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Development in Fanling/Sheung Shui New

Town

In planning the development of the Fanling/Sheung Shui New Town, 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.

Population and Housing Mix

Upon the planned development, the overall flat mix
ratio of Fanling/Sheung Shui New Town will be about
65:35 between public (including public rental housing
and subsidised sale flats ) and private permanent
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housing (including village housing). The planned
population in the New Town will be about 288 600.

Figure 7: Public housing development of
Wah Sum State
Public Housing

At present, there are ten public rental housing Figure 8: Private residential developments near Shek Wu Hui
estates, seven Home Ownership Schemes
and four Private Sector Participation Schemes Private Housing
providing a total of about 53 000 units in the
Fanling/Sheung Shui New Town. The first public Opportunities are provided within the New Town area
rental housing estate in the Fanling/Sheung Shui for private residential developments under various
New Town, Choi Yuen Estate, was completed densities. Most of the residents are accommodated
in 1982. Major public housing estates are in high-density residential or composite commercial/
planned within walking distance from railway residential developments in Luen Wo Hui, Shek
stations and/or major bus termini to facilitate Wu Hui, and developments in the vicinity of
accessibility. In addition, a wide range of the railway stations. The remaining population
community facilities will be provided in different are accommodated in medium to low-density
estates to meet the needs of the community. developments located at the periphery of the New
There are adequate provisions of education and Town and the adjoining countryside (Figure 8).
community facilities such as schools, children
and youth centres and open spaces in existing
and planned housing estates (Figure 7).

1 Subsidised sale flats include Housing Authority's Home Ownership Scheme flats, Private Sector Participation Scheme flats,
Buy-or-Rent Option Scheme flats, and Housing Society's Flat-for-Sale Scheme flats.
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