Development Bureau says MTR Corp will be allowed to build private flats at new station, as opposed to previous plan for at least some public housing.

Development Bureau says MTR Corp will be allowed to build private flats at new station, as opposed to previous plan for at least some public housing.

Government seeks to build station as soon as possible to support tech hub, think tank says, but district councillors call for financial transparency.

First floated in 2021, the project is part of Hong Kong’s innovation hub ambitions, and in its revised form will not affect the government’s 10-year housing target.

Minister Bernadette Linn says MTR to get development rights for Pak Shek Kok and Ma On Shan sites as government awaits station design and cost details.