ALSO ATTENDING THE VISIT WERE MEMBERS OF THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TIN SHUI WAI AD HOC WORKING GROUP, MISS ELAINE CHUNG.
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THE VISITORS WERE BRIEFED BY THE PROJECT MANAGER/NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, MR Y.Y. NG, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND A PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.
THEY LEARNED THAT TIN SHUI WAT IS A TYPICAL NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT WITH A PLANNED POPULATION OF 140,000.
A NOVEL FEATURE OF THE PROJECT IS THAT IT IS BEING JOINTLY DEVELOPED BY THE GOVERNMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH A MAJOR PRIVATE DEVELOPER, MIGHTYCITY CO LTD.
LOCATED TO THE NORTHWEST OF YUEN LONG TOWN, THE WHOLE TIN SHUI WAI SITE COVERS AN ARRA OF ABOUT FIVE SQUARE KILOMETRES FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY FISHPONDS.
THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE SITE OF ABOUT 220 HECTARES DEVELOPED INTO A NEW TOWN WHILE THE REMAINDER AREA WILL BE AS A LANDBANK FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
WILL BE RESERVED
WITHIN THE INITIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE, ABOUT HALF OF THE POPULATION WILL BE ACCOMMODATED IN TWO PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES
TIN YIU ESTATE AND TIN SHUI ESTATE AND THE REST WILL. BE HOUSED IN PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS IN SEVEN TOWN LOTS TOTALLING ABOUT 39 HECTARES.
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A FULL RANGE OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL, MEDICAL AND HEALTH, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL WELFARE, POLICE AND FIRE STATIONS, AND AN AMBULANCE DEPOT WILL BE PROVIDED.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A 17-HECTARE DISTRICT PARK IN THE CENTRE OF THE TOWN, A SWIMMING POOL, A SPORTS STADIUM AND A PROMENADE ALONG THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THE NEW TOWN, ALL OF WHICH ARE DESIGNED ΤΟ PROVIDE A PLEASANT ENVIRONMENT AND ENHANCE THE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE EARLY OCCUPANTS.
THE VISITORS WERE LATER TAKEN TO VARIOUS VANTAGE POINTS WHERE THEY WITNESSED HOW THE FUTURE NEW TOWN HAD BEGUN TO TAKE SHAPE WITH THE MAJORITY OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURES EITHER WELL IN PROGRESS OR NEAR COMPLETION.
THEY ALSO HAD A VIEW OF THE WORK PROGRESS OF HOUSING AS WELL AS SEVERAL STANDARD APARTMENTS IN A DEVELOPED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
MISS CHUNG SAID WITH THE CONCERTED EFFORTS OF THE DEPARTMENTS AND THE PRIVATE DEVELOPER CONCERNED, TIN PROVE TO BE ONE OF THE BEST NEW TOWNS IN HONG KONG.
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