A barren site adjacent to PARK YOHO, SHKP's major residential development in Yuen Long's Kam Tin North, has been revived by the Group to become wetland Fairyland. The innovative idea was awarded a Certificate of Merit at the Hong Kong Institute of Planners Awards 2018. Recently, three town planners from the Royal Town Planning Institute of the United Kingdom, the largest planning institute in Europe, visited Hong Kong and took a tour of PARK YOHO and the Fairyland to learn about the development's daily operations and how it balances development and conservation.

20 years from planning to completion

The company pooled the expertise of professionals from different sectors to transform deserted agricultural land into the 500,000-square-foot wetland Fairyland. After 20 years of planning and restoration work, SHKP has turned the barren site into a wide brackish marsh clad with reed beds. The Fairyland is now a sustainable wetland ecosystem, providing a comfortable home to over 180 species of natural wildlife, including dragonflies, damselflies, butterflies, birds, amphibians and reptiles. Even the near-threatened four-spot midget, a type of dragonfly, can be found there!

Balancing development and conservation

The three representatives of the Royal Town Planning Institute of the UK, Ms Victoria HILLS, Chief Executive of the Royal Town Planning Institute; Dr John McCARTHY; and Dr Imran MUHAMMAD, recognized the PARK YOHO residential development as a role model, as it has incorporated wetland elements to balance development and conservation. SHKP believes that the wetland is an important resource and organizes guided eco-tours of the Fairyland from time to time to enable exchanges with members of different sectors and to promote the importance of wetland conservation. In the future, the company will develop premium properties while driving environmental conservation and sustainable development to create greater benefits for society.