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Thursday, November 29, 1973
"Some additional posts have been approved recently for the
Buildings Ordinance Office and we will do what we can with these, but I
hope that we will also be provided with adequate legal and administrative
means of tackling this problem."
this.
Mr. Robertson gave an assurance that once the office was given
its staff would get down to the problem with a will. It
Referring to the New Territories Development Department, which
was formed as a result of the Government's new, accelerated 10-year
housing programme, he said he was happy to say that "the impact of this
new organisation has already been felt."
Land
"In Sha Tin, already there are about 80 acres of formed land
and within the period 1975 to 1978 there will be another 640 acres. Much
of this land will clearly be required for public housing, but there should
also be 150 acres for private housing.
"Of more immediate interest, however, will be a plan to allow
private developers to participate in the formation of land in the Sha Tin
area.
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The New Territories Development, Mr. Robertson said, had identified
an opportunity to invite private developers to excavate hillside and
reclaim a large area of seabed on the southeast side of Sha Tin.
"The developer will retain about 48 acres of the land so formed
which he may develop for private residential purposes; the remainder of the
land will be returned to the government to be used to promote the speedier
development of Sha Tin Town. These areas are additional to the 640 acres
I have mentioned before," he said.
/Mr.
Robertson