THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1983
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CONSTRUCTION OF SHA TIN TOWN PARK
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THE SHA TIN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) AWARDED A CONTRACT TO SHIU TAI AND CO. LTD. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SHA TIN'S TOWN PARK.
THE CONTRACT, WORTH ABOUT $50 MILLION, WAS SIGNED THIS AFTERNOON BY MR KEITH AUSTIN, ACTING PROJECT MANAGER OF THE SHA TIN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMPANY.
THE TOWN PARK, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND, WILL FORM A MAJOR ELEMENT IN THE OPEN SPACES TO BE PROVIDED IN THE NEW TOWN AND WILL OCCUPY A TEN-HECTARE SITE ALONG THE NORTHERN BANK OF THE SHING MUN RIVER.
+IT WILL BE CONVENIENTLY LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE TOWN, BETWEEN THE TOWN CENTRE BUILDINGS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND THE RIVER, MR AUSTIN SAID.
+THE MAJOR FEATURE OF THE PARK WILL BE A PAVED PLAZA PROVIDING A SETTING FOR THE FUTURE NEW TOWN CULTURAL COMPLEX, WITH FOUNTAINS, AN OPEN-AIR BANDSTAND THEATRE AREA WHICH WILL BE COVERED BY A COLOURFUL AWNING, AND WIDE-SPREAD FLOWERING TREES TO PROVIDE SHADE, HE ADDED.
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A CONTINUOUS PROMENADE AND CYCLE TRACK WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED ALONG THE 800-METRE RIVER FRONTAGE, SHADED WITH BANYAN TREES.
+THIS WILL FORM PART OF AN EXTENSIVE PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLE TRACK SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE TOWN. THERE WILL BE STEPS AND RAMPS FOR PEDESTRIAN ACCESS UP TO THE HIGHER LEVEL OF THE PARK, AND TO CAFES AND TEA TERRACES OVERLOOKING THE RIVER, MR AUSTIN SAID.
OTHER FEATURES OF THE PARK WILL INCLUDE A LARGE ARTIFICIAL HILL AND WATERFALL, A TROPICAL GARDEN, ADVENTURE PLAY AREAS POOLS, PONDS AND FOUNTAINS, PAVILIONS AND EXTENSIVE TREE AND SHRUB PLANTING AREAS.
WORK ON THE CONTRACT WILL START LATER THIS MONTH AND TAKE ABOUT 20 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
TUEN MUN TO HOLD DB MEETING TOMORROW
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A PROPOSAL TO CONVERT THE BOWRING ARMY CAMP IN TUEN MUN INTO A TEMPORARY REFUGEE CLOSED CENTRE WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR CLINTON LEEKS,
WILL EXPLAIN DETAILS OF THE PROPOSAL.
AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE BRIEFED ON THE RECENTLY INTRODUCED LICENSING AND CONTROL MEASURES ON DWELLING VESSELS IN TYPHOON SHELTERS.
/THEY WILL