The issue of Dingquan has always been controversial. The Court of Final Appeal made a final judgment in the Dingquan case in November last year, ruling that the small house policy is guaranteed by the Basic Law, that is, male indigenous residents can continue to use "private treaty", "land exchange" or through There are three forms of free building licenses to apply for housing, which means that the rural expansion projects that were previously suspended due to the judicial review case can also be loosened.
The latest document of the Development Bureau shows that it is studying the resumption of two village expansion projects that have already been repossessed, namely the Pai Tau and Sheung Wo Che Village in Shatin and the Shrimp Mei New Village in Yuen Long, but the latest situation in the relevant areas is still to be reviewed, which means that these two projects One rural expansion area will be "unfrozen" first, and the remaining eight expansion areas that have not yet been reclaimed are expected to follow and "thaw" applications for the construction of small houses.
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Shatin Sheep Pai Tau and Sheung Wo Che Estate Project
In response to Legislative Council member Li Zijing's enquiry, the Development Bureau pointed out that due to the judicial review of Dingquan, which may affect the way forward for the small house policy, the implementation of the two reclaimed village development projects, including Shatin Paitou and Sheung Woche, has been postponed. Village project.
The authorities pointed out that, following the judgment of the Court of Finalists last year, confirming that the small house policy is legal and constitutional, the government is studying the resumption of the two village expansion projects that have been repossessed, including reviewing the latest developments in the areas concerned and considering the possibility of government projects. Resources are prioritized, and when further ideas arise, they will communicate with relevant village stakeholders through the Heung Yee Kuk.
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There are still 8 rural expansion areas that have not yet started land resumption work
According to the information, the government implemented the Village Expansion Area Project in 1981, in which the government will form suitable land on the government land and the repossessed private land in the expansion area, and eligible indigenous residents can apply for lease of these lands by private treaty The construction of small houses has so far completed 36 rural extension projects, but the authorities froze the plan in 1999 to review the small house policy.
The Development Bureau stated in 2018 that there are still 10 village expansion areas frozen, and the government has completed the land resumption for the village expansion areas in Pai Tau and Sheung Wo Che in Sha Tin and Sau Mei San Tsuen in Yuen Long, that is to say, it is expected to be "unfrozen" this time. ”, while the remaining 8 projects have not yet commenced land resumption work, including:
1. Siu Lek Yuen ,
Shatin 2. Wo Liu Hang
, Shatin 3. Shang/Ha Keng Hau and Hin Tin, Shatin
4. Yuen Long Old Market
5. Ling Shan ,
North District 6. Wu Uk Village , North District
7. Muong House, Sai Kung
8. Tsuen Wan Chuanlong
Small houses can be built by private treaty, land exchange or free building licence.
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The Development Bureau made it clear at the time that it was willing to consider Heung Yee Kuk's "partial thawing" proposal, that is, to "unfreeze" the land in some of the proposed village expansion areas first, so that indigenous residents could apply for the construction of small houses on their own private land, but stressed that the The development of private land in rural expansion areas must still comply with the existing policy frameworks such as planning and land administration.
The Lands Department had originally planned to resume the relevant application procedures in 2019 to receive and process applications for small houses on private land in the Mong Kung House in Sai Kung and the proposed village extension area in Siu Lek Yuen in Sha Tin.
As for the other six village expansion area projects for which land resumption work has not yet commenced, future arrangements must be discussed with the Heung Yee Kuk.
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