The Home & Youth Affairs Bureau today approved a youth hostel project in Sham Shui Po that will provide up to 676 hostel places.

Named TN Residence, it is the sixth project under the Subsidy Scheme for Using Hotels & Guesthouses as Youth Hostels.

Located on 280 Tung Chau Street, the project will be launched by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (TWGHs) and the Hong Kong Ferry (Holdings) Company.

The TWGHs has introduced the concept of a “youth vertical community” for the project to enable youth tenants to establish a social network with mutual assistance and trust.

Another feature of the project is the V-Mile programme, which encourages youth tenants to actively participate in value-added activities and community services recognised by the TWGHs or organise activities on their own, in order to promote self-enrichment, networking and contributing to society.

The bureau said TN Residence is in close proximity to railway stations, and situated within the cultural and creative industry hub with many specialty shops and restaurants nearby.

It added that it will set up a physical platform for Youth Link members to interact with each other, in the Nam Cheong District Community Centre and Tung Chau Street Temporary Market close by, creating synergy with the youth hostel project.