TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1993
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GOVERNOR TO OPEN TIN SHUI WAI NEW TOWN
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THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, WILL OFFICIATE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TIN SHUI WAI NEW TOWN ON MARCH 26
(FRIDAY).
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (TUESDAY) DURING A PRESS VISIT TO THE NEW TOWN, THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR WORKS (PROGRAMME AND RESOURCES), MI9S ELAINE CHUNG, SAID MOST OF THE INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECTS AND FACILITIES FOR TIN SHUI WAI HAD BEEN COMPLETED.
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SAID CHUNG
THE NEW TOWN
BUILT THE EIGHTH
UNDER THE GOVERNMENT'S NEW TOWN PROGRAMME LAUNCHED IN 1972 WAS UNIQUE AMONG HONG KONG'S NEW TOWNS FOR THREE REASONS.
FIRST, TIN SHUI WAI HAS BEEN A JOINT INITIATIVE BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
THE AREA WAS FORMERLY FISH PONDS AND DUCK FARMS IN THE 1960'3 AND 1970'S.
IN THE 1970'S, THE LAND WAS ACQUIRED BY TIN SHUI WAI DEVELOPMENT LTD. IN 1982, THE COMPANY AND THE GOVERNMENT ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT TO JOINTLY DEVELOP THE AREA AS PART OF THE NEW PROGRAMME, MISS CHUNG NOTED.
TOWNS
THE SECOND REASON FOR THE NEW TOWN'S UNIQUENESS WAS ITS VERY FAST SPEED OF DEVELOPMENT.
IN 1989, THE SITE HERE WAS NOTHING BUT SAND. BETWEEN 1989 AND 1991, ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST DREDGER MOVED A TOTAL OF 19 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF MARINE FILL FROM DEEP BAY TO FORM OVER 460 HECTARES OF LAND.
"THE BUILDING RATE ACHIEVED AT TIN SHUI WAI HAS BEEN ONE FLOOR FOR EVERY FOUR TO FIVE DAYS WHICH MUST BE SOMETHING OF A WORLD RECORD, SHE EXPLAINED.
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THE THIRD REASON WAS THE COMPLETELY HARMONISED BLOCKS DESIGN AT THE NEW TOWN.
THE AVERAGE SITE COVERAGE FOR PRIVATE LOTS IS 24 PER CENT ONLY. THERE ARE VERY GENEROUS AREAS FOR ACTIVE AND PASSIVE RECREATION.
THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN TIN SHUI WAI SURROUNDS A CENTRAL DISTRICT PARK AND IS GROUPED INTO FOUR NEIGHBOURHOODS, EACH RELATIVELY SELF-CONTAINED WITH SHOPPING CENTRES, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, WELFARE AND RECREATIONAL VENUE, AMONG OTHER FACILITIES.
ΤΙΝ SAVI WAI IS BRING DEVELOPED IN PHASES. THE FIRST PRASE COVERING 169 HECTARES WILL BE HOME TO SOME 135,000 PEOPLE BY 1995.
THE AREA IS WITHIN A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ZONE OF 220 HECTARES, THE REMAINDER OF WHICH WILL BE DEVELOPED AT A LATER STAGE.
/MISS CHUNG