Private lot "foot-for-foot" early handover
As for private housing, Cha Kwo Ling Village currently involves 34 private housing plots with an area of 28,000 square feet, most of which are owned by developer Wang Xinxing. The villagers’ proposal suggested returning the private lot they held to the government, using the principle of "foot-for-foot" in exchange for two offshore parcels with an area equal to the total land occupied by the remaining housing estates. After the land exchange, due to the increase in land potential, land premiums are also involved. Guan Xizheng pointed out that the private landlord has stated that if the land can be exchanged, the land will be handed over 2 years earlier.
Wen Wenyi, a senior surveyor who works as a project consultant, said in an interview yesterday that increasing housing supply is urgent, especially today when the waiting time for public housing is extremely long. I hope that the community will reflect on whether there is room for improvement in the urban planning guidelines and whether they must stick to the rules and follow them. He said: "In fact, planning is an expert's matter, but we have fallen into a "trap". Town planning has become a hindrance to our housing development."
Guan Xizheng, the representative of the Chaguoling Villagers Association: Our history is longer than that of Yuminfang, but Yuminfang is too old to be demolished, and we are still standing still.
Planner Lu Yingshuang: Government planning must respect the wishes and rights of residents. According to the development blueprint of the Civil Engineering and Development Department, the scale and land use allocation are close to the villagers' plan, and it is not considered technically unfeasible.
Surveyor Wen-Yi Wen: It is urgent to increase housing supply. I hope that the community will reflect on whether there is room for improvement in the urban planning guidelines. Urban planning has become a hindrance to housing development.
