The Chief Executive in Council has approved the draft So Kwun Wat Outline Zoning Plan in 2004, and the Planning Department has recently made adjustments to the Outline.
The Tuen Mun District Council meeting was held today (4th), and the Planning Department dispatched staff to introduce the relevant amendments. It is proposed to build the Correctional Services Department Junior Staff Married Quarters and its adjoining land with three buildings of three to four storeys in Siu Lam, Tuen Mun. Rebuilt into a 21-storey departmental dormitory, providing about 136 dormitory units, it is expected to be occupied in 2028.
The Planning Department mentioned that in accordance with the Government's established policy and subject to the availability of resources, departmental quarters are provided for married officers of the disciplined services, so as to maintain the morale of the disciplined services and retain the manpower of the disciplined services.
The Correctional Services Department proposes to redevelopment of a CSD Junior Staff Married Quarters and its adjoining land with a total gross floor area of about 9,700 square meters, which is currently built with three blocks of three to four storeys at Hong Fai Road, Siu Lam, Tuen Mun. The 21-storey departmental dormitory ensures the best use of the land.
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The revised document for the approval of the So Kwun Wat Outline Zoning Plan was submitted by the Planning Department to the Tuen Mun District Council.
The Planning Department mentioned that in accordance with the Government's established policy and subject to the availability of resources, departmental quarters will be provided for married officers of the disciplined services, so as to maintain the morale of the disciplined services and retain the manpower of the disciplined services.
As the number of newly recruited and serving married persons continues to increase, it is expected that the number of persons eligible to live in departmental dormitories will also increase further, resulting in the worsening of the shortage of dormitories.
The document for the approval of the proposed amendment to the So Kwun Wat Outline Zoning Plan was submitted by the Planning Department to the Tuen Mun District Council (photo by Tsang Fung-ting)
Reconstruction of a 21-storey departmental dormitory with a total gross floor area of approximately 9,700 square meters
The Correctional Services Department proposes to redevelop a site at Hong Fai Road, Siu Lam, Tuen Mun, which currently consists of three buildings with three to four storeys high, and its adjoining land, involving a total floor area of about 9,700 square meters. A 21-storey departmental dormitory ensures the best use of the land and continues to improve the living environment of the departmental dormitory.
In order to implement the plan, the Government is required to undertake statutory town planning procedures to change land uses and relax existing building height restrictions.
The department said that the technical feasibility study for the proposed redevelopment has now been completed.
The study assesses the potential impact of the redevelopment on traffic and transport, environment, sewerage, drainage, visual and landscape aspects of the surrounding area.
In terms of traffic, the Correctional Services Department operates a shift system, which will be staggered from the normal peak hours. It is assessed that the traffic flow during peak hours will have a low impact on nearby residents.
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Widening and rezoning a small number of "green belts" from the original site
To tie in with the proposed redevelopment plan, the Department proposes to rezone most of the “Government, Institution or Community” zones and a small portion of the “Green Belt” sites located in the nearby roadside green belts to “Government, Institution or Community” zones, and It can only be used as a dormitory for government employees, and the height of the building is limited to 90 meters above the main horizontal reference.
The department said that the technical feasibility study for the proposed redevelopment has now been completed.
The study assesses the potential impact of the redevelopment on traffic and transport, environment, sewerage, drainage, visual and landscape aspects of the surrounding area.
In terms of traffic, the Correctional Services Department operates a shift system, which will be staggered from the normal peak hours. Under the assessment of peak traffic flow, it is believed that the impact on nearby residents will be low.
As for the visual impact assessment, regarding the development height and the height of the existing housing developments nearby, the height of the nearby housing estates is limited to 102 meters above the main horizontal benchmark.
As the scale of the development is small, the development will not have unacceptable adverse effects on the overall traffic and transportation.
At the meeting, Tuen Mun District Councillor Lau Yip-keung expressed no objection to the relevant arrangement, believing that the reconstruction can maintain the morale of the staff of the Correctional Services Department, but the building will cause some inconvenience to the nearby residents in terms of traffic, vision and sewage. It is suggested that the Planning Department should give more consideration related architectural design.
Tuen Mun District Councillor Lau Yip-keung expressed that he had no objection to the relevant arrangement, believing that it would maintain the morale of the Correctional Services Department staff, but the building would cause some inconvenience to nearby residents in terms of traffic, vision and sewage, and suggested that the Planning Department should give more consideration to the relevant architectural design.
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District councillors worry that new dormitories will block the landscape of buildings built in the future
District Council Chairman Chan Yau Hoi also supports the arrangement, but has opinions on its design.
He mentioned that the above-mentioned land is a seaside land, and it is estimated that the 21-storey building may block the view of the buildings built in the future. He hoped that the Department would consider not only one high-rise building, but instead consider building several buildings with lower floors.
Chen continued to point out that Siu Lam is a relatively remote place and relies on buses and private cars to access Castle Peak Road. He believes that with the completion of new buildings, its usage will also increase, so he hopes to provide parking spaces for future planning. use.
District Council Chairman Chan Yau Hoi also supports the arrangement, but has opinions on its design.
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In reply to the enquiry, the Planning Department pointed out that it has now commissioned a consultancy firm to complete the relevant studies.
The report has been assessed against a worst-case impact scenario, and the results show acceptable levels with no significant impact on the landscape.
Regarding the height of the building, the department said that due to the small size of the site, the original site and some nearby greenery along the road could be used back, and described it as "well used up".
As for the parking spaces, the department stated that it will provide parking spaces for staff of the Correctional Services Department in accordance with the guidelines of the authorities.
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