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"NORTH DISTRICT IS THUS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL PLACED TO SERVE THE SPRINGBOARD TO THE SHENZHEN SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE,' HE SAID.
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REFERRING TO THE ON LOK TSUEN INDUSTRIAL ESTATE IN FANLING, MR CHEUNG SAID IT OCCUPIED AN AREA OF 16 HECTARES OF SOLID LAND WHICH, UNLIKE RECLAIMED LAND, POSED NO PROBLEM ΤΟ THE CONSTRUCTION OF
PLANTS.
HE ADDED THAT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE ESTATE HAD TAKEN PLACE MAINLY BY WAY OF PRIVATE LAND EXCHANGES AND LEASE MODIFICATIONS AS MOST OF THE LAND WAS PRIVATELY OWNED.
GOVERNMENT
AS AN ENCOURAGING MEASURE, MR CHEUNG EXPLAINED, THE HAD INTRODUCED ATTRACTIVE BASIC TERMS FOR IN-SITU LAND EXCHANGES.
TO ENHANCE THE INFRASTRUCTURE
OF THIS INDUSTRIAL AREA, AN
NEARBY EXTENSIVE RIVER TRAINING SCHEME IN THE
MA WAT RIVER AND A SUBSTANTIAL ROADS AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT COSTING OVER $100 MILLION HAD RECENTLY BEEN COMPLETED, HE ADded.
TURNING TO INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE FANLING/SHEUNG ALREADY SPENT WELL SHUI NEW TOWN, MR CHEUNG SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD OVER $2.7 BILLION AND ANOTHER $5 BILLION WOULD BE INVESTED OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
ON THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES NECESSITATED BY A STEADY BUILD-UP IN DISTRICT POPULATION, HE SAID A TOTAL OF 23 PROJECTS, COSTING SOME $1.7 BILLION, WERE CURRENTLY UNDER PLANNING
IMPLEMENTATION.
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AMONG THESE FACILITIES ARE FIVE PRIMARY SCHOOLS, A SECONDARY SCHOOL, A SUB-DIVISIONAL FIRE STATION IN SHEK WU HUI, A SEVEN-STOREY DISTRICT GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING IN FANLING, AND A 1200-BED DISTRICT HOSPITAL ADJACENT TO THE FANLING GOLF COURSE.
NORTH
AS REGARDS RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL FACILITIES, MR CHEUNG SAID 29 PROJECTS WITH A TOTAL COST OF 3255 MILLION, WERE BEING PLANNED OR IMPLEMENTED.
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THESE INCLUDE TWO INDOOR RECREATION CENTRES IN SHEK WU HUI, TWO RECREATION GROUNDS, A SPORTS COMPLEX, A SWIMMING POOL AND CENTRAL PARK WHICH WOULD HAVE AN OPEN PLAZA, A PUBLIC PERFORMANCT AREA, A CENTRAL LAKE AND GARDENS.
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MR CHEUNG ADDED THAT WHILE THE SKYLINE OF FANLING/SHEUNG SHUI WAS CHANGING RAPIDLY, THE BORDER TOWN OF SHA TAU KOK WAS UNDERGOING $300 MILLION FACELIFT.
"A LOW-DENSITY RURAL TOWNSHIP COMPLETE WITH MODERN AMENITIES
REDEVELOPMENT AND FACILITIES IS TAKING SHAPE. ITS
WILI. UPGARDE THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF THE 3,900 PEOPLE NOW LIVING IN TWO SQUATTER SETTLEMENTS IN SHA TAU KOK, HE SAID.
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