The proposed housing project at Fanling Golf Course has caused controversy. After five months of public consultation, the latest government plan proposes to use 9.5 hectares for public housing and government, institutional or community development, and the remaining 60% of the land is zoned for conservation areas.
Yesterday (14th) the North District Council discussed relevant issues. The Civil Engineering and Development Department sent a representative to brief the details of the partial development plan of the site. However, at the meeting, most of the district councillors opposed the plan. The opposition," and also pointed out that if the plan is passed, "our four townships will surely rise up and attack it."
The proposed housing project at Fanling Golf Course has caused controversy. After five months of public consultation, the latest government plan proposes to use 9.5 hectares for public housing and government, institutional or community development, and the remaining 60% of the land is zoned for conservation areas.
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The government launched the Northeast New Territories development plan in 2012, which caused social controversy due to the involvement of many non-indigenous villages and agricultural land. At that time, many folks were dissatisfied with the fact that the Fanling Golf Course occupied 172 hectares of land with a symbolic rent concession, but sold it at an exorbitant price. For profit-seeking, the government demanded that the government fully reclaim the land instead of developing villages and agricultural land.
After five months of public consultation, the latest plan proposes to use 9.5 hectares for public housing and government, institution or community development, and the remaining 60% of the land is zoned for conservation areas.
9.5 hectares of northern land is expected to provide 12,000 units and about 33,600 people to live in
The CERD submitted documents earlier to announce the details of the partial development plan on the site.
Among them, only 9.5 hectares of land will be used for public housing or community development. It is expected to provide about 12,000 units and about 33,600 people. The proposed building height is not higher than 170 meters above the main horizontal benchmark.
The construction of houses is concentrated on the northern land, which is adjacent to the North District Hospital and Qinghe Village; the southern part has a total land of about 21.65 hectares. Because the EIA report indicates that there are plants and animals such as East Asian porcupines, bark deer and natural swamps, it is rated as medium to advanced Ecological value, it will be divided into conservation areas.
The department sees the bid to start construction after land resumption in September next year, aiming to complete public housing in 2029.
The TPB will also conduct two public consultations.
The North District Council discussed related matters yesterday, and at the meeting, many District Councils criticized the project.
Hou Fuda described the government's eagerness to develop the club's land, and questioned that the traffic assessment report of the Land Development Department did not reflect the current traffic problems in the North District.
Wen Da pointed out that after the completion of the "pin-type building" project, the population of the area will increase by about 33,000. He believes that the current traffic congestion problem in the area is serious. Since the building is next to the North District Hospital, and the road is blocked, will rescue services be affected?” We urge government departments to look at the planning and development of the North District as a whole, and not to act on their own.
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Chen Yueming was worried that the project would need to relocate residents’ cemeteries, and Hou Zhiqiang agreed, pointing out that some of those affected belonged to ancestral tombs from the Ming Dynasty to the present day. Life!” He also severely criticized the government’s EIA report for being unsightly. “The EIA report has very little impact on precious trees, but there are some old trees that are over 100 years old, so they can’t be killed.” In addition, he mentioned the traffic in the area. The problem has plagued the residents for a long time. "Da Tau Ling and Ji Ling circles are congested every day, and the expansion of Fanjin Highway has to be done. It has not been done for 10 years."
He also pointed out that the flooding problem in the Chiao Yan area is a serious problem. The government has not dealt with it for many years, but it has focused on the development of golf course land. "This is not a political issue, but a people's livelihood issue!"
Li Guanhong, vice-chairman of the North District Council, was dissatisfied with the fact that the government took back the site for the development of the Fanling Golf Course in order to greet the "opposition".
He even boldly said: "If we pass this alone, our four townships will surely rise up and attack it!" (file picture)
Li Guanhong, vice-chairman of the North District Council, was dissatisfied that the government took back the development of the Fanling Golf Course site in order to greet the "opposition", describing the site as being too long and not suitable for building housing. Disastrous impact." He also pointed out that the government is currently vigorously developing the northern metropolitan area. "In the future, there will be a lot of land, why bother to spend ten or eight years for the 9.5 hectares of land?" , our four townships will surely rise up and attack it!"
Liu Tin-li, a senior engineer of the Civil and Extension Department, said that the department's study has considered the traffic development of the entire North District. He pointed out that when the junction improvement works are completed, the design flow of Tai Tau Ling Roundabout next year will be 0.95 in the morning and 0.79 in the afternoon. The road data also does not exceed 1, which is considered to be within the acceptable range.
After listening to the pro-democracy district councillor Zhou Jinhao, he believed that the department's data underestimated the current situation. The chairman of the North District Council, Luo Tingde, also questioned that the development had not considered other projects in the North District. question.
Hau Fuda finally put forward a provisional motion for amendments, pointing out that the district council still opposed the plan due to issues such as flooding, traffic and land rights.
Fanling Golf Course accounts for 4% of public housing in the next five years, and brownfield housing accounts for 13% 8 Projects approved to increase density 32 hectares of houses built, 60% left, no timetable for conservation, groups are concerned about the number of walks, the land near the Fanling Golf Course is close to the border, 969 units of historical buildings are planned to be built, Aiyuan villas are converted into clubs
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