An elderly resident in a northwest Hong Kong village ordered to leave her home by the end of May has criticised government rehousing plans for the Northern Metropolis project, saying they risk splitting her family.
Law Yin-ping, nearly 70, has lived in a rented house in Yick Yuen Tsuen in Lam Tei since 2014 with her granddaughters. The village lies inside the planned Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area, which forms part of the Northern Metropolis megaproject.
She said the Lands Department notified her on Friday that she must vacate the property by the end of the month. Officials told her the only option was temporary shelters intended for homeless people.
Law added that the Social Welfare Department informed her that her younger granddaughter, who is under 18, would be sent to a care home. “At that moment, I was shocked and helpless,” she said.
