Factory owner proposes 928 flats at Sha Tin site as industrial demand drops

After 17 years of intermittent government-led initiatives to turn the Siu Lek Yuen industrial area into residential housing, a company recently applied to convert two industrial buildings on the site into 928 residential flats. The move would offer a more viable and profitable path forward for developers because even though Hong Kong’s residential property market was cooling, industrial properties faced a sharp decline in demand, according to analysts. The industrial manufacturer Chiaphua Group…

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