Below is the Town Planning Board website for an application to build 2 village houses. I strongly suggest we object to this application.
http://www.info.gov.hk/tpb/en/plan_a...A_SLC_113.html
Why? Because they are located in green belt in the Chi Ma Wan country park on Lantau.
The location on the map shows they are to be built on the hillside in the country park. However, the developers have already illegally cleared this hillside and trees to facilitate the application and construction of these houses. The AFCD have already prosecuted an individual for the illegal clearance of forest.
The Town Planning Board originally rejected this application. The site already as 2 approved houses but the applicant is applying to build 2 more houses on the site. After this application was rejected last year the applicant appealed against the decision, however they withdrew their appeal due to large amount of local objection.
They are now resubmitting the application in the hope that a year has passed and people may have forgotten.
It might be worth noting this application is not on behalf of local indigenous villagers exercising their right to a village house, but by private individuals looking to make a quick buck. Not really in the spirit of the small house policy!
If you wish to object to this application, please click the link below:
http://www.info.gov.hk/tpb/en/plan_a...A_SLC_113.html
Click the 'Make Comments' section and write you would like to object.
And give your reason. The main reasons in my view are that it is in Green Belt land and approving these houses would be condoning the illegal clearance of Country Park for private profit and gain.
Thanks.