THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1987
2
GOVERNOR SEES WONG TAI SIN DEVELOPMENTS
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TATE'S DEVELOPMENTS TO TIE IN WITH
THE LION ROCK TUNNEL CAIRN TUNNEL AIMED AT RELIEVING CONGESTION IN
WERE WERE AMONG THE PROJECTS THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID, AND LADY WILSON
SIN DISTRICT THIS (THURSDAY} BRIEFED ON DURING A VISIT TO THE WONG TAI AFTERNOON.
OF
MILLION THE $2,000 THE TERRITORY'S MOST
TOLD OF DETAILS SIR DAVID WAS ALSO KOWLOON CENTRAL ESTATES REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, AMBITIOUS HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, DURING THE VISIT.
SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND BY THE REGIONAL ACCOMPANIED
NG HON-WAH; KOWLOON, MR T.H. CHAU; WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR
SIR DAVID AND WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR MICHAEL CHENG,
HOUSE AND LADY WILSON WERE GIVEN A BRIEFING ON THE ROOFTOP OF KAM WAN
OF THEY
COMMANDING VIEW
DIAMOND HAD A AT CHỌI HUNG ESTATE WHERE
CAIRN HILL, TAI HOM AND THE SITE OF THE SOUTHERN PORTAL OF THE TATE'S TUNNEL.
THEY WERE TOLD THAT ABOUT 20,000 WILL HAVE TO BE CLEARED IN FOUR PHASES OVER MAKE WAY FOR THE PROJECT.
PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA THE NEXT 18 MONTHS то
TAI
WILL
BE
REDEVELOPMENT IS ALSO GOING ON IN THE DIAMOND HILL AND THE
NORTH PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE HOM AREAS. THE DIAMOND COMPLETED BY 1991.
HILL
MAJOR PLANNING
DEVELOPMENT
WILL
PROPOSALS INCLUDE
FOR A LOTS,
THE
HOME AND MTR
ΤΑΙ
HOM/DIAMOND OWNERSHIP
HILL SCHEME
PROJECT, COMMERCIAL-RESIDENTIAL
STATION WHICH A PUBLIC HOUSING AND OTHER FACILITIES, SIR
INCORPORATES A RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL COMPLEX, ESTATE, A DISTRICT HOSPITAL, A HUGE PARK DAVID WAS TOLD.
WALKED WILSON
THROUGH THE DISTRICT'S POPULATION OF OVER
THE GOVERNOR AND LADY LARGEST SQUATTER AREA IN DIAMOND HILL WHICH HAS A 35,000 PEOPLE. THEY ALSO VISITED A SQUATTER FAMILY.
DURING THEIR TOUR OF THE VILLAGE,
AREA
SQUATTER
SIR DAVID AND LADY WILSON
PROGRAMME IMPROVEMENT
HAS GREATLY LEARNED THAT THE
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A IMPROVED THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT IN THE AREA.
UPGRADED MAIN DRAINAGE CHANNEL ALONG GRANDVIEW ROAD HAS SIGNIFICANTLY PUBLIC HYGIENE IN THESE SQUATTER VILLAGES.
PROGRAMME
HE WAS ALSO TOLD ABOUT THE REMARKABLE EFFECTS OF THE TWO FIRE BREAKS CONSTRUCTED UNDER THE SQUATTER AREA IMPROVEMENT WHICH EFFECTIVELY CONTROLLED TWO MAJOR SQUATTER FIRES IN TAI KOON VILLAGE AND MAN KUK NEW VILLAGE IN 1986.
OTHER FACILITIES IN THE SQUATTER AREAS INCLUDE
METERED WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS,
POINTS.
PUBLIC
TOILETS
AND
LARGE
NEW
STREET LIGHTS, REFUSE COLLECTION
/IN ADDITION,