LAND, PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES
September 1995. The first phase of the River Trade Terminal commenced operation in October 1998. To cater for the increasing traffic demand in association with these developments, construction of a major road, the Foothills Bypass, commenced in September 1998.
Tai Po
Tai Po has grown from a small market town of 25 000 in 1974 into a new town with a population of 280 000 on about 1 270 hectares of land. It is well developed with the major infrastructure in place.
A feasibility study for the Pak Shek Kok development completed in August 1998 identified the development of a Science Park, residential and recreation uses. The detailed design of the advance infrastructure has begun and advance infrastructural work is scheduled for completion in mid-2001 to tie in with the operation of Science
Park Phase I.
Fanling and Sheung Shui
Fanling and Sheung Shui sustain a population of around 207 000 people on about 773 hectares of land. This is expected to increase to 237 000 by the turn of the century.
The design of various flood control schemes for the River Indus is progressing with completion dates to tie in with the Shenzhen River regulation project so as to relieve the risk of flooding by 2002. The first stage of the river training works began in September 1998.
Yuen Long
The population in Yuen Long Town was 136 000 at the end of the year and is expected to grow to 153 000 early in the next decade. Development is spreading to the Tuen Mun-Yuen Long Corridor. The rural area is being rejuvenated and new infrastructure provided. The construction of new infrastructure at Hung Shui Kiu and Ping Shan areas is planned to be implemented in stages commencing in mid-1999 for completion in 2003.
Yuen Long development will be extended southward covering an area of about 12 hectares of land mainly for public housing development. Site formation and infrastructure works will be implemented in phases commencing in mid-1999 for completion by 2003.
Tseung Kwan O
The development of Tseung Kwan O new town, which started in 1982, is divided into three phases. Phase I has been substantially completed, with about 568 hectares of land formed. Engineering infrastructure has been provided to cater for private and public housing and associated community facilities.
Phase II, which includes the reclamation and engineering infrastructure for the town centre northern area, will be completed early in 2000. It will provide 96 hectares of land for commercial, residential, government, institutional and community uses. Phase III for the reclamation of town centre south is in progress and the provision of 95 hectares of serviced land for the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate has been completed. The southern part of Siu Chik Cha has also been formed and is
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