The Lands Department (LandsD) today (September 19) posted the second batch of resumption notices in accordance with section 4 of the Lands Resumption Ordinance (Chapter 124) for the Second Phase development of Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area (HSK/HT NDA) to resume 297 private lots with a total area of about 17.7 hectares.
The 297 private lots to be resumed this time include sites with no application under the Enhanced Conventional New Town Approach received by the deadline in end-April this year, and a site with an application not accepted for further processing due to not fulfilling land exchange criteria. The land concerned requires resumption to allow the Government to carry out works.
The above 297 private lots will revert to the Government upon the expiry of a period of three months from the date of affixing the notices (i.e. December 20, 2024). The Government will release ex-gratia land compensation to the relevant land owners after the land reversion. The Government has approached all affected households and business operators and is handling the compensation and rehousing matters at full steam.
The first batch of resumption notices involving about 176 hectares of land for the Second Phase development of HSK/HT NDA was posted on May 30 this year. The said land reverted to the Government on August 31, and is gradually being handed over to the Civil Engineering and Development Department for site formation and engineering infrastructure works.
Upon full development, the HSK/HT NDA will provide about 66 700 additional housing units, capable of accommodating a population of about 184 000. In addition, the industrial and commercial land in the NDA will provide about 6.4 million square metres of gross floor area, creating about 150 000 job opportunities.
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