SHKP and the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council announced recently their cooperation in developing a transitional housing project, United Court in Tung Tau, Yuen Long. Upon expected completion in 2022, it will provide a comfortable home for 1,600 underprivileged families. It is estimated that up to 5,000 families will eventually benefit as they move in to United Court before being allocated public housing.

Apart from United Court, SHKP will develop transitional housing at two other sites, respectively in Kam Tin South and Kwu Tung town centre. The three projects will span close to 400,000 square feet and provide 2,000 transitional flats in total, benefitting over 6,000 families.

People-oriented transitional housing

It takes only 10 minutes to walk from the conveniently located United Court to West Rail Line Yuen Long Station or Long Ping Station. Comprehensive community facilities can be found near the project. Apart from lending the lot for a minimum of eight years, SHKP will work on preliminary project planning and basic site formation, and provide property management consultancy upon completion. United Court not only provides a comfortable home, but also creates a harmonious, compassionate, people-oriented community. The Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council will be responsible for project planning, construction, operation and management, and for providing residents with a variety of people-oriented community services, including social enterprise stores and weekend markets. It will also introduce a first-of-its-kind Well-Being Index for United Court, which will assess the health of residents before they move in, during their residency, and before they move out for data analysis and the data will facilitate their provision of services.

A comfortable home and a good job

SHKP and its partner organization will provide residents with vocational training, and SHKP will leverage its experience in developing the district to increase employment opportunities in the area for United Court residents. SHKP now manages over 70 residential and shopping projects in Yuen Long, Tin Shui Wai and Tuen Mun. In the coming years, about 400 new staff will be hired. The Group also has several development sites, which require a lot of construction workers. SHKP is happy to consider giving priority to the residents to fill the job vacancies, if they are willing and the right fit can be found.