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Wednesday, July 18, 1973
MORE HOUSING LAND FROM SHATIN RACE COURSE
Additional land for housing projects and recreational space
will be provided by the construction of the second race course in Shatin.
The acting Secretary for the Environment, the Hon. D. Akers-Jones
said today that the building of the course did not conflict with residential
or industrial development in the area.
He was replying in the Legislative Council to a question from
the Hon. S.Y. Chung as to whether the construction of the course bad
priority over housing projects.
Hill slopes used as "borrow areas" will provide additional
residential land as a bonus to the 10-year reclamation and development
plan for the valley, he said.
As in the Happy Valley race course, the centre of the track will
form "a most useful recreational lung for the half million inhabitants
of Shatin."
Mr. Akers-Jones also mentioned that the indirect benefit of
surplus funds generated by the race course would be used by the Royal
Hong Kong Jockey Club in community projects.
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