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surrounding district being exceptionally well provided
with amenity areas. Because of the hilly terrain and
the presence of existing buildings and roadways, however,
the detailed planning of this area will need to be
carefully thought out and the Government has therefore
decided to commission a special consultants' study on
how it can be used to the best advantage.
The Wan Chai end of the Barracks, which is
already heavily built-over, has been reserved for sale
for commercial development. The commercial sites will
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encircle a public square entered from Queensway and
will have pedestrian links with the Admiralty Station
area. Some hillside sites at the south-eastern end
of the Barracks will be reserved for private residential
development. The Government site facing Queensway will
probably be used for a new Supreme Court building and
another big office building.
The final plan also preserves the concept in
the Victoria Barracks Planning Committee's Report that
there should be no through-road bisecting the area which
would tend to be used as an alternative traffic route.
This also means that there will be no need for traffic
access into, and a flyover over, Cotton Tree Drive
from the recreational and leisure area.
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