LAND, PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES
open space progressed satisfactorily. Construction of two district open spaces and a local open space started in 1991.
Tuen Mun
Tuen Mun is developed mainly on land reclaimed from Castle Peak Bay and on platforms formed in the valley between Castle Peak and the Tai Lam Hills. It is situated on the western side of the New Territories. In 1991, about eight hectares of land were reclaimed for residential and industrial development.
The present population is about 381 000, of which about 75 per cent live in public housing developments which include 11 public rental estates and 13 home ownership and private sector participation schemes. Within the next five years, three more home ownership and private sector participation schemes will be developed to accommodate a further 31 000 people. Together with some high-density private housing developments along the south-eastern coast, the new town will provide homes for about 500 000 people by the mid-1990s.
In the provision of educational facilities, one prevocational school was completed by the end of 1991 while construction of two secondary schools were in progress and were scheduled to be completed by mid-1992. To meet the demand for medical services, the regional hospital providing 1 606 beds with staff quarters and the fifth nurses training school were completed. The first stage of the hospital was put into operation in Spring 1990 with the last stage scheduled to open in Spring 1992. One urban clinic is under construction and works will be completed in 1993.
Other community facilities completed during the year included Tuen Mun Girls' Home and a sub-divisional fire station in south-western Tuen Mun.
The marina along the south-east coast of the town is programmed for completion in mid-1992. This development consists of residential buildings, hotels, shops and recreational facilities, including berths for 300 boats. Five residential blocks were completed and occupied.
The main industries in Tuen Mun are light manufacturing such as plastics, garments, metal, electronics and textiles. The existing industrial areas provide floor space for about 2200 companies and jobs for about 40 000 people. Over 80 per cent of the workers employed in the factories live in the Tuen Mun and Yuen Long area.
The backbone of the transport service, both within the town and from the town to Yuen Long, is the light rail transit system which is in the process of being extended. The formation of the reserve for three regional links namely, Pier Head to Yau Oi, Yau Oi to Sam Shing, and Town Centre to North East Tuen Mun was completed in late 1990. Track laying and associated works were in progress in 1991 and it is expected that they will be operational by early 1992.
Detailed planning of a 125-hectare site in the western part of Tuen Mun for the establishment of special industries and a terminal for the river trade with China progressed. A planning and engineering feasibility study of reclaiming an even larger area to the north of Tap Shek Kok in Tuen Mun West for both special industries and river trade terminal development started in late 1991 and was scheduled for completion in 1992.
Tai Po
Tai Po New Town is situated at the head of the north-western arm of Tolo Harbour, about 20 kilometres north of Kowloon. It is well served by the Tolo Highway and the electrified
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