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MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1988
THE UPGRADING SCHEME MR SUEN EXPLAINED THAT THE OBJECTIVE OF
BY INFORMAL WAS TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT IN AREAS ALREADY OCCUPIED
THE GOVERNMENT DID NOT INTEND UNPLANNED SETTLEMENTS AND WHERE UNDERTAKE LARGE-SCALE REDEVELOPMENT.
ΤΟ
IT REPRESENTED AN AREA "SAN HING TSUEN WAS CHOSEN AS
WHICH SETTLED ALREADY, FACED ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND WAS QUITE HEAVILY HE SAID.
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OF TEMPORARY
AND
"A LARGE NUMBER
STRUCTURES RESIDENTIAL TEMPORARY INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES AND USES ALREADY EXIST IN THIS AREA.
INADEQUATE
DO
"HOWEVER, ROAD ACCESS IS OF A VERY LOW STANDARD AND FOR EXISTING TRAFFIC. OTHER SERVICES SUCH AS DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE NOT EXIST.
TAKE
BEEN DRAWN UP FOR SAN MR SUEN NOTED THAT A LAYOUT PLAN HAD
AND REVISED IN EARLY 1986 ΤΟ HING TSUEN AT THE END OF 1985 ACCOUNT OF THE VIEWS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THE DISTRICT BOARD.
ACCESS TO SAN NEARBY RESIDENTIAL
THE PROJECT INVOLVED THE PROVISION OF IMPROVED HING TSUEN, TUEN CHI WAI, TSING CHUEN WAI AND THE AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS.
WORKS
INCLUDED THE
CONSTRUCTION OF
SINGLE
CARRIAGEWAYS,
CARPARKS, FOOTPATHS AND ANCILLARY DRAINAGE AND LANDSCAPE WORKS.
EXPECTED THAT THE
PILOT PROJECT WOULD PACE OF IT WOULD WERE EXPECTED TO
MR SUEN SAID IT WAS GRADUALLY TAKE SHAPE IN THE EARLY 1990'S, BUT THE HINGE LARGELY ON PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATIVES, WHICH INCREASE WHEN PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE.
MUN
IF SUCCESSFUL, COULD FORM THE SAN HING TSUEN PILOT PROJECT, THE BASIS FOR WORK ON OTHER UPGRADING AREAS IN THE YUEN LONG-TUEN CORRIDOR.
"ACTION IS IN HAND TO UPDATE THE EXISTING LAND USE SOME OF THE POTENTIAL UPGRADING AREAS, INCLUDING TAN KWAI TEI AND FUK HANG TSUEN, IN THE SUB-REGION.
"THESE RURAL UPGRADING PROJECTS, THE GOVERNMENT AN ADDITIONAL $100 MILLION,
SURVEYS OF TSUEN, LAM
IF IMPLEMENTED,
WOULD
COST
MR SUEN SAID.
DURING THE DAY THE GROUP ALSO SAW OTHER CONTINUING OR
1 IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMMES IN THE RURAL NEW TERRITORIES.
PLANNED
UNDER
PROGRAMME
THEY INSPECTED THREE URBAN FRINGE THE
1MPROVEMENT (UFI) PROJECTS
CO-ORDINATED BY THE TERRITORY
DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT.
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