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A total of 11 hectares of land was formed and serviced for various uses in 1992. One of the sites was designated for the Nethersole Hospital, which is to be relocated from the urban area in Hong Kong to serve as a general hospital in Tai Po. Construction of the new hospital commenced in 1992 and is scheduled for completion in 1996.
Tai Po Sewage Treatment Works caters for effluent from residential developments in Tai Po as well as from an industrial estate. Since the commissioning of the first stage in 1979, the works have been expanded over the years to cope with the developing new town. The latest expansion was under design for commissioning in 1995.
To serve the growing population, community facilities completed in 1992 included two primary schools, one secondary school, a district open space and a neighbourhood community centre. Construction of another secondary school and a park along the sea- front progressed satisfactorily.
Fanling/Sheung Shui
Although Fanling/Sheung Shui is only about four kilometres from China, it is well linked to the urban areas and other parts of the Territory by the electrified Kowloon-Canton Railway and the New Territories Circular Road.
The population of Fanling/Sheung Shui in 1992 was about 153 000 and is expected to reach 220 000 by the end of the 1990s. Formation and servicing works in several areas progressed satisfactorily and 35 hectares of land were produced for various uses in 1992. Another internal transport facility comprising a terminal for buses, mini-buses and taxis. was provided at Luen Wo Hui.
To improve flood-control, the training of River Indus Minor and rehabilitation of the moat at Sheung Shui Tsuen progressed to near completion.
Community facilities completed in 1992 include a secondary school while two secondary schools, a rural centre at Ta Kwu Ling, an open space, expansion and improvement to Fanling Hospital Phase I and a market complex were under construction. A district hospital with 720 beds was also being planned.
At Sha Tau Kok, a small township with a population of 4 500 on the border with China, formation and servicing of a security buffer zone near Chung Ying Street to guard against illegal immigrants were progressing.
Tuen Mun
Tuen Mun, in the West New Territories, 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. In 1992, about five hectares of additional land were reclaimed for industrial development and district open space.
The present population is about 430 000 of which about 70 per cent live in public housing developments which include 11 public rental estates and 13 home ownership and private sector participation schemes. One more home ownership scheme was completed in late 1992. Within the next five years, three more home ownership and private sector participation schemes will be developed to accommodate a further 23 000 people. Together with some high-density private housing development along the south-eastern coast, the new town will provide homes for about 480 000 people by the mid-1990s.
In the provision of educational facilities, one prevocational school was completed by the end of 1991 and two additional secondary schools were completed in mid-1992. To meet