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age groups. The completion of the sub-divisional fire station in Tsing Yi will cope with the future development there. Also under construction are the Tak Wah Park Phase II, the Tsing Yi Town Park Phase II and a divisional fire station at Lai King.
Sha Tin
Sha Tin new town is, to a large extent, complete and already home to over half a million people. Sha Tin, well known for its planning and integrated development, is situated at the head of Tolo Harbour.
The final reclamation contract at Ma On Shan, to be completed by early 1994, will add 23 hectares of land, boosting the total to over 1 850 hectares. Work on the last section of the primary road link to Ma On Shan Town Centre started in August and is scheduled for completion in 1996.
The programme to improve conditions in the many old villages in and around Sha Tin continued during the year. The village improvement schemes for Fo Tan and Tai Shui Hang were completed, and the combined scheme for the villages of Hin Tin, Sheung Keng Hau and Ha Keng Hau was in progress.
Community facilities were being reviewed for this mature new town, with additional schools added during the year.
The water quality in Shing Mun River and Tolo Harbour is expected to continue improving, with the completion in mid-1993 of the scheme to export the effluent from the Sha Tin sewage treatment works to the Kai Tak Nullah.
Tai Po
In the last 20 years, Tai Po has grown from a small market town of 25 000 into a new town with a population of 263 000, accommodated in 1 260 hectares of development area.
Most of the new town's engineering infrastructure is in place. Its infrastructure was further improved by the completion of several pedestrian bridges and subways. A further expansion of the Tai Po sewage treatment works was in progress to cater for the remaining development in the town area and the industrial estate.
Construction of the Nethersole Hospital started in April, while work on the Tai Po Convalescent/Infirmary Hospital started in September. On completion of these two hospitals, the needs of the region will be adequately met with a combined capacity of 1 662 beds in 1997.
Fanling and Sheung Shui
Fanling and Sheung Shui, just a few kilometres from China, have grown from a group of villages in 1973 to a town of 164 000 people. Their combined population is expected to increase to 215 000 by the turn of the century.
During the year, 26 hectares of land were formed for development, in addition to the nearly 500 hectares already produced for various uses. Flood control measures continued with the completion of the training of a section of the River Indus Minor and the rehabilitation of a moat at the village of Sheung Shui Tsuen.
The school building programme continued, while the Ta Kwu Ling Rural Centre was completed. Construction of the Regional Council's market complex at Shek Wu Hui was in progress. Design work on the North District Hospital started and construction will begin in 1994.