Press Release
LegCo Public Works Subcommittee visits Choi Hing Road transitional housing project in Ngau Tau Kok (with photos)
At the invitation of the Administration, the Legislative Council (“LegCo”) Public Works Subcommittee visited the Choi Hing Road transitional housing project (“Choi Hing Road project”) in Ngau Tau Kok today (29 January) to understand the demounting and re-use arrangement of the Modular Integrated Construction (“MiC”) modules.
Accompanied by the Secretary for Housing, Ms Winnie HO Wing-yin, Members first received a briefing on the Choi Hing Road project and the re-use arrangement of the MiC modules to understand the flexibility and sustainability of the MiC approach.
Members learnt that the MiC modules used in the Choi Hing Road project had been used in the transitional housing (“TH”) project “LST Housing” at Sung Wong Toi Road in To Kwa Wan. The demounting of all the MiC modules of the three-storey "LST Housing" was completed in September last year. Subsequently, the MiC modules were transported to the warehouse in Hung Shui Kiu for inspection and restoration. The MiC modules were then re-assembled into an eight-storey building in the Choi Hing Road project in January this year.
Members also observed a demonstration of installation of re-used MiC and toured the mock-up unit. Members noted that the MiC modules can be demounted and re-used in the newly-built TH projects using the MiC approach. Apart from the Choi Hing Road project, the Nam Cheong 220 project in Sham Shui Po is another example of re-using MiC modules in TH projects. All the MiC modules of the Nam Cheong 220 project were demounted in February last year. The modules were successfully relocated to and re-assembled as one of the buildings in the "Lok Sin Village", a TH project at Wong Yue Tan, Plover Cove, Tai Po.
A total of 12 members and non-members of the Public Works Subcommittee joined the visit.
Ends/Monday, 29 January 2024
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The Legislative Council (“LegCo”) Public Works Subcommittee visits the Choi Hing Road transitional housing project in Ngau Tau Kok today (29 January). The Chairman of the Public Works Subcommittee, Hon Tony TSE Wai-Chuen (tenth left), other LegCo Members and the Secretary for Housing, Ms Winnie HO Wing-yin (ninth left), Mr LEE Shing-kan, the Chairman of the Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society, Kowloon (eighth left) and other representatives of the Administration pose for a group photo at the project construction site.
LegCo Members receive a briefing on the Choi Hing Road project.
LegCo Members tour the re-used MiC mock-up unit.
LegCo Members observe a demonstration of the installation of re-used MiC modules.