The Housing Bureau and the Architectural Services Department (ArchSD) announced today (November 28) that the two tenders for the design and construction of the first batch of Light Public Housing (LPH) projects, i.e. Public Works Project Contract no. SS M518, Design and Construction of Light Public Housing at Yau Pok Road, Yuen Long, Tuen Mun Area 3A and Choi Hing Road, Ngau Tau Kok, has been awarded to Chevalier - China Railway Joint Venture; and Public Works Project Contract no. SS M519, Design and Construction of Light Public Housing at Olympic Avenue, Kai Tak, has been awarded to China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited respectively.
    
     The first batch of LPH projects comprises four projects, providing a total of around 17 000 units. The construction work at the four sites will commence from December 2023 by phases, among which the LPH site at Yau Pok Road, Yuen Long, is expected to be completed in Q1 2025 at the earliest to provide about 2 100 units. The other three sites are expected to be completed in phases from Q2 2025 to Q3 2026.
 
     The Secretary for Housing, Ms Winnie Ho, said, "The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced the launch of LPH last year so as to fill the short-term gap of the public housing supply, and to improve the living conditions and quality of the people living in inadequate housing as soon as possible. After obtaining the funding approval from the Legislative Council (LegCo) for the first batch of LPH projects early this year, the ArchSD has been pressing ahead with relevant works at full speed. Following the award of the contracts, construction works will commence right away. We will also seek the necessary funding for the second batch of LPH projects from the LegCo shortly in order to complete about 30 000 LPH units by 2027‑28."

Ends/Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Issued at HKT 19:18

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