Infrastructure ready before delivery of first public housing in Zone A

All infrastructure at Zone A of the new landfills will be ready before the delivery of the first new public housing apartments, the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) has said, responding to lawmaker Leong Sun Iok enquiry.

This includes the roads and links to the Peninsula.

The DSOP also reaffirmed this first batch of apartments will be delivered before the end of this year.

The bureau said it is working to complete all the additional infrastructure on time, so the new units at Zone A will be ready for the residents.

This particularly includes the transport networks, but also power, water and gas supply, as well as communications and sewage systems.

The DSOP also noted it had consulted the Transport Bureau, which is studying changes to public bus routes passing through the new residential area to eliminate difficulties for the residents in accessing public transportation.

Another of the projects that will affect inhabitants in this area is the new wastewater treatment plant that is still at the project stage.

The plant will be built at the administration area of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Border Post.

When completed, it will be the major facility treating wastewater from Zone A and Zone B of the new landfills.

Currently, the government is evaluating the eight bids received for the construction of the facility with prices that vary between MOP6.1 and MOP8.2 billion.

According to the tender rules, the project will need to build the facility in a maximum of 63 months (5 years and one quarter) and after that, operate and maintain the facility for 10 years.