Tuen Mun district council to discuss rezoning for Hung Shui Chiu/Ha Tsuen development
Tuen Mun District Council will discuss a government proposal to rezone about 98.5 hectares in the Hung Shui Chiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area. Plans include residential, railway depot, and community uses near the proposed Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Rail Link and smart green transit stations.
Tuen Mun District Council will meet today to discuss the government's rezoning proposal for the Hung Shui Chiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area. The proposal covers about 98.5 hectares of land, with the Planning Department set to initiate statutory town planning procedures shortly. If the Town Planning Board approves the proposed amendments, a draft outline zoning plan will be exhibited for two months of public consultation.
According to government documents submitted to the district council, six plots adjacent to the proposed Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Rail Link's Ha Tsuen and Lau Fau Shan stations, as well as smart green mass transit system stops, are designated as "Residential (Class A)" zones. These sites would have a maximum plot ratio of 6.5 or 6.8 times, and a maximum building height of 140 or 160 metres above Principal Datum. The areas will be connected to surrounding districts via pedestrian and cycle paths, with some residential developments also providing government, institutional, and community facilities.
Two plots covering about 19 hectares near the Tin Shui Wai River are proposed for rezoning as "Railway station and depot with residential and commercial development" zones. These will be subdivided into smaller areas, linked to other parts of the new development area and areas west of the Tin Shui Wai River by footbridges, underpasses, and pedestrian crossings. Along the Tin Shui Wai River and Tin Sam River, a "Tin Shui Wai Riverside Park" will be created.
The documents state that these residential sites are connected to the planned Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Rail Link's Ha Tsuen station and the smart green mass transit system, facilitating travel within the Hung Shui Chiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area, the Lau Fau Shan New Development Area, and Tin Shui Wai New Town. The rail link will also provide cross-border access to Shenzhen Bay and Qianhai.
Additionally, five plots near the rail link's Ha Tsuen and Lau Fau Shan stations are designated for "Government, institution or community" use, including one sports hall, three primary schools, and two secondary schools. Other planned facilities include a community hall, clinic, substations, refuse collection points, and sewage pumping stations. Two further plots are reserved as government land reserves.
Several plots near the Tin Shui Wai River, the rail link's Lau Fau Shan station, and southeast of the Ha Tsuen "Village-type development" zone are proposed as "Open space" zones. One plot near the Tin Shui Wai River, covering about 3.8 hectares, is proposed for rezoning as "Smart green mass transit system depot with residential and commercial development", with the depot on the lower levels and residential and commercial uses above.
