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FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1975
IN OTHER EFFORTS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW IN THE AREA, THE BOARD ALSO EXPECTS ANOTHER FERRY PIER TO BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE WATERFRONT TO THE WEST OF THE NORTH POINT BUS TERMINAL.
IN ADDITION, THE PROPOSED ALIGNMENT OF THE MASS TRANSIT- SYSTEM ALONG KING'S ROAD AND THE THREE TERMINAL STATIONS
TIN HAU, NORTH POINT AND QUARRY BAY HAVE ALSO BEEN INCORPORATED IN THE PLAN.
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IN ORDER TO ENHANCE RECREATIONAL POTENTIAL AND TO RELIEVE THE DENSITY OF THE BUILT-UP AREAS, THE BOARD RECOMMENDS MORE OPEN SPACE IN THE DENSELY POPULATED AREA ALONG KING'S ROAD.
THESE INCLUDE PROPOSALS TO CONVERT THE SITE OF THE EXISTING SAND DEPOT IN JAVA STREET INTO A PUBLIC PARK AND TO PRESERVE THE HILLSIDES BELOW TIN HAU TEMPLE ROAD AS A GREEN BELT.
APART FROM THESE, A FURTHER AREA IMMEDIATELY TO THE NORTH OF BREAMAR RESERVOIR WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC RECREATIONAL PURPOSES.
FOR LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT, THE BOARD IS LOOKING INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF DEVELOPING THE SOUTHERN HILLSIDES ABOVE BREAMAR RESERVOIR INTO A PARK OF REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.
A BOARD SPOKESMAN SAID: +WHEN THE PLAN MATERALISES, THOUGH NOT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, THE PARK WILL BE LOCATED IN ROUGH COUNTRY WHICH IS SUITABLE FOR WALKS AND HILL-CLIMBING PURSUITS.+
IN VIEW OF THE STEEPNESS OF THE SOUTHERN HILLSIDES, THE POSSIBLE OVER-LOADING OF THE ROAD NETWORK, AND THE NEED TO KEEP THE POPULATION IN THE DISTRICT WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS, THE BOARD DOES NOT ENCOURAGE ANY FURTHER MAJOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA.
HOWEVER, REDEVELOPMENTS OF COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL SITES
IN THE AREA ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.
THE BOARD'S VIEW ON INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS IS THAT LITTLE EXPANSION OF THE INDUSTRIAL ZONES IS ENVISAGED APART FROM THE PROPOSED RECLAMATION AREA TO THE EAST OF THE DISTRICT.
THE BOARD SPOKESMAN SAID: +THIS IS MAINLY BECAUSE THE DISTRICT IS ESSENTIALLY A RESIDENTIAL SUBURB OF CENTRAL, AND IT IS NOT CONSIDERED DESIRABLE TO ENCOURAGE MAJOR INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT WHICH IS IN NEED OF MORE COMMUNITY FACILITIES.
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