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+THE RESIDENTS EVEN PULLED DOWN THE STRUCTURES THEMSELVES, + HE ADDED.
OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, FURTHER AREAS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR DEVELOPMENT WORKS IN THE TIN SHUI WAI PROJECT, AND ADEQUATE PUBLIC HOUSING IN THE VICINITY HAS BEEN OFFERED TO ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY THE CLEARANCES.
A NEW TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA AT LONG BIN, TO THE WEST OF YUEN LONG TOWN, WOULD ACCOMMODATE THESE AFFECTED, AND THE NEW LONG PING HOUSING ESTATE WOULD BE READY FOR OCCUPATION EARLY NEXT YEAR, MR WILSON SAID.
+GOOD PROGRESS IS BEING MADE WITH THE VARIOUS CONTRACTS IN THE INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OF TIN SHUI WAI NEW TOWN, HE SAID.
+THE AREA THAT WAS CLEARED TODAY WILL BE EARMARKED FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES IN THE NEW TOWN, HE SAID.
TUEN MUN TOWN PARK OPENS
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THE TUEN MUN TOWN PARK, A PARK WITH SEVERAL FIRSTS+ IN HONG KONG, WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG.
IT IS THE FIRST PUBLIC PARK IN THE TERRITORY WITH AN ORNAMENTAL LAKE DESIGNED FOR BOAT ROWING. IT IS ALSO THE FIRST WITH A FULLY AUTOMATIC COMPUTER-CONTROLLED IRRIGATION SYSTEM.
CONSTRUCTED IN PHASES AT A COST OF ABOUT $91.5 MILLION PHASE ONE OF THE PARK HAD BEEN COMPLETED AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WHILE WORK ON PHASE TWO WILL START SHORTLY.
MR CHEUNG SAID PHASE ONE OF THE 12.5-HECTARE PARK INCLUDED AN ORNAMENTAL LAKE, AN ISLAND CAFE, A LAKE-SIDE AMPHITHEATRE, A PAVILION, AND CHILDREN'S PLAY AREAS.
WHEN FULLY DEVELOPED, THERE WOULD BE A 160-METRE WATER CASCADE, THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG A ROLLER SKATING RINK, MINI-SOCCER PITCH AND TENNIS COURTS.
FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE RESIDENTS, MR CHEUNG SAID, THERE WOULD BE THREE PEDESTRIAN FOOTBRIDGES LINKING THE PARK WITH THE TOWN CENTRE THE CULTURAL COMPLEX AND THE WOODED KNOLL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TUEN MUN NULLAH.
+ THE TUEN MUN TOWN PARK IS ONE OF THE MANY RECREATIONAL FACILITIES MANAGED BY THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN THE DISTRICT, + MR CHEUNG ADDED.
+IT IS