Subject: [Hong Kong] 后海灣住宅項目 Residential development in Deep Bay [Print This Page] Author: wcaptain Time: 9/09/2008 15:11 Subject: 后海灣住宅項目 Residential development in Deep Bay
Mai Po & Fairview Park (very close to Palm Spring)
Y/YL-MP/1
To rezone the application site from "Recreation", "Conservation Area" to "Other Specified Uses" annotated "Comprehensive Development and Wetland Protection Area"
Expiry Date for Making Comments on Application: 26/09/2008
It is about a 4 ha residential developments (38 x 3-storey houses with about 3 ha compensated wetlands)
Questions:
1. "Recreation + Conservation Area" are under "Wetland Conservation Area". The proposed rezoning (and the residential development) in "Wetland Conservation Area" = undersirable precendent?
2. landownership
The developer said about 76% of lands "will be owned" and the rest is "being acquired". So, does the developer own the land?
3. Ownership of the future compensated wetlands
Who will own and manage the compensated wetlands? Who will provide funding for the compensated wetlands?
4. Buffer area
There is no buffer area between the residential development and the compensated wetlands Author: Seelaiding Time: 9/09/2008 23:39
