Another 4,600 housing units on 6 land plots

The government is planning to build 4,600 public housing units on six plots of land on the Macau Peninsula, and in Taipa and Cotai. The policy was clarified on Saturday after representatives of the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) and Housing Bureau (IH) attended local radio show TDM Forum. According to the plans, a total of 1,000 housing units are to be built on Avenue Venceslau de Morais, on the plot where CEM’s thermal power station is situated. The construction of these units is pending the results of the study on the environmental impact of the project. Still on the Macau Peninsula, two plots of land on Doca do Lam Mau will support 200 units. While Plot A has already been recovered by the government, the development is pending geological studies and a public tender for the design of the project. The remaining 200 homes to be constructed on the Peninsula will be situated in Iao Hon Street, on the plot of land where the Advisory Committee for Urban Renewal has its temporary headquarters. At this stage, the government is resolving issues related to the ownership of the plot and the Urban Condition Plan (PCU). In Taipa, some 1,200 housing units will be divided into two areas. The first named will be situated to the east of the Olympic swimming pool and support 1,000 units. The construction in this area is pending reallocation of the public services operating there and on the elaboration of the PCU. The same issues are identified for the plot of land in Taipa, which will receive 200 units. The government is also planning to build 2,000 public housing units on a plot situated to the west of Cotai. In relation to this project, work is to be done on questions related to the concessions of the land, according to the press release. In the document released during the weekend, the government did not provide information on schedule for the completion of the projects.