The Lands Department today posted a fourth batch of notices for the resumption of 37 private lots, comprising a total area of about 27,600 sq m, for the second phase of development at the Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area (NDA).

The 37 private lots to be resumed involve the conclusion of an in-situ land exchange application that requires the acquisition of a small amount of third-party land by the Government for comprehensive development by the land exchange applicant, and the remaining sites without any in-situ land exchange application.

The private lots will revert to the Government on October 11 and it will release ex-gratia land compensation to the relevant land owners after the land reversion.

It is estimated that the affected households and business undertakings will have to move out in January 2026 at the earliest.

The department is handling the compensation and rehousing matters of those affected and will try to arrange rehousing for or release compensation to eligible people before the departure deadline.

The first three batches of land for resumption involve about 196 hectares in total for the second phase development of the NDA.

The land under the first two batches has been reverted to the Government and is gradually being handed over to the Civil Engineering & Development Department for site formation and engineering infrastructure works. The third batch will revert to the Government on August 9.

Upon full development, the NDA will provide about 66,700 additional housing units, accommodating a population of about 184,000 and create about 150,000 job opportunities.