Sinking project at Tin Wing light rail station to resume after Hong Kong government nearly doubles acceptable subsidence level
- Buildings Department nearly doubles level of acceptable sinkage – from 80mm to 150mm
- Construction to resume on May 31 contingent on protection measures
A sinking property development project above a Yuen Long light rail station has been given the go-ahead to resume construction after the government nearly doubled the level of subsidence it was willing to tolerate.
A government spokesman said on Friday that approval was given for Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP) to continue building the Tin Wing project after its piling works were suspended in June last year.
The spokesman said construction would resume in phases, starting on May 31, and be contingent on proposed grouting works acting as a mitigation measure. An assessment of the effectiveness of these works would be submitted to the Buildings Department upon completion.
“The developer may only commence the remaining works having obtained the Buildings Department’s satisfaction with regard to the effectiveness of the grouting works,” he said.
The project on top of the Tin Wing stop started in September 2017. In June last year, the settlement monitoring checkpoints installed at platform No 7 exceeded the subsidence limit of 80mm, leading to an immediate request by the MTR Corporation for a work suspension.