On 16th Feb 2019, FSK discovered over 13 copies of legal action by a bank, against 3 companies tied to multiple trees the whole length of the green area and taped to existing structures (railings/old fencing).

Most of the land is currently classed as Green Belt and Conservation Area, with a Village Zone in the middle.

In 2012, concern groups started to report ecological destruction in Wong Chuk Yeung, which is an enclave in the Ma On Shan Country Park.

The legal proceedings to repossess land in Wong Chuk Yeung from developers seems to have begun. Who will buy the land now?

The area is currently teeming with lots of wildlife, many species of birds, butterflies and mammals, is there any hope to save it?!

https://saikungbuzz.hk/2017/07/350-year-old-wong-chuk-yeung-fenced-gated-and-padlocked-by-the-greedy-only-bats-remain https://saikungbuzz.hk/hill4 https://saikungbuzz.hk/2015/07/editorial-comment-desecration-of-splendid-350-year-old-wong-chuk-yeung https://saikungbuzz.hk/2018/01/wong-chuk-yeung-wetlands-and-surrounding-country-park-have-been-destroyed-claims-wwf http://saikung.com/illegal-development-wong-chuk-yeung/

Locations of Glass Recycle Bins in SK & CWB - there are also bins in Nam Wai & Pak Kong but some how they don't appear on the map

Please NOTE Glass must be CLEAN.

LINK: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer…

Friends of Sa Kung has now reactivated our original Facebook "Group" and put the "Page" to sleep.

Please like and join the Group for all the latest happenings in Sai Kung and interact with the thousand plus other members.

LINK:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/120488197266/

💢PLEASE Make Your Comment 💢NOW‼️ -DEADLINE is 07/12/2018 (midnight)

771 luxury apartments in Sha Ha, Sai Kung Town

This project was successfully objected by the public in 2008 and 2017 but the developer submitted their application again and again. For a better Sai Kung, make a comment to the Town Planning Board. For the details, pls. see the post from the Sai Kung Planning Concern Front.

https://www.facebook.com/363216787347321/posts/763514663984196/

‼️#Sai_Kung_Town 771 luxury apartments #Sha_Ha‼️

🔹Some people has a misconception that the owners of private lands are entitled to the right of whatever ways of development they want. In fact, members of the general public do have a say in the development plan too. Especially, when the development of a private land also involves government lands in the vicinities, public interest is definitely at stake and the public is absolutely entitled to have a say. Don’t support or object indiscriminately. Be informed of the facts and make your own rational judgment. Please do learn more about town planning and stick up for substainable development.

🌐Further Information:

https://www.info.gov.hk/…/en/plan_applicat…/A_SK-SKT_21.html

�❇️ Submit your comment to the Town Planning Board by ⭕️7 Dec 23:59⭕️�⭕️Method 1: click into “ Make a comment” on the webpage. https://www.info.gov.hk/…/en/plan_applicat…/A_SK-SKT_21.html

⭕️Method 2: email to tpbpd@pland.gov.hk

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For reference only:

Objection to the application planning A/SK-SKT/21:

�1️⃣1.#Intensifying_Shortage_of_Parking_Spaces_in_Sai_Kung�

The New World’s luxury apartment project in Sha Ha (A/SK-SKT/21) will only create 593 parking spaces for the residents of its 771 flats and there will only be only 50 spaces for cars of non-residents.

In recent years, it is getting even more difficult to find a parking space in the Sai Kung town and even a 30-minute street metered space is often hard to come by. Parking fees continue to go up and for an open-space car park, the hourly rate has increased from 9 dollars to 15 dollars over the past five years.

The lands of open-space car parks in the Sai Kung town are on short term leases endorsed by the government. Why is there a shortage of parking spaces in Sai Kung? It is because the government has not optimized the land usage and has no intention of building multi-storey car parks that can also house car repair shops to meet the needs of the community.

2️⃣2. A huge increase in the number of private cars would #cause_more_air_pollution. There is a lack of complusory requirement of sustainable traffic planning strategies for development project applications (e.g. The provision of apartment shuttle bus services would reduce the usage of private cars).

3️⃣3. In the Sha Ha development proposal application of New World (A/SK-SKT/21), there is #7000_square_kilometres_of_government_lands (12% of the lands of the overall luxury apartment project). There could have been Land Exchange Entitlement arrangements between the government and the developer so that 3-storey public facilities such as underground car park, elderly home or recyclables depot could be built on the 7000 square km land. Instead, the government has paid no heed to interests of the rest of the public and might offer government lands, by the Land Premium method, to the developer for building club house, swimming pool and private recreational facilities.

4️⃣4. Sai Kung is the “Back Garden of Hong Kong” with gorgeous natural scenery popular among bot locals and visitors from aboard. Neverthless, the construction of a new 8-storey private building would #block_the_uniqule_ridges line of the northern part of Sai Kung town resulting in irreversible adverse changes to the views from along the Sai Kung waterfront to the Sha Ha area.

Conclusion: We urge the government to uphold the sustainable development principle of "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." ["Our Common Future", 1987, the World Commission on Environment and Development]

To protect public interests of Hong Kong society

Say NO to the A/SK-SKT/21 development proposal

Sai Kung Planning Concern Front

#SPCF_SaiKungPlanningConcernFront. #ShaHa

#771_luxury_residence #SaiKungTownCDA

The Citizens Task Force on Land Resources (CTF) published its position paper submitted to the Government’s public consultation on land supply.

Download the English paper: https://goo.gl/a4Da8h

Download the Chinese summary: https://goo.gl/NfzByG

“There is no land shortage. What we need is better strategic land use planning. We don't need a new land reserve, we need to improve our planning process and fix our land supply pipe line,” Paul Zimmerman explained.

The government task force focused on supply without considering improvements to be made to planning and distribution of land uses, and access to housing.

Comprehensive planning of the New Territories is required, safeguarding natural resources while developing areas dominated by brownfields. CTF objects to development of Country Parks (a special asset to be safeguarded) and the East Lantau Metropolis (expensive and will divert resources from fixing the New Territories).

民民間土地資源小組今早舉行記者會，發布及簡述遞交予政府土地供應小組的意見書。

下載詳細意見書（只提供英文版）：https://goo.gl/a4Da8h

下載中文意見書撮要：https://goo.gl/NfzByG

「香港並非沒有足夠土地，香港需要長遠及具策略性的規劃視野，並改善現有的規劃過程和土地供應階梯。政府正無視現有可作發展的土地。」司馬文先生解釋。

政府和專責小組在諮詢內只集中在土地供應，並沒考慮改善現行規劃制度，土地分配和房屋等問題。

發展新界地區前需要完善的規劃，在釋放棕地作發展時需同時保護現有的自然環境及天然資源，以防止棕地擴張。民間小組再次重申堅決反對東大嶼人工島計劃（造價昂貴）和發展郊野公園（特別資產）。

25/09/2018 - Efforts by FSK committee members Carol Biddell and Carol Ho to rally the community and assist with the clean up from Typhoon Mangkhut continue. Many residents of Sai Kung, continue to work together to restore our communal spaces following widespread devastation following the typhoon.

Please remember to check our Facebook page for updates on where clean ups will happen and how you can help.