THE LINK ROAD WILL BE ABOUT 220 METERS LONG RUNNING THROUGH THE CENTRE OF THE PILOT SCHEME AREA SO AS TO PROVIDE EASY ACCESS TO PROPOSED NEW BUILDINGS AND SHOPPING PROMENADES IN THE AREA. A SPECIAL LOADING AND UNLOADING BAY FOR GOODS VEHICLES WILL ALSO BE BUILT ALONG PART OF THE NEW ROAD. MOST OTHER STREETS IN THE AREA WILL BE FOR PEDESTRIANS ONLY.
ONE OF THE COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL SITES FRONTING QUEEN'S ROAD WEST, MR. SCOTT-WILL SAID, WOULD BE GRANTED BY PRIVATE TREATY TO THE HONG KONG HOUSING SOCIETY FOR BUILDING HOUSING ACCOMMODATION TOGETHER WITH SHOPS AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES.
ARRANGEMENTS WERE ALSO IN HAND TO CLEAR ANOTHER COMMERCIAL/ RESIDENTIAL SITE IN POSSESSION STREET TO MAKE WAY FOR THE REPROVISIONING OF THE EXISTING ELECTRIC SUB-STATION IN LOWER LASCAR ROW, HE ADDED.
+OVERALL,+ MR. SCOTT-WILL SAID, THE SCHEME IS PROGRESSING SATISFACTORILY.+
+LAND SALES WILL CONTINUE AS SITES BECOME AVAILABLE FOLLOWING VACATION, REHOUSING AND DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS, AND THE PILOT SCHEME AREA. IN ITS FINAL FORM CAN BE EXPECTED TO BE LARGELY COMPLETED IN THE EARLY 1980'S, ABOUT TWO OR THREE YEARS AFTER THE LAST LAND SALE HAS TAKEN PLACE.+
THE PILOT SCHEME AREA COVERS ABOUT 12.81 ACRES AND IS BOUNDED BY QUEEN'S ROAD IN THE NORTH AND WEST, HOLLYWOOD ROAD IN THE SOUTH AND SHING WONG STREET IN THE EAST.
ON COMPLETION, THERE WILL BE TWO SITES FOR PUBLIC OPEN SPACES, A CONTROLLED HAWKER BAZAAR AND TWO SCHOOLS IN ADDITION TO COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
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