Hung Hom Waterfront Development Revised as Commercial-Residential Ratio Adjusted
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The Development Bureau has revised the development proposals for the area around Hung Hom Station and the waterfront, reducing the share of commercial floor area in the district from nearly 60 per cent to more than 30 per cent, while increasing residential floor area from about 40 per cent to more than 60 per cent. At the Legislative Council meeting on 28 October 2026, Kowloon West lawmaker Vincent Cheng expressed concern that the Hung Hom site would overlap with commercial floor area in Kai Tak and the West Kowloon Cultural District, causing vicious competition. Permanent Secretary for Development Ho Pui-ling reiterated that market views had been taken into account in reducing commercial floor area. The report did not mention the specific floor area figures after the revision, nor did it explain the timetable for the next steps.
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The Development Bureau has revised development proposals for the area around Hung Hom Station and the waterfront, cutting the share of commercial floor area in the district from nearly 60 per cent to more than 30 per cent, while raising residential floor area from about 40 per cent to more than 60 per cent. Kowloon West lawmaker Vincent Cheng Wing-shun expressed concern in the Legislative Council that the Hung Hom site would overlap with commercial floor area in Kai Tak and the West Kowloon Cultural District, causing vicious competition. Development Bureau Permanent Secretary Ho Pui-ling reiterated that the bureau had listened to market views and reduced commercial floor area.
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