Hopewell Wanchai Building Commercial Building

Hehe Industrial (00054) applied to the Town Planning Board last year to construct a 26-storey commercial building at 153-167 Queen’s Road East, adjacent to the Wan Chai Hopewell Centre. The Planning Department will consider the additional information submitted by the developer in recent months. Opposing the relevant application means that the project was approved by the Town Planning Board today (4th).

The above-mentioned site, 153 to 167 Queen’s Road East, covers an area of ​​about 6,694 square feet. The developer has proposed to develop the site at a rate of 16.883 times. The 1.883-fold plot ratio is due to the developer’s use of some sites as an additional building for public walkways. Area area. When the Town Planning Board reviewed the application in September 2018, the committee decided to defer consideration of the project and requested the party to provide additional justification for the additional floor area and the failure to provide parking spaces and pick-up and drop-off facilities in the project. .

It is not feasible to submit a supplementary document, including the establishment of a car ramp and a car lift within the project. The rationale is accepted by the relevant government departments. The relevant departments also consider that the proposed public pedestrian access at the site is To help improve the pedestrian environment in the area, etc., it does not object to the application.