新地(00016.HK)借地建过渡性房屋 郭基辉：觅地难「裤袋都摷埋」
新地(00016.HK)宣布以象徵式1元借出元朗东头地皮，夥香港圣公会福利协会推同心村过渡性房屋项目，项目邻近元朗西铁站及朗屏西铁站，面积约30万平方尺，可建单位1,600个。新地执行董事郭基辉出席记者会时指，香港公营房屋「跑落後」，现时仍有很多有(当刀)房户，计及同心村项目，政府早前提出的兴建1万个过渡性房屋的计划终达标，期望同心村项目可於年内完成前期规划、明年动工，并於2022年初入住，新地在往後的土地平整、项目前期及物管等均会为香港圣公会福利协会提供顾问服务，现时暂定出租为期8年，对日後营运持开放态度。他补充，除东头地皮外，集团亦将额外推锦田南及古洞市中心地皮，合共可提供约400伙，暂时仍在寻找合适的非政府机构合作，而三项目合共涉2000伙、共40万平方尺。
被问及同业新世界(00017.HK)捐出300万尺农地，郭基辉称不仅要看地皮大细，亦要考虑借出的土地是否方便、可行，以及是否可解决基层家庭居住、就业、交通等的生活需要。他又指旗下大部分农地都正申请转换，闲置土地不多，要找出东头这块地皮亦很困难，又指今次是「裤袋都摷埋出黎」，加上要确保传媒无别的想法，强调附近一公里内无项目，而且有现成的马路及公共设施等，据初步环评生态价值亦较低。
他强调非因近期社会事件决定借地，项目早在去年初已有构思，具体则自去年中开始策略，并主动接触政府，之後他又以英文补充，指现时香港面对很多问题，住屋问题只是其中一部分而非全部，新地可做的主要是在私营供应方面确保尽最大努力供应新盘，强调公司在这部分上已努力做，而在公营房屋方面公司亦期望可尽绵力。他又指公司有其他计划，助加快公营房屋供应，如有协议会再作公布，强调会尽力帮忙。
陈帆指出，今日是过渡性房屋标志性一日，虽然第一步一万个过渡性房屋单位达标，但面前工作更多、更具挑战，包括是规划、设计、建造及营运等，另外如何为相关家庭提供全人照顾亦是具挑战性的工作，相信在圣公会福利协会及新地支持下可以做到。他致辞时又笑称新地、圣公会及香港特别行政区的简称都包含「HKS」三字，意味香港精神(Hong Kong Spirit)。(el/)
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