Project Name: Project No. 121/2023 – "Design and Construction of Public Housing at Lot B5, Zone A New Urban Landfill Area"

Project Status as of April 2025

Scope of Work:

The project is located on Lot B5 of Zone A New Urban Landfill Area, with a site area of approximately 9,682 square meters. It is planned as a comprehensive development comprising public housing, commercial spaces, an underground pedestrian street, underground passageways, public toilets, light rail station entrance/exit, a refuse compaction room and a public car park. The superstructure consists of three residential towers.The towers are slab-type buildings. Tower 1 and Tower 2 each have 27 floors above ground, while Tower 3 has 28 floors above ground. The development includes three basement levels and has a total gross floor area of approximately 112,253 square meters.

The project will provide a total of 1,003 residential units, including 344 T1 units, 586 T2 units and 73 T3 units. The design also includes 352 car parking spaces and 352 motorcycle parking spaces.

To the east of the site is the future underground entrance/exit of the light rail station, with the Central Green Corridor of Zone A running above. The southern boundary faces Tun Seng Avenue, the southwest adjoins Rotunda de Hou Kong, the west faces Avenida Doutor Ma Man Kei, and the north is bordered by a public green pedestrian zone.

All residential towers will be constructed using prefabricated building methods, incorporating elements include precast composite slabs, precast external walls, precast staircases, and ALC (autoclaved lightweight concrete) panels.

Current Project Progress:

Regarding the design plan for B5 public housing, the excavation and temporary earth-retaining system plan was successfully approved in early 2025 to facilitate on-site construction needs. The design development and documentation for Milestone 2 (covering structural, architectural, and MEP disciplines) have since commenced. The design team is currently optimizing the previous version of the construction plan based on feedback from various government departments and utility providers, with the goal of securing plan approval by September 2025.

On the construction front, basement excavation and installation of the temporary earth-retaining system (ELS) are underway. The foundation pit is divided into six excavation levels and five levels of steel strut installation, proceeding in sequence. As of April 2025, excavation for the first and second levels has been completed, with the third level excavation 12% complete, bringing total excavation progress to 37%. Installation of the first level of earth-retaining struts is complete, with the second level at 54%, resulting in an overall support installation progress of 27%.

The project plans to complete the excavation and retaining system works by July 2025 and will proceed with the construction of pile caps and basement slab structures by zones, moving steadily toward Milestone 3 (completion of structure up to ground floor level).

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