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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1976
+THIS LARGE STRUCTURE WILL RUN ON A CURVED ALIGNMENT FORMING AN IMPOSING FACADE FACING THE SOUTH-WEST OVER THE HARBOUR.
+ THE ROOF LINE WILL RISE IN CURVES SWEEPING OUTWARDS AND UPWARDS FROM A CENTRAL POINT IN ITS FACADE TO THE WEST FACING STAR FERRY CONCOURSE AND TO THE SOUTH FACING THE HARBOUR, AND WILL
INTRODUCE A SPECTACULAR LANDMARK IN THE AREA, HE SAID.
CONSTRUCTION OF THIS AUDITORIA BLOCK, HE SAID, WOULD BE CARRIED OUT IN TWO STAGES AND SHOULD BE FULLY COMPLETED IN EARLY 1982.
APART FROM THE CONCERT HALL AND THEATRE, IT WOULD ALSO CONTAIN LECTURE HALLS, CONFERENCE ROOMS, A CHINESE RESTAURANT, A SMALLER EUROPEAN RESTAURANT, AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AND REHEARSAL AREAS.
THE COMBINED MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY BUILDING PLANNED TO THE SOUTH-EAST OF THE SITE WOULD PROVIDE PERMANENT DISPLAY AND EXHIBITION AREAS, AUDITORIA WITH CLASSROOMS, A RESEARCH ROOM AND LIBRARY, CONSERVATION LABORATORIES AND OFFICES, WORKSHOPS AND STORES.
MR. MCDONALD SAID THAT SINCE THE REVISED TSIM SHA TSUI OUTLINE ZONING PLAN WAS GAZETTED IN JULY THIS YEAR, NINETEEN VALID OBJECTIONS HAD BEEN RECEIVED AND THESE WERE NOW BEING CONSIDERED BY THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD.
THE PLAN WAS DESIGNED TO ILLUSTRATE THE BROAD PRINCIPLES OF DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE TSIM SHA TSUI AREA WHICH WAS TO BE PROVIDED WITH A SYSTEM OF ENVIRONMENTAL PRECINCTS INTEGRATED BY A NETWORK OF TRANSPORT FACILITIES AND OPEN SPACE, HE SAID.
DEVELOPMENT PLANS, ENVISAGED THREE SECONDARY SCHOOLS, A MULTI-PURPOSE GOVERNMENT CENTRE AND A MULTI-STOREY CARPARK ON THE RECLAMATION EAST OF CHATHAM ROAD, AS WELL AS A NEW POLICE STATION, A SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX AND A KAIFONG HALL AND SCHOOL IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE OLD WHITFIELD BARRACKS.
IN ADDITION, IT WAS PROPOSED TO REDEVELOP THE EXISTING MARKET SITE AT THE JUNCTION OF CANTON ROAD AND PEKING ROAD FOR A MULTI-PURPOSE BUILDING INCORPORATING SUCH FACILITIES AS CLINICS, OFFICES, PARKING, A YOUTH CENTRE, LIBRARY AND READING ROOMS.
ONE OF THE MAIN AIMS OF TOWN PLANNING IN HONG KONG, HE SAID, WAS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE COMMUNITY -- NOT AN EASY TASK CONSIDERING THE LIMITED LAND AREA AND THE VERY REAL PROBLEM OF PEOPLE,
ALTHOUGH THE TOTAL LAND SIZE OF HONG KONG WAS ABOUT 1,036 SQUARE KILOMETRES, ONLY 30 PER CENT COULD BE UTILISED FOR INTENSIVE DEVELOPMENT, HE SAID.
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