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Development
in Kwu Tung
North New
Development
Area
In planning the development of the KTN
NDA, suitable sites have been reserved
for various types of land uses including
residential, commercial, industrial, open
space and the provision of different
types of community and infrastructural
facilities to meet the needs of the
population.
Figure 22: Hau Ku Shek Ancestral Hall
Population and Village Type Development
Housing Mix The existing recognised villages, i.e. Ho
Sheung Heung in Area 17 and Yin Kong in Area
According to the Hong Kong 2016 37 will be retained and zoned as "Village Type
Population By-census, the population of Development" ("V") in the Kwu Tung North OZP
the Area was about 7 100 persons. The for Small House developments by indigenous
planned population in the Area will be villagers. The existing Hau Ku Shek Ancestral
about 119 700. First intake of population Hall (Declared Monument) (Figure 22) is
for the KTN/FLN NDA is expected to protected under the Antiquities & Monuments
commence in 2023/24. The planned new Ordinance, Hung Shing Temple and Pai Fung
population distribution of the KTN NDA is Temple (Grade 3 historic building) and Sin
around 66:34 between public (including Wai Nunnery (Grade 3 historic building) in
public rental housing and subsidised the "V" zone of Ho Sheung Heung will remain
sale flats) and private permanent housing unaffected by the NDA project. In order
(including village housing). to ensure that any future development or
redevelopment within the "V" zone will retain
a village character, a maximum building height
of 3 storeys (8.23 metres) or the height of the
existing building, whichever is the greater, is
imposed.
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