Housing project moves for reuse

February 18, 2023

Major move:

Nam Cheong 220 in Sham Shui Po, the first transitional housing project in Hong Kong to adopt the modular integrated construction method, is relocated to Tai Po.

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The relocation of Nam Cheong 220, the first transitional housing project in Hong Kong to adopt the modular integrated construction or MiC method, started today. 

The project’s modules will be moved from Nam Cheong Street in Sham Shui Po to another transitional housing project operated by the Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society, Kowloon in Wong Yue Tan, Tai Po, for reuse.

The Nam Cheong 220 project, which started in August 2020 and ended in November last year, was a four-storey building with 89 units. 

By adopting the MiC method, the construction time of the project was significantly reduced. The whole process, from assembling the units to the intake of residents, took less than a year. During its operation, the project helped to improve the living environment of 175 residents of 94 households.

The relocation of Nam Cheong 220, the first transitional housing project in Hong Kong to adopt the modular integrated construction (MiC) method, started today.

The modules will be moved from Nam Cheong Street in Sham Shui Po to another transitional housing project operated by the Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society, Kowloon in Wong Yue Tan, Tai Po, for reuse.

By adopting the MiC method, the construction time of the project was significantly reduced. The whole process, from assembling the units to the intake of residents, took less than a year.

During its operation, the project helped to improve the living environment of 175 residents of 94 households.

As at January, the Government has identified land for providing over 20,000 transitional housing units, of which more than 6,900 have been completed. About 9,500 units are expected to be finished by the end of this year.