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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1982
NATHAN ROAD SHOP SITE FOR SALE
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A 5 410-SQUARE-METRE SITE ON NATHAN ROAD WILL BE SOLD BY TENDER EARLY NEXT YEAR FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SINGLE AND TWO-STOREY SHOPS OVER BASEMENTS.
THE SITE CONSISTS OF A STRIP OF LAND 17 METRES WIDE STRETCHING FROM A POINT NEAR THE CORNER OF AUSTIN ROAD AND NATHAN ROAD TO THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE KOWLOON MOSQUE.
TENDERS WILL CLOSE ON JANUARY 28.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LANDS DEPARTMENT SAID THE SUCCESSFUL TENDERER WILL BE REQUIRED TO CONSTRUCT THE BUILDING ACCOMMODATING THE SHOPS TO A SPECIFIED LEVEL SO THAT THE ROOF WILL FORM AN
INTEGRAL PART OF KOWLOON PARK.
+AT THE SOUTHERN END THE ROOF TOP WILL BE APPROXIMATELY LEVEL WITH THE ADJACENT PARK AND AT THE NORTHERN END THE PARK WILL BE LANDSCAPED TO SLOPE GENTLY UP TO THE ROOF TOP, HE ADDED.
UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF SALE, THE DEVELOPER WILL BE PREVENTED FROM INTRUDING ONTO THE ROOF AREA AND NO AIR-CONDITIONING PLANT OR VENTS WILL BE PERMITTED ON THE ROOF.
THE ROW OF SHOPS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO THREE BLOCKS SEPARATED BY WIDE FLIGHTS OF STEPS GIVING DIRECT ACCESS FROM NATHAN ROAD TO KOWLOON PARK.
ON COMPLETION OF THE DEVELOPMENT THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL LANDSCAPE THE ADJACENT AREAS AND PLANT TREES AND SHRUBS ON THE ROOF-TOP SO AS TO MAKE IT AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PARK.
+THIS WOULD EFFECTIVELY INCREASE THE USABLE AREA OF THE PARK BY CREATING A PLEASANT PASSIVE RECREATION AREA OF MORE THAN HALF A HECTARE,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE ROOF STRUCTURE OF THE SHOPS WILL OVERHANG NATHAN ROAD BY THREE METRES, THUS PROVIDING PEDESTRIANS WITH SHELTER ALONG THIS SIDE OF NATHAN ROAD.
+ IT IS ALSO EXPECTED THAT THE SHOPS TOGETHER WITH THE LANDSCAPING AND SHRUBS PLANTED ON THE ROOF WILL FORM AN EFFECTIVE BARRIER AGAINST TRAFFIC NOISE ON NATHAN ROAD AND SO ENHANCE THE TRANQUILITY OF THE PARK AREA, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
FORMS OF TENDER, TENDER NOTICES AND CONDITIONS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM, AND TENDER PLANS INSPECTED AT, THE SURVEY DIVISION OF THE LANDS DEPARTMENT, MURRAY BUILDING 5TH FLOOR, GARDEN ROAD; THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE (KOWLOON WEST), KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 405 NATHAN ROAD, 10TH FLOOR, KOWLOON AND THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICES OF SHA TIN, TAI PO, NORTH, YUEN LONG, TSUEN WAN, TUEN MUN, SAI KUNG AND ISLANDS,