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Convenience store and hair salon tenants in Yuen Long's transitional housing Tongxin Village are grateful: I am very happy to live here

2022-06-16T11:33:41.907Z


The transitional housing "Tong Xin Village" in Yuen Long Tung Tau will be occupied in May this year, and the opening ceremony will be held today (16th). The first batch of residents of "Tongxin Village" said that the current rent is about half lower than before, and the rent pressure has greatly improved


The transitional housing "Tong Xin Village" in Yuen Long Tung Tau will be occupied in May this year, and the opening ceremony will be held today (16th).

The first batch of residents of "Tongxin Village" said that the current rent is about half lower than before, the rent pressure has greatly improved, and the sanitation of the house in the past was not good, so I am very grateful now, "It is a pleasure to live in a relationship!" The


operating organization Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui According to the Welfare Association, there are convenience stores and hair salons in the project.

At present, "Tongxin Village" is still renting, and the units for 1 and 4 to 5 people are currently full.


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"Tongxin Village" is a plot of land lent by Sun Hung Kai at a nominal rent of 1 yuan, providing a total of 1,800 units, including 8 buildings with 4 floors, with unit sizes ranging from about 130 feet to 324 feet, with independent kitchens Toilets, rents range from $2,370 to $6,695.

The rent is about half lower, and the pressure is greatly reduced

Mr. Yan is one of the first residents to move into the "Tongxin Village". So far, a family of five has moved in for about 10 days.

Mr. Yan pointed out that he originally lived in a tenement building in To Kwa Wan, and the rent was about 10,500 yuan, and the fifth wave of the epidemic even faced unemployment, but the current rent is only 4,590 yuan. "

Mr. Yan said that the children have not yet transferred schools. In the past, they could get up at 6:30 in the morning for school, but now they have to go to 5:40 in the morning, so they usually go to bed earlier.

However, he said that he has been waiting for public housing for about three years now. In the past, there were many flies and cockroaches in the house, and four people were required to live in the same room. Therefore, the living environment and hygiene have been greatly improved. Now he is very grateful. So happy to be tied!”

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Shared farm, shared kitchen, activity room

"Tongxin Village" is open for media visits today. The village has a comprehensive service building, a convenience store, a haircut shop, a shared farm, a shared kitchen, and an activity room.

Among them, there is a laundry room in the integrated service building, where tenants can do laundry at their own expense, as well as activity rooms and job recruitment information.

Residents can also buy drinks, dry food and daily necessities at convenience stores.

The Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Association said that depending on the product, the prices of convenience store products are lower than those in the market. Taking individual drinks as an example, drinks can be about 10 to 20% cheaper. In haircutting shops, residents cut their hair every time. The fee will be 45 yuan, and it is also planned to hire residents in the future to facilitate employment.

1,070 units have been allocated

Kwok Bing-lian, Chairman and Managing Director of Sun Hung Kai Properties, said at the launching ceremony that the "Tongxin Village" unit has basic decoration, and is equipped with air-conditioners, electric water heaters, exhaust fans, etc. It only took 12 months from groundbreaking to completion, and it is expected to be possible to Caring for 5,000 grassroots families.

Jiang Caiyan, Assistant Director-General of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Association, also pointed out that the "Tongxin Village" is still recruiting for rent. Currently, 1-person and 4-5 person units have been filled. Currently, 1,070 units have been allocated, and they can all be successfully completed in mid-August Occupied, a total of 838 people have moved in so far.

Land Repossession|Building 4,000 public housing units in Fanling District 48, acquiring 19 private parcels of land, He Jiayuan, the slain village Public Housing Association advocates reduction of land prices and encourages developers to build subsidized housing in Ngau Chi Wan Village and Chuk Yuen Lianhe Village to rebuild six public housing units More than 4,200 units were revived and the land was reclaimed from Wan Fo Tang|The government repossessed 30 subsidized housing sites in Fanling and Yuen Long, involving 1,660 units

Source: hk1

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