Saturday, December 16, 1972
SHA TIN DEVELOPMENT UNDER REVISION
Sophisticated Township Envisaged
Sha Tin will be transformed, in the years to come, into a modern
satellite town with all the salient features and facilities that go witlı
a sophisticated modern township.
Government town plamers, in consultation with the New Territorios
Administration and local leaders, are at present revising the original
plan for the devolopment of Sha Tin the Outline Zoning Plan for Sha Tin.
The revision of the plan, which began a year ago and is nearing
completion, aims at croating an integrated and self-contained township.
In the new plan, the sociological needs of the local population
and the improvement of the environmental standards are accorded top
priority.
township
It also seeks to fulfil the three guiding principles of a modern
convenience, economy and attractive outlook.
A significant change in the revised plan will be the addition of
a race course in Sha Tin.
A government spokesman revealed that the new plan was being
designed in such a way as to meet the various community requirements.
He said: "The main theme of development in Sha Tin lies in the
even distribution of the different projects to attain a balanced state
of development."
When the Sha Tin New Town Development Plan was first conceived, the
intention was to develop it into a dormitory town.
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