Government to sell land for EV fast charging and LPG station in Kwun Tong via public tender.

Government sells Kwun Tong site for purpose of electric vehicle fast charging cum liquefied petroleum gas filling station

The Government announced today (July 31) the sale of New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 6681 at Wai Lok Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, for an electric vehicle (EV) fast charging cum liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) filling station through public tendering. The tender invitation will close on October 9, 2026.

A spokesperson for the Environment and Ecology Bureau (EEB) said, "To promote the green transformation of vehicles and to achieve zero vehicular emissions before 2050, the Government released in February this year the Updated Version of the Hong Kong Roadmap on Popularisation of Electric Vehicles which outlines the updated strategies and measures adopted by the Government to promote the popularisation of EVs, including a multipronged approach and leveraging market forces through policy guidance to build the public charging network with fast chargers as the backbone, thereby fully supporting the adoption of EVs in Hong Kong. The Government has put forth through open tender six petrol filling station (PFS) sites for fast charging station (FCS) purposes. In addition to being used as an FCS for EVs, a requirement to install LPG dispensers is also included in the site of this sale, so as to replace the dedicated LPG filling station at Wai Lok Street, Kwun Tong (KTDFS) that has to be reprovisioned to facilitate the development of the new campus of the Vocational Training Council."

"Moreover, the area for retail use in the site of this sale is larger than that of a conventional PFS, providing operators with more flexibility to use such area to meet the needs of EV and LPG vehicle drivers. The Government will, subject to actual market needs, timely select suitable PFS sites for conversion into FCSs."

New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 6681 has a site area of 5 896 square metres and is designated for EV fast charging cum LPG filling station purposes. Land sale documents, including the forms of tender, tender notice, conditions of sale and sale plan of the lot, are now available on the Lands Department (LandsD) website (www.landsd.gov.hk) for downloading. The sale plan is available for inspection by the public from today until the close of the tender. The sale plan in hard copy form may also be purchased from today until the close of the tender at the Survey and Mapping Office of the LandsD, 6/F, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong. The particulars of the tender have also been gazetted today.

The spokesperson continued, "In order to encourage owners of taxis and public light buses to expedite the adoption of electric taxis (e-taxis) and electric public light buses (e-PLBs), a charging ceiling price for e-taxis and e-PLBs is imposed at designated FCSs. The operators of designated FCSs must not charge a price that is higher than the ceiling price to be announced by the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) on a monthly basis. The charging price for other EVs will be determined by the market. For details about the calculation of charging ceiling prices for e-taxis and e-PLBs, please refer to the EEB website (www.eeb.gov.hk/en/resources_publications/guidelines/index.html). Moreover, the auto-LPG at the reprovisioned KTDFS, as with dedicated LPG filling stations, has a ceiling price."

Details of the charging and LPG ceiling price will be posted at designated locations when the EV fast charging cum LPG filling station is in operation and announced regularly on the EPD (www.epd.gov.hk) and the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department(www.emsd.gov.hk) websites to enable trade practitioners to monitor the changes in the prices.

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Three property owners fined over $250,000 in total for not complying with removal orders

Three owners were convicted and fined $251,000 in total at the Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts on Tuesday (July 28) for failing to comply with removal orders issued under the Buildings Ordinance (BO) (Cap. 123).

The first case involved the erection of a lightwell structure, partial removal of a beam and opening formed on the floor at a composite building on Lock Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. As the unauthorised building works (UBWs) were carried out without prior approval and consent from the Buildings Department (BD), two removal orders were served on the owner under section 24(1) of the BO.

Failing to comply with the removal orders, the owner had been prosecuted by the BD and was fined upon conviction by the court. As the owner persisted in not complying with the removal orders, the owner was prosecuted for the second time, and was fined $139,950 in total, of which $89,950 was the fine for the number of days that the offence continued upon conviction by the court.

The second case involved unauthorised structures on the flat roof of a composite building on Fu Yan Street, Kwun Tong. As the UBWs were carried out without prior approval and consent from the BD, a removal order was served on the owner under section 24(1) of the BO. Failing to comply with the removal order, the owner was prosecuted by the BD and fined $59,900 in total, of which $9,900 was the fine for the number of days that the offence continued.

The third case involved the erection of a floor slab on the cockloft, removal of a staircase to the cockloft and a door opening formed in the staircase enclosure wall at a composite building on Pitt Street, Yau Ma Tei. As the UBWs were carried out without prior approval and consent from the BD, and they affected the fire-resisting construction of the building, contravening the Building (Construction) Regulation, a removal order was served on the owner under section 24(1) of the BO. Failing to comply with the removal order, the owner was prosecuted by the BD and was fined $51,150 in total, of which $41,150 was the fine for the number of days that the offence continued.

A spokesman for the BD said today (July 31), "UBWs may lead to serious consequences. Owners must comply with removal orders without delay. The BD will continue to take stringent enforcement action and instigate prosecutions against owners again if they persist in not complying with removal orders to ensure building and public safety."

Failure to comply with a removal order without reasonable excuse is a serious offence under the BO. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $200,000 and one year's imprisonment, and a further fine of up to $20,000 for each day that the offence continues.