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More flats to rise out of rubble at old estate
The Standard
Wednesday, April 18, 2012

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About a third of Pak Tin Estate in Shek Kip Mei will be redeveloped to provide more public rental flats.

Under the plan, to start next year, 3,500 units in eight blocks will be demolished in three phases and replaced by 5,650 new homes by 2026.

The first 950 affected households of blocks 1, 2, 3 and 12 will be moved to public rental housing in neighboring areas or in the district of their choice, subject to availability of suitable vacant flats.

New flats in phases two and five, to be completed by the middle of this year, will serve to mainly rehouse the 950 affected Pak Tin residents.

The second phase will clear the Pak Tin Commercial Centre by 2017, followed by residential blocks 9, 10, 11 and 13 by 2022.

Completed blocks in the first phase will provide some 1,400 flats for displaced residents when the final phase of redevelopment takes place.

A source denied the buildings to be redeveloped are structurally unsound or too expensive to repair. "The move is in line with the 2011-12 policy address to open up new sites and explore ways to achieve the production target for public rental housing," the source said. "By redeveloping the estate, densities and plot ratios can be drastically increased by adding 2,150 more units."

Since Pak Tin is a relatively old estate with a large number of senior residents, a dedicated Community Service Team will be established to act as a bridge between the Housing Authority and the affected tenants to smoothen the clearance process.

But the source declined to provide a cost estimate, saying the redevelopment plan has yet to be confirmed and approved by the Strategic Planning Committee of the Housing Authority.

One resident welcomed the redevelopment, saying her block is 34 years old and is showing signs of wear and tear.

She added it is stressful to walk up the stairs as her block has no lift.

But a shop tenant, surnamed Ng, who sells shoes in Pak Tin Commercial Centre, fears he may lose his regular customers if he has to move.

He also expects rents to increase once work is completed.

The eight blocks in Pak Tin are among the 20 that were built between 1975 and 1979.

New-look estate to offer prize homes
The Standard
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

The Housing Authority has announced that parts of Pak Tin Estate in Sham Shui Po will be redeveloped and modernized.

As a public housing estate, Pak Tin is not as well known as either Wah Fu or Choi Hung, which have produced a good number of self- made millionaires and celebrities.

But Pak Tin's living environment is definitely superior, and may even be better than many private housing estates.

Pak Tin is part of a Sham Shui Po public housing cluster that is just a stone's throw away from the high-end residential areas of Yau Yat Chuen and Beacon Hill.

It is an example of putting public housing close to a luxury residential district - a policy dating from colonial days.

In terms of location and convenience, Pak Tin rivals luxury developments such as Sino Group's Dynasty Heights on Yin Ping Road, Beacon Hill, which sold for close to HK$10,000 per square foot a few years ago.

Situated midway up the hillside, Pak Tin commands a panoramic view of both Kowloon and Hong Kong Island.

The view is unobstructed because the area was in the flight path of the former Kai Tak airport and height restrictions meant buildings were kept under 10 stories.

On a clear day, you can see the entire northern shoreline of Hong Kong Island with its landmark sights like the HSBC main building and the International Financial Centre towers.

Set in a pleasant park and green belt, the estate is just a 10-minute walk from Shek Kip Mei MTR station.

With the relocation of the airport and the height restrictions lifted, taller buildings are now beginning to spring up in the vicinity.

But that should not affect the view of the estate, as its new blocks will also maximize their permissible plot ratio.

On the private market, such flats would easily cost HK$20,000 per square foot.

Anyone allotted a unit at the eight residential blocks to be redeveloped may count themselves the winner of a lottery!

Siu Sai-wo is chief editor of Sing Tao Daily