Quarry Bay residents in Hong Kong form protest group to resist reported subsidised housing plan on nearby Mount Parker
- The residents say the reported planned development for 10,000 people would have a deleterious effect on quality of life and traffic
- Eastern District Council will discuss a document opposing the plan on April 9
Residents in the Hong Kong Island neighbourhood of Quarry Bay on Sunday formed a concern group to counter a reported government study to build subsidised housing on a two-hectare site at scenic Mount Parker.
The group collected about 350 signatures in one week through an online petition to Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and Secretary for Development Michael Wong Wai-lun to contest the development.
District councillors also submitted a document opposing the plan to Eastern District Council. The document will be discussed in a council meeting on April 9.
Derek Ngai Chi-ho, convenor of concern group Save Our Woodside, said he set up the group after learning from the media that the government was considering building subsidised flats for more than 10,000 residents on Mount Parker behind the residential estates of Kornhill and Nan Fung Sun Chuen, where more than 10,000 people live.
The study also includes plans to upgrade transport in the neighbourhood, such as widening existing roads and building new motorways and tunnels.
