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government office buildings at Tsuen Wan, Sha Tin and Sai Kung. Also included were a new depot for the Royal Hong Kong Police Force's tactical unit; a New Territories' district police headquarters; a new city divisional police station on Wan Chai reclamation; a marine police district headquarters; a new airport divisional police station; police rank and file married quarters on Hong Kong Island and at Kowloon and the New Territories; police stations at Hang Hau, Tsim Sha Tsui, Sau Mau Ping and Tsuen Wan; a workshop for Pik Uk Prison; and community centres at Yau Ma Tei, Tai Po and Lai Chi Kok.
Proposed urban amenities items included parks at Choi Sai Woo, Wong Nai Chung Reservoir, Shek Kip Mei, Tai Hang Tung and Chai Wan; playgrounds in Kowloon at Fat Kwong Street, Cha Kwo Ling Road, Sau Nga Road, Kung Lok Road and Dyer Avenue; and swimming pool complexes at Kowloon Park, Sham Shui Po and Hammer Hill Road. Among amenities projects in the New Territories were beach buildings at 111 milestone Castle Peak Road, Trio Beach, Butterfly Beach, Silverstrand Beach, Silver Mine Bay, Kiu Tsui Beach, Kadoorie Beach, Lo So Shing Beach and Hap Mun Bay; swimming pool complexes at Yuen Long, Kwai Chung, and Tuen Mun; and numerous parks and playgrounds and local and district open spaces.
Other projects being planned in the New Territories were a funeral depot at Tsuen Wan; a crematorium and columbarium at Sha Tin and another at Tuen Mun; markets at Cheung Chau, Hung Shui Kiu, Tai Po, Sai Kung, Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung, Yuen Long, Sha Tin and Sai Kung; and numerous cooked food centres at various localities.
New items which entered the Public Works Programme during the year included two primary schools at Tuen Mun; a temporary fire station in Central District; 686 non- departmental quarters in Hong Kong and the New Territories; an Urban Services Depart- ment transport depot at Kennedy Town; indoor games halls at Sha Tin and Tuen Mun; a cleansing depot in Kwai Chung; three cooked food centres in Yuen Long; a market in Tuen Mun; a plant nursery at Tai Po and a tree nursery at Tuen Mun; and five local open spaces in new town areas.
There was further expansion in the volume of maintenance works and minor alterations to government buildings. The estimated expenditure figure of $60.5 million for the 1979-80 financial year compares with the approved estimate of $53 million for the previous year. A distinct trend was noticeable towards more sophisticated maintenance requirements caused by the diverse uses of some buildings, shortage of space, and more elaborate design features.
Land Development
In Kowloon, reclamation by public dumping continued at Sham Shui Po, where about 2.5 hectares was formed for use as open space. Reclamation by public dumping commenced at Cheung Sha Wan, where about four hectares was formed for a wholesale market complex. On Hong Kong Island, several reclamation projects were completed, providing a total of 4.6 hectares of land at Aberdeen for the construction of boatyards and roads; 10 hectares at Western District for the construction of roads, a wholesale market and for cargo handling uses; and 1.3 hectares at Aldrich Bay for roads and community uses. Reclamation by public dumping commenced at Quarry Bay, where 1.5 hectares was formed for eventual industrial use.
In the New Territories, reclamation continued for the second stage of Tai Po Industrial Estate. The second stage will allocate 30 hectares for industrial use.
An engineering feasibility study for urban development in the northern part of Lantau Island was in progress. The study also included assessment of the amount of earthworks