Government to sell two sites by public tender
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     The Lands Department announced today (August 2) that two residential sites in the 2013-14 Land Sale Programme will be disposed of by public tender.

     The two sites are Tuen Mun Town Lot No. 498 at Wu On Street, Area 44, Tuen Mun, New Territories, and Lot No. 1003 in Demarcation District No. 40 at the junction of Shun Lung Street and Shun Cheong Street, Sha Tau Kok, New Territories. The tender invitation for both lots will commence on August 30 and close on October 11.

     Tuen Mun Town Lot No. 498 has a site area of about 2,231 square metres and is designated for non-industrial (excluding godown, hotel and petrol filling station) purposes. The minimum gross floor area is 6,937 sq m. The maximum gross floor area for non-industrial (excluding godown, hotel, petrol filling station and private residential) purposes is 6,690 sq m. Both include the gross floor area of a day-care centre for the elderly, a Government Accommodation, to be constructed by the purchaser. The maximum gross floor area for private residential purposes is computed according to the relevant special condition in the Conditions of Sale. The total number of residential units to be built shall not be less than 220.

     Lot No. 1003 in Demarcation District No. 40 has a site area of about 3,344 sq m and is designated for non-industrial (excluding residential care home for elderly, residential care home for persons with disabilities, office, godown, hotel and petrol filling station) purposes. The minimum gross floor area and the maximum gross floor area are 7,223 sq m and 12,038 sq m respectively. The total number of residential units to be built shall not be less than 240.

     The final Conditions of Sale for both lots will be available for distribution to the public and uploaded to Lands Department's website (www.landsd.gov.hk) by August 30, when the particulars of the tender will also be gazetted.

Ends/Friday, August 2, 2013
Issued at HKT 17:00

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