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Hong Kong defends plan change excluding public flats near Pak Shek Kok
The government says removing public housing from the Pak Shek Kok rail stop site would not affect its 10-year target of 420,000 flats by 2036, and projects the new station would add only a net 7,000 East Rail passengers.
Hong Kong’s Permanent Secretary for Development Doris Ho Pui-ling defended an updated plan that excludes public flats near the proposed Pak Shek Kok rail station site, arguing it would not fit with the surrounding private housing and that the area lacks necessary community facilities, according to SCMP Economy.
Ho said the revision would not change the government’s 10-year housing plan, noting Hong Kong already has sufficient land to meet its target to build 420,000 flats by 2036, including 294,000 public housing units.
She also addressed transport demand, saying the new stop would not significantly increase East Rail line usage, with a projected net uptick of 7,000 passengers. SCMP Economy reported that most of the 60,000 projected daily commuters already traveling via the nearby University station would shift to the new stop instead.
The Pak Shek Kok station plan was unveiled in the government’s 2021 policy address, and the new stop is expected to be placed between the Tai Po Market and University stations, improving rail access to the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park. SCMP Economy added that the East Rail line runs from Admiralty to Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau border crossings.