This redevelopment plan will also refer to the "Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines" to provide green recreational facilities, badminton courts, children's playgrounds, etc. According to the design concept drawing in the document, the bottom 5 floors of the building will be parking lots and social welfare facilities. , The management office and the green rest area, the residential building starts from the 6th floor.
The redevelopment project is expected to start in 2023. By then, part of Wang Kai Road will be permanently closed and road changes on Ang Mo Street will include changing the existing Ang Mo Street from one-way (southbound) to one-way (northbound) traffic and replacement Overnight truck parking spaces beside Hongkai Road.
The Yip On Factory Building is located on Wang Hoi Road and Sheung Yee Road in Kowloon Bay, adjacent to MTR Kowloon Bay Station. The relevant land is currently zoned as "Other Specified Uses" annotated "(Business)". A section of Wangkai Road between On Factory Buildings is rezoned for "residential" use.
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