Hong Kong’s most Instagrammable housing estate set to be ‘redeveloped in stages’ with announcement on work expected by end of year
- Insider says the 11-block estate built in the early 1960s was picked for redevelopment because of its huge size
- Housing chief Winnie Ho says it is not an easy task for authorities to outline which public housing estate will be next in line for redevelopment
Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho Wing-yin on Monday declined to confirm whether the rainbow-coloured Choi Hung Estate in Wong Tai Sin was next in line for redevelopment but said the government would announce the site at an appropriate time after considering different factors.
“We have got hold of the ageing situation of different estates, but there are different variables, including whether there is a chance of relocation,” Ho said, responding to questions from lawmakers at a meeting of the legislature’s housing panel.
Ho said the situation varied in different districts and it was not an easy task for authorities to outline which public housing estate would be the next in the queue to be redeveloped.
She added that old public housing required more money for maintenance and standards would not be as good as the new ones.