2024-04-25 28Hse Editor
Wheelock Properties has applied for a pilot land sharing scheme for a piece of land in Lam Tsuen, Tai Po. The land is about 559,700 square feet, and it is expected to provide about 3,100 public and private units, involving a total floor area of about 1,711,500 square feet. It is worth noting that in August last year, Wheelock and Henderson applied for land sharing on a larger site adjacent to the site, involving 12,100 units, that is, the two sites can supply more than 15,000 units in total, which is quite large. The ratio of public and private units was seven to three, with public housing accounting for 10,654 units and private units accounting for about 4,566 units. ◆reporter Yan Lunle
Hong Kong's housing and land are in short supply. To increase supply, the government has launched a pilot land sharing scheme, inviting developers to seek joint development with the government. It also hopes to "unbundle" many parcels of land in the New Territories. The Development Bureau announced yesterday that it has received another application for the Land Sharing Pilot Scheme, the fourth application received by the authorities.
According to the information, the application site is located in the south of Sheshan Road, Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, covering an area of about 560,000 square feet and held by Wheelock Properties. The site is currently zoned "Agriculture" as a private lot and adjoining government land. The application involves 3,100 units, including 2,170 public housing/first-home units (the specific subsidized housing type will be determined by the Government), 930 private housing units and auxiliary facilities, with an estimated population of 8,680.
The Development Bureau pointed out that its Land Sharing Office will coordinate with relevant departments to facilitate and expedite the processing and review of applications.
Development Bureau: Coordinating departments to speed up review
In the future, public housing is planned to be developed at a plot ratio of 7.94 times, with the construction of four 38-storey complexes.
The application documents show that the site of nearly 560,000 square feet this time includes 122,100 square feet of government land, and the total floor area of the project is about 1,711,500 square feet. Among them, public housing is planned to be developed at a plot ratio of 7.94 times in the future, and 4 buildings with 38 floors will be built. High-rise complex building (with 1 basement and 1 parking lot), of which the residential floor is about 1,167,800 square feet, and the non-residential floor is about 39,500 square feet. As for the private residential part, the plot ratio is 3.1 times, 2 residential buildings, 2 non-residential buildings and 1 complex building will be built, with a maximum building height of 28 floors (another 2 floors of basement), with a total floor area of about 500,000 square feet. , including 3,229 square feet of non-domestic floor space. It is worth noting that in August last year, Wheelock had partnered with Henderson Land to submit an application for the "Land Sharing Pilot Scheme" in Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, which is located next to the site of Lam Tsuen in Huidi. The site is much larger than this application, covering a land area of 2,077,500 square feet, providing about 12,120 units and a total buildable floor area of 6,946,100 square feet.
Leung Chi Kin wants to speed up public and private housing supply
Leung Chi Kin, chairman of Wheelock Properties, said that since the government announced the details of the pilot land sharing scheme, the group has been actively researching its land in the New Territories, hoping to unlock the development potential of the land in the New Territories.Alleviate housing supply problems in the short and medium term. After submitting the application for Lam Tsuen in Tai Po together with Henderson Land earlier, this time, the application is submitted in the form of sole proprietorship, and two parcels of land in the New Territories have been released to speed up the supply of public and private housing. He hoped that the application would be supported by the Development Bureau as soon as possible, so that the required statutory and administrative procedures could be started as soon as possible, so that the project could be completed as soon as possible.
The Government has received 4 applications for the Land Sharing Pilot Scheme. The first is from Lo Fai Road and Ting Kok Road, Tai Po, Nan Fung, providing 1,642 public and private units; the second is from Ho Chau Road, Nam Sang Wai, Yuen Long, SHKP, Adjacent to the site in Dongchengli, it provides 4,090 units. Together with the above-mentioned applications submitted by Wheelock Properties and Henderson Land, the 4 applications involved a total of 20,952 units.
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