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MONDAY, JULY 2, 1984.
ONE OF THE PATTERNS WHICH MINIMISED PUBLIC SECTOR CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT COSTS RESULTED IN NEW DEVELOPMENT BEING CONCENTRATED IN THE TIN SHUI WAI-DEEP BAY AREA FOR AN ADDITIONAL 478 000 PEOPLE AND ON MAJOR RECLAMATIONS IN THE WESTERN HARBOUR FOR 294 000 PEOPLE.
OTHER DEVELOPMENT WOULD OCCUR AT POK FU LAM FOR 75 000 PEOPLE AND AT PHASE 2 OF MA ON SHAN FOR 26 000 PEOPLE.
THE SECOND PATTERN, WHICH TOOK GREATER ACCOUNT OF COSTS AND BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSPORT, WOULD CONCENTRATE GROWTH
IN THE WESTERN HARBOUR AT GREEN ISLAND-POK FU LAM FOR 268 000 PEOPLE AND BETWEEN YAU MA TEI-STONECUTTERS ISLAND FOR 605 000 PEOPLE.
THE CAPITAL COSTS OF THE TWO PATTERNS OVER THE DECADE WOULD
BE ROUGHLY EQUAL AT $220 BILLION AT 1982 PRICES.
THE STUDY REPORT STRESSED THAT THERE WERE MANY COMMON COMPONENTS IN THE TWO GROWTH PATTERNS, ESPECIALLY IN RESPECT OF RECLAMATIONS AT YAU MA TEI AND GREEN ISLAND WHICH, TOGETHER, COULD ACCOMMODATE 310 000 PEOPLE.
ALSO, FURTHER RECLAMATIONS COMMON TO BOTH PATTERNS WOULD BE AT WAN CHAI AND HUNG HOM BAY, FOR ABOUT 90 000 PEOPLE.
FOR TRANSPORT, THERE WERE ALSO MANY COMMON COMPONENTS IN RESPECT OF TRUNK HIGHWAYS AND PASSENGER RAIL SYSTEMS. HOWEVER, THE TIMING AND ALIGNMENT OF SOME OF THESE WOULD REQUIRE MORE DETAILED CONSIDERATION.
THERE WERE FURTHER COMMON COMPONENTS RELATING TO KEY INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED BY 2001 TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF HONG KONG. THESE INCLUDED:
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RECLAMATION OFF CENTRAL TO ALLOW FOR THE LONG-TERM EXPANSION OF MAJOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES:
RECLAMATION OF HUNG HOM BAY FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY TERMINAL, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRIVATE HOUSING, COMMERCIAL FACILITIES AND OTHER USES;
* FURTHER EXPANSION OF THE CONTAINER PORT FOR WHICH
INITIAL WORKS WERE ALREADY IN PROGRESS; AND
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POSSIBLY A BREAKWATER AND LAND FOR PORT-RELATED FACILITIES BETWEEN PENG CHAU AND KAU YI CHAU, ENABLING WESTERN EXPANSION OF THE PORT.
/THE SCALE