The URA submitted a research report to the Legislative Council earlier to explain the Yau Tsim Mong redevelopment proposal. The District Council will also discuss it at the General Assembly on Tuesday (30th).
The Democratic Party's survey found that more than 90% of residents in the affected area, including owner-occupiers and tenants, indicated that they wanted to be resettled in the same area.
Zhu Ziluo, deputy chairman of the Yau Tsim Mong District Council, suggested that the government should take the lead in requesting developers to provide in-situ rehousing. The sponsoring unit, "I don’t want to build a luxurious mansion all at once."
The URA submitted a research report to the Legislative Council a month ago to explain the Yau Tsim Mong redevelopment proposal. A survey led by Yau Tsim Mong District Councillors including Zhu Ziluo (second from right) and Ho Fu-wing (second from left) found that more than 90% Residents in the affected area, including owner-occupiers and tenants, all indicated that they wish to be resettled in the same area.
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The URA started to study the planning of the Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok areas in 2017. After 4 years, the research report was finally submitted in September this year. It is recommended to divide the area of 212 hectares into 5 major development nodes, including the vicinity of Flower Market Path. Build a large-scale waterway park; revitalize the Yau Ma Tei fruit bar into a tourist attraction; build a multi-storey building to replace the current wholesale fruit bar; revitalize the Mong Kok market into a characteristic market, and designate part of the area as a "recommended street integration" development, URA In the future, we can also find suitable sites to build subsidized housing in the form of "Hong Kong people's first home buyers".
Yau Tsim Mong District Councillors, including Zhu Ziluo, Ho Fu-wing, etc., took the lead in launching an investigation and successfully interviewed 343 residents in Yau Ma Tei, including Bawen Building and Fruit Market, in the form of home visits from October 15 to November 13 this year. Learn about their preliminary views on reconstruction.
The URA started to study the planning of the Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok districts in 2017. After four years, the research report was finally submitted in September this year.
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The results of the survey showed that 92% and 98% of owner-occupiers and tenants respectively indicated that they wish to relocate in the Yau Tsim Mong plain area, and the remaining sites are in the Kowloon area.
43% of the owners hope to be compensated for the "flat-for-flat" program; 42% of the owners hope to "replace the unit price per square foot with the assumption of 7 years of age x the property's utility + related expenses allowance"; the rest want to continue to live in, not Accept any plan.
In addition, owner-occupiers and non-owner-occupiers have different attitudes towards maintenance projects. The survey results show that if the URA rebuilds in the area, it tends to repair only the necessary part of owner-occupiers and non-owner-occupiers, accounting for 43% and 62% respectively. %; said that they are not actively involved in maintenance, respectively accounting for 38% and 19%.
Advocate the URA to build "simple buildings" for the public to purchase at affordable prices
A former member of the Yau Tsim Mong District Council, Zhu Huifang, who participated in the survey, pointed out that there are many elderly people living alone in the district. They have lived in the community for many years and may not adapt to moving to other districts. I hope that the Hong Kong government will consider their difficulties and choose rehousing in the same district as the first choice. .
Zhu Ziluo, vice chairman of the Yau Tsim Mong District Council, added that many residents are worried that private developers may not get proper resettlement when they participate in the redevelopment and acquisition of old buildings. This is especially true for disadvantaged groups such as ethnic minorities and the elderly who are more resilient to the environment. The public is low and may not be able to afford residential property prices in redevelopment projects. It is recommended that the government take the lead in requesting developers to provide in-situ rehousing. For example, a certain percentage of resettlement units should be reserved in redevelopment projects for residents to "flat-for-flat", and the URA is recommended to build "Simple buildings" are sold to the affected residents in the form of subsidies, "must be affordable, not all luxury homes." He also said that there are many subdivided houses in the district, and the authorities should also provide assistance and transitional arrangements.
The Democratic Party’s project director Zhou Jianlang pointed out that most of the interviewees were not aware of the Yau Tsim Mong redevelopment plan. “When doing home visits, 9 out of 10 did not know about it.” He mentioned that the interviewees were open to redevelopment. Attitude, but worried about the resettlement problem, he also mentioned that he found that there were elderly interviewed living in dangerous buildings.
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