Who says we’re done building? Hong Kong housing authority adviser claims public housing project still in works
Controversial brownfield site approved for 4,000 flats could get more, ex-Town Planning Board vice-chairman insists
The Hong Kong government has not abandoned a public housing project at a controversial brownfield site in the New Territories, despite allegations that authorities have yielded to public pressure to forgo its development, a Housing Authority member said.
Stanley Wong Yuen-fai, chairman of the Housing Authority’s subsidised housing committee, said plans to build the remaining 13,000 flats for public housing were still in the works.
“According to my understanding, it’s not a matter of either 17,000 units or 4,000 units,” he said. “Developing 4,000 flats doesn’t mean abandoning the original plan of 17,000.”
The Wang Chau plan, which has been strongly opposed by rural landlords, has brought forth allegations from Chu and others that the government opted out of developing the site in order to appease those who have vested interests in the land.
Developing 4,000 flats doesn’t mean abandoning the original plan of 17,000