Government will not appeal Fanling housing project environmental ruling
The proposed public-housing scheme’s development scale and timing will be reviewed after the court cancelled its environmental approval.
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The proposed public-housing scheme’s development scale and timing will be reviewed after the court cancelled its environmental approval.
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Repeat testing will determine whether weak sample cubes point to a testing problem or concrete-strength concerns in the three blocks.
Additional core sampling has been ordered at the Area 42 project, while the housing department says the site is currently structurally safe.
Land has also been reserved in the Northern Metropolis for a museum on China’s development achievements and an international-standard competition swimming pool.
The 11.30am draw will set the selection order for owners grouped by when the government received their signed acceptance letters.
The six-company consortium led by China Overseas will develop one industrial site and prepare two others for the Hung Shui Kiu Industrial Park.
A separate report said the applications involved about 20,000 residential units, while 120 certification applications had been received by the Wednesday it cited.
The section, measuring about 1 metre by 1.5 metres, fell at Rende Building on Chun Yeung Street on September 3.
The announced refunds will total more than HK$11.6 million, with online applications reported to open on 9 September.
It also wants the government to study allowing eligible first-time buyers to use part of their MPF savings for home purchases, with safeguards for retirement protection.
The first-stage early-bird registration period ended on August 31, but the final total remains unclear as further registrations may follow.
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