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Figure 22. Timeline for the redevelopment of Yuen Long Estate and the Kwai Chung former police quarters

Sources: District Council, Legislative Council, and press reports.

It is observed that the situation generally gets more complicated
if the projects are met with opposition of any kind at the community level.
For example, the redevelopment of Yuen Long Estate and the Kwai Chung
former police quarters were objected by local residents. Although the scale
of the projects is small, at about 500 and 900 public rental housing units
respectively, the lead-time starting from the consultation with the District
Council to their completions could take up to a decade (Figure 22).

Another similar example is the development of Tsz Tin Tsuen
with a local population of about 80 to 100 households and a mixture of
warehouses and storage yards. The government first announced the
development proposal in Tuen Mun Area 54 back in 2001. By 2007, LandsD
began land resumption but was met with opposition from the local
residents. It was only until 2010 that land resumption was completed and
site formation and roads and drains works began. The development is
expected to be completed in 2016 with approximately 5,000 public rental
housing units. The lead-time of the entire process from land resumption to
the completion of the project took nearly 10 years (Figure 23).
Figure 23. Timeline for the development of Tsz Tin Tsuen

Sources: District Council, Legislative Council, and press reports.
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