LAND, PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES
On the eastern side, the Aldrich Bay development has produced some 28 hectares of land for private and public housing, open space and other uses. The new typhoon shelter was opened in 1991, and reclamation of the old typhoon shelter was completed in 1997. Construction of roads and other infrastructure commenced in January for completion in late 2002 to meet the population intake there.
Infrastructure works and building developments for various uses were well advanced on the 56 hectares of land formed at Siu Sai Wan. Two secondary schools and three Private Sector Participation Scheme housing developments, together with most of the infrastructure including the two remaining footbridges, were completed. The Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground is in use.
At Telegraph Bay, the development of about 20 hectares of land reclaimed in 1989 will hinge on the infrastructure provision. The originally intended housing development has been replaced by a Cyberport development following the budget announcement in March. The Cyberport is an information infrastructure project which upon full development will provide some 12 000 jobs and accommodate a residential population of about 10 000. The engineering infrastructure for the development commenced in late 1999 for completion by end-2001 to tie in with the target completion of the first phase of the Cyberport development.
Kowloon
The West Kowloon Reclamation (WKR) will provide about 340 hectares of land to house 159 000 people, and for essential roads and cultural development. The Government, however, decided in November that the land use of the southern portion of the WKR (covering about 40 hectares) will be reviewed fundamentally to make way for the development of a world-class integrated arts, cultural and entertainment district. To achieve this objective, the remaining works in the existing road and infrastructural works contract were deleted. An open competition on the future planning will be held and the current zoning of the southern tip of the WKR will be changed in due course.
The 36 hectares of land formed at Hung Hom Bay Reclamation will be used for private and public housing/commercial developments, extension of the existing Kowloon-Canton Railway freight yard, government/institutional/community (GIC) facilities, schools, open space and road works. The area will house about 14 500 people. Infrastructure works including two trunk roads (the Hung Hom Bypass and Princess Margaret Road Link) were completed in August.
The South East Kowloon Development Review Feasibility Study commenced in November, with a proposed total development area of 440 hectares (including 280 hectares of the Kai Tak airport site and 160 hectares reclamation) to house about 240 000 people. Land use for housing and transport requirements will be met. Strategic GIC facilities and some specific tourist-related uses along the waterfront are proposed. The review study will be completed by early/mid-2001.
New Towns and Rural Townships
The development of new towns in Hong Kong continued in 1999. At the end of the year, about three million people were housed in the new towns and the nearby rural townships, enjoying a wide range of community and recreational facilities, including
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