Chen Fan: The average waiting time for 100,000 public housing units to be completed within 5 years is expected to improve from 2027

The average waiting time for public housing has hit record highs in recent years.

The Secretary for Transport and Housing, Chen Fan, pointed out today (30th) that the average waiting time for public housing is expected to be more obvious in the second five-year period, 2027/28 to 2031/32. improve.

He also said that the authorities have now found about 350 hectares of land, which can build about 330,000 public housing units to meet the estimated demand for 301,000 public housing units in the next ten years.

It is estimated that about 100,000 units will be completed between next year and 2026/27; the second five-year period starting from 2027/28 is expected to provide about 230,000 units.

Chen Fan published a blog today stating that with sufficient land supply and the number of new applications for public housing from ordinary households remaining stable, the average waiting time for public housing is expected to improve in the second five-year period.

He also said that the actual supply of public housing varies from year to year, depending on whether the land supply can be implemented as scheduled. If calculated on average, the second five-year period (2027/28 to 2031/32) will be About 46,000 public housing units were completed.

Chen Fan emphasized that in addition to new public housing units, recycled units are also an important source of public housing.

Based on past experience, an average of about 8,000 public housing units can be recovered annually for allocation to public housing applicants. Taking these units into account, an average of 54,000 public housing units can be provided each year during the second five-year period.

In addition, he also introduced the ecological garden project in Huiming Village, Fanling in his blog, saying that the authorities established ecological protection zones to protect waterways and some native species habitats.

In the watercourse and within five meters of the adjacent area, bored piles are used instead of common percussive piling to reduce the vibration and noise nuisance to native species and avoid affecting their hibernation.

Huiming Village also has an ecological transition zone with an area of ​​about 2,000 square meters and a wide range of native native trees and shrubs.

There are about 78 butterfly species in the region, accounting for 30% of the total number of butterfly species in Hong Kong, including the rare Aphididae and Lavender Lycaenidae, which are rare in Hong Kong.

In the ecological garden in the ecological transition zone, plants like dragon boat flowers and milkweed are planted.

The authorities also claimed that after the completion of Huiming Village, it was learned from the monitoring results that the ecological transition zone had successfully restored the diversity of butterfly species.

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