The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Housing Authority:
 
     Members of the Hong Kong Housing Authority's (HA) Building Committee and Tender Committee today (October 25) visited the public housing construction site at Queen's Hill, Fanling to see the works progress.
 
     "The area of the public housing development site at Queen's Hill is about 13.65 hectares. After the completion of foundation, site formation, roads and drainage works, building works of domestic blocks have just commenced," said a spokesman for the HA.
 
     The project comprises seven Public Rental Housing (PRH) blocks and six Subsidised Sale Flats (SSF) blocks, with the provision of retail facilities, carparks, community and social welfare facilities, educational facilities, public transport terminus and ancillary transport facilities.
 
     The overall design and planning embody the HA's objectives of making the best use of land and providing people-oriented, functional and cost-effective designs. Meanwhile, vital elements like strengthening the community network, heritage, protecting trees and sustainable development are also incorporated into the project.
 
     The development is undergoing construction in three building contracts. Committee members appreciated the construction challenges posed by this highly complex mega size project. It is estimated that when all construction works are completed in 2021, the Queen’s Hill public housing site will provide in stages a total of 8 865 PRH flats and 3 222 SSF flats for a population of 34 500 people.
 
     During the visit, committee members were also briefed on the site safety performance of the HA's new works contracts, site safety strategy and safe working cycle.
 
     With its various green initiatives, Queen's Hill construction project recently achieved a Provisional Platinum rating under the BEAM Plus New Buildings scheme certified by the Hong Kong Green Building Council.

Ends/Thursday, October 25, 2018
Issued at HKT 16:05

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