FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1979
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TENDERS CALLED FOR FIVE RESIDENTIAL SITES IN CHEUNG SHA ******
THE GOVERNMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR FIVE LOTS OF CROWN LAND FOR PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN CHEUNG SKA ON LANTAU
ISLAND.
THE LOTS, RANGING FROM 1,010 TO 2,240 SQUARE METRES, ARE THE FIRST LOTS IN THE ISLANDS DISTRICT EVER PUT UP FOR SALE BY TENDER.
APPLICATIONS FOR THE LOTS ARE RESTRICTED TO REGISTERED OWNERS OF LAND EXCHANGE ENTITLEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, AND ONLY ENTITLEMENTS GIVING THE OWNER THE RIGHT TO A GRANT OF BUILDING LAND WILL BE CONSIDERED.
THE ESTATE SURVEYOR OF THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE, MR. JOHN MASTERS, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT IT WAS THE POLICY OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION TO OFFER AS MUCH LAND AS POSSIBLE TO HOLDERS OF LAND EXCHANGE ENTITLEMENTS IN ORDER TO GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONVERT THEIR +PAPER HOLDINGS INTO LAND HOLDINGS,
+THE SITES ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE SOUTH LANTAU HOSPITAL LAYOUT, BETWEEN SOUTH LANTAU ROAD AND TUNG CHUNG ROAD, AND COMMAND AN EXCELLENT VIEW OF THE CHEUNG SHA BEACH, MR. MASTERS SAID.
+OF THE BATCH, THREE SMALLER ONES OF 1,010, 1,080 AND 1,040 SQUARE METRES ARE ADJACENT SITES AND CAN BE DEVELOPED EITHER SEPARATELY OR AS A WHOLE.
*THE OTHER TWO, SITUATED TO THE SOUTH OF THE SMALL ONES, ARE ALSO ADJACENT SITES, MEASURING 1,180 AND 2,240 SQUARE METRES RESPECTIVELY.
+ALL OF THEM CARRY A PLOT RATIO OF 0.4 WHICH ALLOWS FOR TWO-STOREY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. +
MR. MASTERS NOTED THAT THESE LOTS ARE AMONG A LIMITED AMOUNT OF LAND AVAILABLE IN THE SOUTH LANTAU HOSPITAL LAYOUT WHICH IS BEING DEVELOPED AS A LOW-DENSITY PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL ZONE.
ALTOGETHER, 23 SITES OF VARIOUS SIZES ARE LOCATED IN THIS AREA, OF WHICH 15 HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISPOSED OF BY MEANS OF AUCTION OR IN SITU LAND EXCHANGE.
THE LAST THREE LOTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE, ALSO BY TENDER TO OWNERS OF LAND EXCHANGE ENTITLEMENTS, IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.
TENDERS FOR THE FIVE LOTS WILL CLOSE ON JULY 20.
THEY MUST BE PLACED IN THE APPLICATION BOX IN THE RECEPTION LOBBY OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF THE HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY BUILDING, 101 PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD, BEFORE NOON ON THE CLOSING DATE.
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