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Comprehensive Redevelopment Area planning approach
Following is a question by the Hon Albert Chan Wai-yip and a written reply by the Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands, Mr Bowen Leung, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Will the Government inform this Council:
(a)
(b)
(c)
of the number of redevelopment projects which have been undertaken since the adoption of the Comprehensive Redevelopment Area (CRA) planning approach;
how it will assess whether such a planning approach has been successful; and
how it can ensure that the property ownership rights of residents in the CRAS will not be affected by the redevelopment projects undertaken by the Land Development Corporation and the Hong Kong Housing Society?
Answer:
Mr President,
(a)
(b)
Fifteen redevelopment schemes designated as 'comprehensive development area' (CDA) on the outline zoning plans have been implemented. Another sixteen schemes have received planning and building plan approval and are at various stages of implementation. Thirty-six other schemes are under planning.
There are no hard and fast rules by which we evaluate the effectiveness of the CDA designation. The success or otherwise of such an approach would depend on the specific circumstances in each case. However, having regard to the substantial number of schemes already implemented through this method, such as Whampoa Garden, City Garden and Tsuen Wan West, the comprehensive provision of supporting facilities within such developments and the popularity of these developments among local residents, we could say that this approach is successful. In this connection, it should be noted that many CDAs are so zoned at the request of the land owners.