Kwai Chung/Tsuen Wan New Town
6.13 The contract for reclaiming 39 acres for the Kwai Chung Container Terminal behind the existing breakwater was completed, the remainder being developed by private enterprise. The contract at Kwai Chung Area 29B to provide 20 acres of land for industrial, storage and Government uses progressed satisfactorily; site formation was substantially completed and road construction was in progress.
6.14 Reclamation continued in Gin Drinkers Bay where some 575,000 cubic yards of material from Government and private works was deposited, bringing the total area reclaimed to 279 acres.
Sha Tin New Town
6.15 The Stage I, Phase I development scheme, when completed, will provide 100 acres of formed sites, roads and services for private residential and industrial development, Government housing, other Government uses, institutional and community use, as well as open space for recreation; it could support a population of 30,000 people.
6.16 The Sha Tin By-pass was fully completed and opened to traffic. A contract was commenced in Areas 7 and 8 to provide sites for a Government Housing Estate and residential/commercial development north of the existing Sha Tin market; some 355,000 cubic yards of materials was deposited in these two Areas, bringing the total area reclaimed to 25.5 acres.
6.17 Preliminary consideration was given to the next phase of Sha Tin Development.
Castle Peak New Town
6.18 Stage IA of the Castle Peak Development, which is now well advanced, will provide formed land, roads and services for private residential purposes, Government housing, industrial sites, Government, institution and community use, as well as open space for recreation; it is able to accommodate 55,000 persons on new reduced planned population densities.
6.19 Site-formation works continued satisfactorily and about 6 acres of land was formed. The district distributor road on the north side of Area 9 was completed whilst the construction of roads and drains in Areas 9 and 12 continued.
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