The "Policy Address" announced last week proposed a plan for 300 square kilometers of land in the northern New Territories, providing more than 900,000 units and accommodating about 2.5 million people, which is more than the original three new town development areas.
The development strategy of the metropolitan area is based on the concept. In order to truly realize the settlement of the citizens, the establishment of public housing should take the lead and participate in the housing planning of the district.
The Hong Kong Housing Society, which has always been closely related to the government, has a foresight in designing houses and residential communities and cannot be absent from this major plan.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor issued the last "policy address" in his term last week, and at the same time issued the "Northern Metropolis Development Strategy".
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Compared with the Housing Authority, the largest public housing agency, the Housing Association can be called a "housing laboratory" and dare to innovate the design of housing estates and communities. Especially in recent years, housing projects for the elderly launched by the Housing Association are more popular. In the metropolitan area, the Housing Association may consider planning residential projects for the elderly in the area, or construct a project for the inclusive of the elderly and children like the Le Rong Xuan model, injecting different development possibilities into the metropolitan area...
For details, please read the 286th "Hong Kong 01" Electronic Weekly Newsletter (October 11, 2021) "
Using the Power of the Housing Association to Provide Housing for the People
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