Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor talked about releasing land to solve the housing problem in Hong Kong. 2000 hectares of fishing pond wetland will be recovered and three conservation areas will be established
[Global Times Comprehensive Report] Housing has always been a major problem that plagued Hong Kong’s social development.
The Chief Executive of the Special Administrative Region, Carrie Lam, proposed the "Northern Metropolis" plan in his latest policy address, hoping to release more land and solve the housing problem.
She talked about this in detail in an exclusive interview with Hong Kong media on the 18th.
Hong Kong's "Sing Tao Daily" published an interview with Lam Cheng on the 18th.
In the 300-square-kilometer "Northern Metropolis", the developing Hung Shui Bridge and Gudong North are all developed using the land exchange model commonly known as "public-private partnership".
She said that the SAR government does not have a specific public-private cooperation model. The land distribution led by the government is allocated according to a ratio of 73. That is, public housing accounts for 70% and private housing accounts for 30%. Private developers can continue to acquire the government through land purchases.30 % Of land development.
In addition, Lam Cheng also mentioned that the government will use public power for the first time to recover 2,000 hectares of fishing pond wetland and establish three conservation areas, which he described as "extraordinary thinking".
Another plan to expand housing land, the 1,700-hectare "Lantau Tomorrow Reclamation Project", has always attracted the attention of the Hong Kong society.
Lin Zheng said that the scale of the 1,000 hectares of land reclamation at Jiaoyizhou in the first phase will certainly not change, which can provide about 150,000 residential units. Another important strategy is to build a commercial area.
She also said that the SAR government does not rule out the second phase of 700 hectare reclamation, which is "the whole vision."
On the 17th, Hong Kong’s "Joint Youth Housing Concern" and "Post-90s Housing Concern Group" announced an investigation into the difficulty of home ownership among Hong Kong youths.
The results show that more than 50% of the interviewees believe that in terms of their current financial ability, buying a home is a "delusion"; more than 90% believe that property prices and rent are the main factors determining where to live after marriage in the future, and more than 70% "Agree" or "strongly agree" to buy a house is a prerequisite for childbirth with a partner.
The analysis believes that the housing problem in Hong Kong is very serious. Solving this problem is not only related to the future of young people, but also an important factor for the stable development of Hong Kong society.
(Leaf Blue)