FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1976
+ BOTH SITES WILL BE LINKED BY TWO-LEVEL WALKWAYS AND SHOPPERS USING THE COMMERCIAL AREA WILL HAVE THE CHOICE OF USING AN OPEN AIR VERANDAH OR AN INTERNAL ARCADE SYSTEM, BOTH OF WHICH WILL GIVE EASY ACCESS TO THE SHOPS,
+SPECIAL CONSIDERATION IS
BEING GIVEN TO THE HANDICAPPED PEOPLE BY THE PROVISION OF ALTERNATIVE RAMPS AND LIFTS THROUGHOUT THE CENTRE.
+ALL OF THE SHOPPING AREA WILL BE CENTRALLY AIR-CONDITIONED, SO THAT SHOPPERS WILL ENJOY AN EVEN-TEMPERATURED, PLEASANT ENVIRONMENT RATHER THAN BEING SUBJECTED TO DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES, HUMIDITIES AND COOLING SYSTEMS IN THE INDIVIDUAL SHOPS.
+WE FORESEE THE COMMERCIAL COMPLEX ATTRACTING SPECIALIST AND HIGH-QUALITY SHOPS SIMILAR TO THOSE IN THE OCEAN TERMINAL, FOR EXAMPLE.
+ IN FACT, THIS SHOPPING AREA SHOULD BECOME TO SHA TIN WHAT QUEEN'S ROAD AND NATHAN ROAD ARE TO HONG KONG AND KOWLOON.+
MR. DON SAID THAT THE 8,000 PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIVE IN THE TOWER BLOCKS ABOVE THE COMMERCIAL AREA REPRESENTED NEARLY HALF OF THE 20,000 PEOPLE WHO WILL EVENTUALLY LIVE IN THE TOWN CENTRE ITSELF.
MOST OF THE REMAINDER WILL LIVE IN A SIMILAR COMMERCIAL/ RESIDENTIAL AREA WHICH WILL FORM THE SECOND WING' OF THE OVERALL TOWN CENTRE PLAN.
+ONE OF THE CONDITIONS THAT THE DEVELOPERS WILL HAVE TO MEET IN THE PRESENT DEVELOPMENT IS THE PROVISION OF A PRIMARY SCHOOL IN ONE BLOCK TO MEET GOVERNMENT STANDARDS, HE SAID.
+THE DEVELOPERS WILL HAVE TO LANDSCAPE THE DECKS OF THE PODIUM AS WELL AS PROVIDE SITTING OUT AND PLAYING AREAS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS AND SHOPPERS+.
MR. DON ESTIMATED THAT THE SITES SHOULD BE FULLY DEVELOPED WITHIN ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS TIME.
HE SAID THAT OTHER MAJOR AREAS OF THE TOWN CENTRE PLAN INCLUDED THE BUILDING OF A NEW RAILWAY STATION AND BUS TERMINUS INTERCHANGE STATION, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND A CULTURAL COMPLEX WITH A CITY HALL, LIBRARY, AUDITORIUM, RESTAURANTS AND OTHER FACILITIES.
+ THE TRANSPORTATION COMPLEX WILL PROVIDE A CO-ORDINATED CENTRE FOR PASSENGER TRANSFER FOR THE TOWN WHILE PEDESTRIANS WILL BE SAFELY AND CONVENIENTLY SEPARATED FROM VEHICULAR TRAFFIC BY A SERIES OF WALKWAYS AND UNDERPASSES LINKING THE VARIOUS PARTS OF THE TOWN CENTRE, HE ADDED.
+AND THE CENTRE ITSELF WILL FACE A LARGE OPEN SPACE AREA WITH MANY COMMUNITY AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, INCLUDING BICYCLE PATHS AND BICYCLE PARKS.+
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