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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1977
BALANCED REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR
LANTAU, PENG CHAU AND CHEUNG CHAU ******
THE GOVERNMENT HAS APPROVED A PLAN TO GIVE A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR REDEVELOPMENT FACELIFT TO THE ISLANDS OF LANTAU, CHEUNG CHAU AND PENG CHAU.
THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. DAVID TSUI, SAID TODAY THAT WORK WAS TO BEGIN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY ON RESHAPING CHEUNG CHAU AND MUI WO AND TAI O ON LANTAU ISLAND AS BALANCED SELF-CONTAINED RURAL TOWNSHIPS.
HE STRESSED THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S PLANS WOULD NOT ENCROACH ON THE NATURAL, PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT OF THE ISLANDS BUT WOULD CONCENTRATE ON IMPROVING THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF THE LOCAL RESIDENTS AS WELL AS PROVIDING AN ALTERNATIVE LIFESTYLE FOR THOSE IN THE URBAN AREAS +WHO WEARY OF LIVING IN HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS+.
MR. TSUI TOLD A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE VICTORIA LIONS CLUB THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD EARMARKED MORE THAN $60 MILLION
IN THIS YEAR'S ESTIMATES TO COVER THE COSTS OF SITES AND THEIR FORMATION FOR THE PROGRAMME.
MR. TSUI GAVE THIS RUNDOWN ON THE DEVELOPMENT PLANS DRAWN UP BY GOVERNMENT CONSULTANTS.
LANTAU : AT MUI WO, WORK IS TO BEGIN THIS SUMMER ON A $20 MILLION PROJECT TO PROVIDE THE INITIAL DEVELOPMENT WHICH INCLUDES :-
* A $9 MILLION FERRY CONCOURSE INCORPORATING A BUS
TERMINAL, TAXI AND PRIVATE CAR RANK, A CAR PARK AND NEW FERRY PIER TO ACCOMMODATE TWO TRIPLE DECK FERRIES.
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COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL SITES NEAR THE FERRY PIER AS WELL AS RURAL PUBLIC HOUSING FOR 1,200 PEOPLE,
MR, TSUI SAID THAT THE PLAN ALSO CALLED FOR PROVISION OF VILLAGE TYPE HOUSING AND WORK SHOP AREAS IN THE MUI WO VALLEY AS WELL AS ROADS AND FOOTPATHS FROM THE FERRY PIER TO THE VALLEY.
+AT TAI 0,+ HE SAID, +WORK WILL BEGIN SOON TO PROVIDE A SITE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF RURAL PUBLIC HOUSING TO GIVE NEW HOMES TO 3,000 PEOPLE - MOST OF THEM BOAT SQUATTERS AND LAND SQUATTERS LIVING IN UNHYGENIC AND UNHEALTHY CONDITIONS,
MR. TSUI SAID THAT THE COST FOR THE ENGINEERING WORKS WAS ABOUT $22.5 MILLION,
/+APART FROM