After the "land debate", the government decided to take back the Fanling Golf Course for partial development. The 32 hectares of land will be returned to the government in September next year.
However, the North District Council passed a motion today (14th) to oppose the partial development of the Fanling Golf Course and to improve community facilities and traffic congestion problems.
The DAB Development Policy Spokesperson, New Territories North Legislative Council Member Lau Kwok-hsun agreed with the opinion of the District Council. He believed that the Town Planning Board should reconsider and suspend the application, and suggested that the government together with the entire northern metropolitan area re-plan.
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Liu Yu suspends urban planning and promotes fulfillment of "infrastructure first"
The 32 hectares of the Fanling Golf Course will be returned to the government in September next year for the construction of public housing. The Town Planning Board will discuss related matters on the 17th of this month.
The North District Council discussed the construction of a golf course today. At the meeting, 10 district councillors unanimously approved the motion. In view of the unresolved issues of community facilities and traffic congestion, they strongly opposed the plan.
Lau Kwok-hsun pointed out that the government and the TPB should pay attention to the reactions of local people, district councils, and the whole society after the EIA report is released before making decisions. They should think twice about the plan and do not force the TPB, and the TPB should also carefully check , so as not to bring catastrophic consequences to the local residents.
Liu pointed out that as early as when the EIA report was published, he had already paid attention to the construction of 12,000 public housing units, which was estimated to bring in 33,000 new people. He was worried that it would pose a serious burden on the traffic in the northern district. This was the concern and motion of the Japanese District Council, which also proved the district's concern.
He pointed out that the golf course project is located in the middle of Fan Kam Highway, Tai Tau Leng and Ji Ling roundabout. The traffic load itself is already saturated, and traffic congestion often occurs. Gasser".
Lau Kwok-hsun pointed out that until today, when the department introduced the document to the North District Council, it has not yet answered how to improve the transportation facilities, which is worrying. He urged the government to fulfill its commitment to "infrastructure first", and the overall planning should also be combined with the development strategy of the northern metropolitan area. .
He believes that there is a large amount of land available in the northern New Territories. When planning land development, a more macro and comprehensive consideration should be given to study the most suitable land use on the vast northern land, including land for housing, infrastructure, culture and sports, etc. The future and planning of Linggao Golf Course will be studied together with the northern metropolitan area.
In the 2018 Land Debate, Fanling Golf Course was one of the most controversial options.
After five months of public consultation, the government decided to partially reclaim the 32-hectare site for the golf course.
After years of deliberation, the government recently submitted a document to the District Council, proposing that 9.54 hectares of land be used for public housing and government, institutional or community development, and more than 60% of the remaining land should be zoned for conservation areas.
Liu: We should not "hardly mount" for political reasons
Liu Guoxun responded to the inquiries of "Hong Kong 01", pointing out that the recently released EIA report is relatively sparse, and the government has not yet handed over a complete transportation infrastructure plan. He does not know how to solve the transportation connection problem in the future. affected.
He believes that since the Government has already started planning for the northern metropolitan area and will incorporate the land around the Fanling Golf Course into the study, it will not delay too much time.
He pointed out that he absolutely understands the importance that society attaches to building housing, especially public housing, "but I hope that the whole project will not be 'hard to launch' due to political factors, and we should examine scientifically whether there are any problems behind the project. If you take this wrong step Chess may affect the society's perception of development, and even the overall development of the entire northern metropolitan area. I have proposed to speed up the process of land resumption and housing construction, but after the acceleration, it is even more necessary to take every step correctly. ."
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