The Lands Department today (July 29) posted notices of land resumption and creation of easements or other rights in accordance with section 4 of the Lands Resumption Ordinance (Chapter 124) and sections 14 and 16 of the Roads (Works, Use and Compensation) Ordinance (Chapter 370) for implementation of public housing developments at Long Bin, Yuen Long.
A total of 106 private lots with an area of about 4.8 hectares will be resumed, and easements or other rights will be created at a site with an area of about 354 square metres. The said land will revert to, and easements or other rights will be created in favour of, the Government upon the expiry of a period of three months from the date of affixing the notices (i.e. October 30, 2021).
The Government will maintain close liaison with the relevant land owners and affected parties and properly handle their compensation and rehousing matters.
The public housing developments at Long Bin, Yuen Long, will provide a total of about 12 000 flats upon full completion. The first batch of population intake is expected in 2025.
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