13/12/2017-9

Tung Chung reclaimed land to build more than 8,000 public housing units

Tung Chung reclamation, a source of medium-term land supply, will start after it is approved by the Legislative Council. According to the estimation by the Civil Engineering and Construction Department, the first land will be ready for public housing development by 2020 and is expected to provide 8,000 To 9,000 guys.

Expected to hand over 2020 to accommodate 24,000 people

The Legislative Council approved a grant of $ 20.5 billion for Tung Chung East Reclamation in October. According to the Civil Engineering and Development Department, the reclamation project will start immediately after the construction contract is approved. The first land transfer to the Housing Department is expected to be completed in 2020 Public housing development.

According to the information, the first phase of reclamation in Tung Chung East involves two large-scale public housing estates at Ying Dong Estate for accommodating 23,900 people living in the area of ​​about 8,000 to 9,000 persons. In addition, there will be three more Land use for commercial purposes and government, institutional or community purposes respectively. Stage 2 of the reclamation will then involve a number of private residential developments along the Tung Chung Channel and commercial sites.

Authorities pointed out that at present, the government is carrying out detailed design on the infrastructural projects in Tung Chung East, including setting aside the central green space as the “Central Green Park.” Currently, Tung Chung West Development has started construction site surveys. A series of Ecological improvement measures before land leveling in Tung Chung Area 23, Area 42 and Area 46 and the construction of 6,300 public and private housing estates.