The last site selection of simple public housing is exposed!
It is reported that the last site of the simple public housing is located in Siu Lam, Tuen Mun, near the old Lok Lot desalination plant. It is now a "auspicious place". The site is surrounded by many luxury houses, and the traffic is relatively inconvenient. Walk to the nearest bus The station is expected to take about 10 to 15 minutes.
It is also reported that the Housing Bureau is expected to apply for funding from the Legislative Council in two batches, and the cost of the entire project is expected to be reduced by only "a dozen or two billion", which means that the simple public housing plan will still reach about 30 billion.
According to sources, the last site is located in Xiaolan, near the former Lok Lot Seawater Desalination Plant. It was used to house public works facilities and has since been moved, so it is now a "auspicious site".
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It is reported that the government will promote a total of 8 simple public housing projects. The last site is located in Xiaolan, adjacent to the Qianle Dian Seawater Desalination Plant. ".
Checking the map, the site of the former seawater desalination plant faces the sea and is surrounded by many luxury houses, including Langtao Bay, Tingtao Village, Lianshan, etc. However, the traffic is relatively inconvenient, and there is no MTR station nearby. It is expected that the nearest bus station will need About 10 to 15 minutes walk, there are buses and minibuses to Tuen Mun, Mong Kok, Tsuen Wan and other places.
Together with the 7 sites announced and exposed earlier, all 8 sites have been exposed. According to sources, the authorities plan to apply to the Legislative Council for funding in two batches. The first batch includes District 3A of Wong Tai Sin, Kai Tak, and Tuen Mun, and For the project adjacent to Yuen Long Fairview Garden, it is expected that the first batch of 1,000 units will be completed in 2024/25 according to the original plan, and the first batch of all units is expected to be occupied in 2026.
Four sites in the New Territories for "simple public housing":
According to the documents of the Housing Bureau, the simple public housing design and construction project involved 26.79 billion yuan, with an average cost of 890,000 yuan per unit, far exceeding the construction cost of public housing. The budget is as high as 32.09 billion, and it has been criticized for being too expensive.
It is reported that the authorities currently estimate that the overall construction cost can be slightly reduced. "Of course it will be flat compared to before, but it is difficult for everyone to imagine that it can be reduced by half." It is expected that the cost can only be saved through soil exploration and foundation works. Two billion kWh." According to the news, the authorities originally planned to install solar power or energy-saving equipment in the simple public housing, but the equipment is expensive, and the residents cannot "pay back" in just a few years, so the relevant plan may be cancelled. Further cost savings.
▼On October 25, the Housing Bureau announced the design of the simple public housing interior ▼
Legislative Council member Lau Kwok-fun.
(File photo/photo by Xia Jialang)
Liu Guoxun said that the overall site selection is better than expected and hopes to start construction as soon as possible
Member of the Legislative Council Liu Guoxun said that five of the eight simple public housing sites are located in the New Territories, and three are located in the urban area. It is believed that there are more units in the urban area, and most of the sites have relatively convenient transportation. Therefore, the overall It is better than expected. I hope that the authorities can implement the plan as soon as possible and start construction as soon as possible. I urge the authorities to straighten out the process of construction and allocation, so that simple public housing units can be completed and occupied as soon as possible, so as to improve the lives of residents.
News: The selection of three urban areas for simple public housing involves Kai Tak, Wong Tai Sin, Chai Wan, which accounts for half of the overall unit, and the unit next to Jing Tin Village, Tuen Mun. Public housing plans to use the 2014 EIA Environmental Protection Agency: Do not make special simple public housing | Ho Wing-hsien: Hope to use a one-off appropriation to speed up the process of dismantling components or reuse simple public housing | Housing Bureau re-explain cost reduction: deduct external works, Community facilities, consultant fees
