"Mil Mill", the only recycling factory for paper-packed beverage boxes in Hong Kong, located in Yuen Long Industrial Estate, faced the fate of being forced to relocate because it was not renewed by the Science and Technology Park Company in charge of management.
Chief Executive Li Jiachao said yesterday (20th) that the Environmental Protection Agency has proactively contacted the factory and provided several places for him to apply.
According to the Lands Department's short-term tenancy tender forecast, the currently available land for recycling business is located at Chong Fu Road, Chai Wan, Stonecutters Road, and North Kok Tsui Road, Cheung Chau. However, the land used for Cheung Chau and Stonecutters Island is much larger than that of Cheung Chau. Mil Mill's current factory is small, and the land area in Cheung Chau is only 12% of the factory.
As for the land in Chai Wan, the rent is expected to be high. The monthly rent of the winning bid price in 2020 has reached 530,000 yuan, which is also more than three times more expensive than the current Yuen Long factory.
Mil Mill co-founder Lu Zhichong pointed out that since the land areas in Cheung Chau and Stonecutters Island are much smaller than the existing factories, they do not plan to bid. Although the factory intends to bid for the land in Chai Wan, it has to face competition and the chances of winning the bid are slim.
He also bluntly stated that the current situation is still "a headache". The recycling plant also received a notice from the Science and Technology Park today (21st) that although the other party would like to grant a grace period to move out, the grace period is only three months at most. The machine can be dismantled in a short period of time.”
▼The paper bag drink box recycling merchant Mil Mill was forced to move▼
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In response to the land support for the recycling plant Mil Mill, the Environmental Protection Agency said that there will be three short-term lease sites dedicated to the recycling industry, which are suitable for operating various recycling businesses, including waste paper recycling.
Mil Mill pointed out that the EPD proposed to them three sites located in Cheung Chau, Chai Wan and Stonecutters Island.
"Hong Kong 01" checked the short-term tenancy tender forecast of the Lands Department. Among them, the site areas of Stonecutters Road and North Point Tsui Road, Cheung Chau are 667 square meters and 247 square meters respectively, and the area of Mil Mill Yuen Long Industrial Estate Recycling Plant is 2,000 square meters. In other words, the two short-term lease sites are only about 33% and 12.3% of the current site.
As for the land area of Chuangfu Road in Chai Wan, the area is 2,500 square meters, which is similar to that of Mil Mill’s current factory. However, according to the tender record in 2020, the winning bid for the site was 530,000 yuan per month.
Two of the three sites are too far and too small
Lo Chi-chung said that the Cheung Chau site is relatively remote and the traffic is inconvenient. In addition, the same area as the Stonecutters Island site is too small to accommodate recycling machines.
He also described that the bid price for the Chai Wan site in 2020 is "astronomical", which is more than three times more expensive than the current rent of its Yuen Long factory, and the standard for this site only considers the bid amount "the higher bidder wins", so even if the bid is accepted , the chances of winning the bid are quite slim.
Lu also said that the lease term for the three plots is only three to five years, and the lease is renewed on a quarterly basis. Tuen Mun EcoPark is a long-term lease, and I hope to know more about the current land use situation.
Our research agency: Chai Wan short-term rental land adopts bidding mode, and the rent is close to the market price, and it is difficult to compete with other recyclers
The local research agency pointed out on its Facebook that it had carefully reviewed three sites and directly approved: "The plan proposed by the EPA can be said to be 'playing wild (嘢)', and it has no intention of retaining Mil Mill." The two short-term rental sites at North Point Tsui Road in Cheung Chau and Stonecutters Road in Stonecutters Island are too small, and the existing recycling system of Mil Mill does not have enough space for replacement.
As for the land on Chuangfu Road in Chai Wan, this research agency said that there are few "sweet sites" of the same type on Hong Kong Island: "Under the bidding mode, the rent can be said to be the market price, it is difficult to compete with other large recyclers, and the rent is handed over to bankruptcy. ”
The Research Institute also pointed out that it is not the first time that the Science and Technology Park has driven out recyclers in the name of I&T. In 2017, the Science and Technology Park terminated the leases of 10 recyclers in Tseung Kwan O who had been renting for 19 years in order to develop the Tseung Kwan O data center.
The average area of each of the 10 recyclers is about 1,800 square meters, but the alternative site proposed by the Lands Department is a site of 1,000 square meters on Cheung Chau West Causeway and a site of about 69 square meters on Ping Lee Road, Peng Chau. land.
The research institute believes that the situation involves policies and resettlement issues in the innovation and technology, industry, environmental protection, and recycling industries.
Lo Chi-chung (left) pointed out that since the sites in Cheung Chau and Stonecutters Island are much smaller than the existing factories, they do not plan to bid; while the land in Chai Wan will be tendered, it is expected that the chances of winning the tender are slim.
(File photo/Photo by Zheng Zifeng)
The latest reply of the Science and Technology Park only provides a 3-month grace period for moving out
In addition, the Science and Technology Park stated yesterday (20th) that it will give an appropriate period of time as needed to allow Mil Mill to relocate the factory.
Lu Zhicong said that he received an email from the Science and Technology Park today, saying that it would provide a grace period of no more than three months, that is, to move out before March next year; the Science and Technology Park also pointed out that it would assist Mil Mill in negotiating with the Environment and Ecology Bureau.
He described his disappointment at the decision of the Science and Technology Park, and bluntly asked for a three-year grace period. The Science and Technology Park only offered three months, which is too short: "I have asked the real estate agent that there may not be a place to rent after the Chinese New Year next year, and the machine will be demolished for three months. cut."
The Science and Technology Park said that there is a consensus that the recycling plant will not renew the lease. Mil Mill: When leasing, I knew that the paper package beverage box recycling plant would not be renewed. Three short-term leased land relocation recycling factory Mil Mill: not suitable for Hong Kong's only paper-packed beverage box recycling company, forced to relocate Founder hopes to set up a factory in Eco-Park to seamlessly transfer Yuen Long Industrial Estate to I&T paper-packed beverage box recycling factory Forced eviction or suspension of transportation is beckoned by Singapore
