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FRIDAY, PECEMBER 1 1989
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FINDINGS ON USE OF UNDERGROUND SPACE ANNOUNCED
* * *
UNDERGROUND SPACE IN HONG THE STUDY ON THE POTENTIAL USE OF
AN KONG (SPUN) HAS CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED THAT ROCK CAVERNS CAN PROVIDE
SHORTAGE OF SPACE AND ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION TO HONG KONG'S CHRONIC
THE
THE ENVIRONMENT,
HELP TO
AND PRESERVE
IMPROVE GOVERNMENT TOWN PLANNER, DR TED PRYOR, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
PRINCIPAL
CONFERENCE,
ALREADY WIDELY USE MADE OF
DR PRYOR SAID ALTHOUGH OF DEEP BASEMENTS AND TUNNELS FOR HONG UTILISED IN
ROCK
LARGE
MAN-MADE
SPEAKING AT A PRESS UNDERGROUND SPACE, IN THE FORM TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES, WAS KONG, THERE HAD BEEN VERY LITTLE CAVERNS.
METROPLAN AND PORT
"IT BECAME APPARENT FROM THE GOVERNMENT'S AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (PADS) STUDIES, THAT MEDIUM AND LONG- TERM GROWTH OF THE URBAN AND PORT AREAS IS GOING TO BE VERY LARGE.
"IN THESE AREAS,
THE
POSSIBILITY
OF
DEVELOPMENT
UNDERGROUND
HAS BECOME VERY ATTRACTIVE FOR CERTAIN USES.
"
BENEFITS. IT WOLLD HILLS WHICH WOULD METHODS,
OF NUMBER THE ROCK CAVERN CONCEPT HAS A PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LAND, ENABLE THE USE OF STEEP OTHERWISE BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DEVELOP BY CONVENTIONAL ALLOW FOR THE RETENTION OF THE EXISTING LANDSCAPE,
OF LOCATION
SOME ENVIRONMENTALLY IN THE UNDERGROUND ACTIVITIES.
AND WOULD RESULT UNDESIRABLE
YEAR ΤΟ DETERMINE
THE GOVERNMENT STARTED THE SPUN STUDY LAST THE FEASIBILITY OF FORMING UNDERGROUND ROCK CAVERNS FOR A USES.
WERE
SELECTED SEVEN CONCEPTUAL SCHEMES SEVEN SCHEMES AND THE LOCATIONS STUDIES WERE:
VARIETY OF
FOR
THE
STUDY. THE
GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES WAREHOUSE
CHAI WAN
MT DAVIS
REFUSE TRANSFER STATION
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
OIL AND PLG STORAGE
CONTAINER FREIGHT STATION/WAREHOUSE
CONTAINER TRACTOR AND TRAILER PARKING
MT DAVIS
SOUTHWEST TSING YI
SOUTH CENTRAL TSING YI
SOUTH CENTRAL TSING YI
COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITY
QUARRY BAY
THE FIRST THREE PROJECTS LISTED ABOVE WOULD PROJECTS AND THEIR CONSTRUCTION IN SALE FOR OTHER USES.
CAVERNS
WOULD
BE PUBLIC SECTOR RELEASE
FOR
LAND
THERE ARE
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