Lands Department says no incompatibilty in plans of Tung Chung site

The Lands Department clarified that the land sale plan regarding a site in Tung Chung allegedly overlapping with a road reserve was according to the Layout Plan of  the Planning Department.

Thus there is no question of incompatibility between the two plans.

The subject site, Tung Chung Town Lot No. 36, is in Area 55a, Tung Chung, Lantau Island. It will be disposed of by public tender. The tender invitation commenced on June 17, 2011 and will close on July 22, 2011. The total number of residential units to be built on the subject site shall not be less than 2 020 with the size of each residential unit not exceeding a saleable area of 60 square metres, of which at least 1 650 residential units shall range in saleable area from 35 square metres to 45 square metres and at least 370 residential units shall range in saleable area from exceeding 45 square metres to 60 square metres.

A Lands Department spokesman said, "There is no question of the Government rushing the sale of the Tung Chung residential site to meet the housing supply target at the expense of accuracy of information provided to the market. As a matter of fact, the land sale conditions ) for the subject site were formulated in accordance with the established practice. There was thorough consultation among the relevant Departments."

"The subject site has been delineated on the basis of the detailed LP. The minor overlaps with the road reserve on the OZP are considered acceptable under the provision for minor boundary adjustment in the covering Notes of the OZP," the spokesman explained.

"By virtue of their different objectives and level of details, minor discrepancy between OZP and LP is common. To cater for the broad-brush nature of OZP, there is provision in the covering Notes of the OZP that road junctions and alignments of roads and boundaries between zones may be subject to minor adjustments as detailed planning proceeds," the spokesman said.

The alignment and design of proposed Road L3 are still subject to further review by concerned departments. Through minor adjustment of the zoning boundary as explained above, the subject site would not conflict with the proposed Road L3 and the minor portion designated as "Road" could be included as part of the site for residential development.

 "The purchaser of the subject site will be able to build on the portion of site that falls on Road L3 on the OZP. There is no question of the purchaser bearing the risk of the development being in conflict with Road L3," the spokesman added.

The spokesman stressed that there was no uncertainty regarding the location of the subject site which was based on the land sale plan issued by the Lands Department.