932 hectares of reserved land
As for the High Court’s ruling that the government has approved the construction of a small house unconstitutional, some members of the Legislative Council urged the Government to release 932 hectares of official land reserved for rural development purposes to alleviate the shortage of land and housing, but the Heung Yee Kuk and the Government have It is believed that these official land distributions are fragmented and may not be suitable for the development of high-density houses. The government has indicated that the agreements or contracts that have been awarded are not affected.
The Democratic Party’s official site, which is reserved for the Government, is partly located in the existing development areas such as Hung Shui Kiu and Yuen Long South. In the past, it was imperative to reserve a village-style use for the development of “tied hands and tied feet”. Can have more room for development. The Citizens Party, Mr Kwok Ka-wai, urged the Government to use the land to convert public housing estates to enable 300聽000 public rental flats to go upstairs as soon as possible. The $660 billion “Tomorrow Lantau” will be reclaimed 1000 hectares in the first phase to improve housing problems. Will not empty the warehouse.
Development Bureau: unsuitable for scattered land
The Council’s Front, Zhu Kaidi, also agreed that the Government should request the Development Bureau and the Land Supply Task Force to study whether the land has been built outside the Tin Siu Wai Estate. However, he believes that 932 hectares of land can be used or less than one-third, because many of the land is scattered around more than 600 approved villages. Even if there is a concentrated and large-scale land, it is only one or two hectares, unlike brownfields. It covers an area of tens of hectares, but it can still complement and make the best use of it.
However, the Chairman of the Heung Yee Kuk, Liu Yeqiang, pointed out that it was ridiculous. “When you fill a sea with 1000 to 1700 hectares, how can you use 900 hectares of land?” He agrees that some official statuses are on the roadside, traffic. Convenient, but most of the official locations are fragmented. I don’t believe that there are so many land suitable for rebuilding other houses at any time. He said that it should be left to the Government to decide whether to recover part of the land and clarify that “the original residents are tying up the land to kill people.”
The Development Bureau replied last night, stressing that the 900 hectares of land were scattered in more than 600 approved villages in Hong Kong. On average, there were about 1.4 hectares of such land in each village. Some of them were gaps or passages, slopes and other pieces of existing small houses. Or irregularly shaped plots, should not be developed. Even if individual plots are relatively complete, it is necessary to take into account infrastructure and other supporting facilities, which is difficult to achieve high-density development. The spokesman continued: “In short, the unleased or allocated government land is not fully suitable for development. The judgment of the Court of First Instance of the High Court has not changed our views in this respect.”
The Land Supply Task Force also mentioned relevant points in its report, describing that rural development land “is not a land supply option that offers a lot of development potential.” The Government has added that the development of rural land requires the first resolution of policy and technical problems. If it takes a lot of effort and a lot of cost, it can only construct small units. It is necessary to consider whether it is appropriate.
As to whether the judgment will affect the existing small house, the spokesman of the Development Bureau said that “the court pointed out in the ruling that part of the small house policy is not legal” but does not mean that the proposed agreement or contract is illegal, indicating that it will follow The approved terms, “including the receipt and approval of applications under these approved lots, such as certificates of exemption, satisfaction papers, revocation of resale restrictions, etc.”