TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1983
+ADEQUATE CAR PARKING FOR RESIDENTS AND THE IR VISITORS
AND THE COMMERCIAL CENTRE TOGETHER WITH A MINIMUM OF ONE PARKING SPACE PER MARINA BERTH IS TO BE PROVIDED.+
THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT IS TO BE UNDERTAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PROGRAMME OF WORK AGREED WITH THE LANDS DEPARTMENT AND THE WHOLE SCHEME IS TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN SIX YEARS, MR SCOTT-WILL SAID.
THE DEVELOPER IS REQUIRED TO FORWARD TO GOVERNMENT FOR APPROVAL WITHIN SIX MONTHS A MASTER PLAN SHOWING THE WHOLE SCHEME IN DETAIL.
+MUCH EMPHASIS IS BEING PLACED ON LANDSCAPING OF THE OVERALL AREA AND THE DEVELOPER WILL ALSO HAVE TO SUBMIT WITHIN SIX MONTHS FOR GOVERNMENT APPROVAL A DETAILED LANDSCAPING SCHEME,+ HE SAID.
+THE DEVELOPER WILL SUBSEQUENTLY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE LANDSCAPING WHEN COMPLETED.
COMMENTING ON THE PREMIUM, MR SCOTT-WILL SAID WE ARE QUITE SATISFIED WITH IT HAVING REGARD TO THE SUBSTANTIAL ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT WORKS WHICH THE DEVELOPER HAS TO UNDERTAKE.
+THIS IS IN FACT, A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE NOT ONLY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TUEN MUN BUT ALSO THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.
+THIS AMBITIOUS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE SOME MUCH NEEDED RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE REGION AND HIGH-CLASS RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TUEN MUN,
+WE HOPE THAT THIS PROJECT WILL HELP ATTRACT FURTHER PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TOWN WHICH IS MOVING AT A RAPID PACE.+
TO PROVIDE FILL FOR THE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF RECLAMATION INVOLVED, MR SCOTT-WILL SAID, BORROW AREAS HAD BEEN DESIGNATED IN THE NEARBY HILLS AND IN CARRYING OUT BORROWING OPERATIONS THE DEVELOPER WOULD BE REQUIRED TO FORM THE DESIGNATED AREAS TO SPECIFIED LEVELS AND TO BUILD ROADS GIVING PERMANENT ACCESS TO THE PLATFORMS WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY WOULD BE SOLD BY GOVERNMENT FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT.
THESE SITES ARE REQUIRED TO BE FORMED WITHIN STIPULATED DATES TO TIE IN WITH GOVERNMENT'S DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE AREA.
MR SCOTT-WILL SAID, THE TENDER ACCEPTANCE TOGETHER WITH THE RECENT DISPOSAL OF A LARGE KEY SITE IN THE TUEN MUN TOWN CENTRE SCHEME REPRESENT TWO VERY IMPORTANT LAND DISPOSALS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF TUEN MUN NEW TOWN.+
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