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Agriculture
4.1 Introduction
Agriculture in San Tin is to be developed as a non-polluting, land intensive, controlled land use. A total restructuring or rationalization of activity and land is to be carried out. The two basic forms for agriculture as now planned are dry land uses south of Castle Peak Road, and Pond Farming to the north.
4.2 Dryland Farming
These areas are confined to market gardening, livestock production, and an active nursery industry.
4.2.1
Market Gardens
These farms are restricted to the fertile valley floor areas, changing present worm ponds and fish ponds to a dryland, more economic use. A total of 125 farms will be created, each of about 1 acre, supporting a single family.
4.2.2
Livestock Rearing
Intensive livestock rearing areas will include 2 types of pig production units, and 3 types of chicken production areas. These total about 350 farms, located in upper valley sloping sites for controlled drainage reason, and access- ability. Waste treatment facilities will be pro- vided for the estimated eventual livestock population of 21,500 pigs and 670,000 chickens.
2090
Sow
house
4.2.3
Nursery Industry
An area of 23.4 ha. is set aside as an intensive plant production nursery. It will cater to meeting San Tin New Town landscape require- ments, as well as providing a much needed major plant production area for Hong Kong as a whole. San Tin programmes alone will require an estimated 870,000 plants to fulfil landscape proposals in the New Town. Intensive produc- tion areas will cover 10 ha, while the remaining area will serve as field growing and tree bank areas. Only 3.34 ha. of the total would be re- quired as full time production land for the San Tin Development, leaving 85% of nursery capacity to serve the Hong Kong Market.
4.3 Fishpond Farming
The areas west of San Tin Village and the whole of the closed zone would be utilized as fish pond production areas. Roughly half of these would be brackish/tidal ponds; the other half would be fed by the fresh water drainage/lake system from upland development areas. Ponds would average 1.5-4.0 ha, in area, and about 2m. in depth. Dredge material would be used to create bunding; excess materials would be utilized in creation of the town park.
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Agricultural Cooperative Associations act to establish and enforce total watershed pollution controls, waste treatment supervision and rural marketing system management. Alter- native energy and waste recycling are also to be investigated.
Housing: see RESIDENTIAL, subsidized.
SAN FIN
Agriculture Use Areas
Fish ponds
Market Gardens
Livestock
Nursery
These proposals constitute Phase 2 develop- ment following detailed rural/agricultural planning and design and the establishment of a positive development cash flow.
760
300.
760
300,
760
2040
E
2240
PIG FARM-50 sows - alternative layout
(also allow for 2 boar pens)
2750
Furrowing and Wearing
AGRICULTURE TYPE
AREA
Livestock Farming
Finishing and Fattening
Market Gardens
27.36ha. 130,000m2 roofed-over
structures area
49.92ha.
Nursery Industry
25.4 ha.
Fish Ponds
248
ha.
REMARKS
Total of 350 farms for pigs and chickens, including waste treat- ment plants and farm housing
Total of 125, 1 acre farms around new agricultural villages
Total of 10ha. intensive produc- tion and 13.4 ha field production
Combination of fresh and brackish ponds, mostly closed
zone
LAYERS -
6000 maximum in 3 bier cages including egg handling/storage space
Livestock Unit Planning Detail
TOTAL
350.68 ha.
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