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Implementation of new town development programme
Following is a question by the Hon Lau Wong-fat and a written reply by the Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands, Mr Bowen Leung, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Will the Government inform this Council of
(a)
(b)
the total hectares of private land in the New Territories it has acquired since the implementation of the New Town Development Programme; and
the current total hectares of private land, broken down into building land and agricultural land, in the New Territories?
Answer:
Mr President,
(a)
(b)
For the period 1972-73 to 1995-96, 1860 hectares of private land in the New Territories have been resumed by the Lands Department, a substantial proportion of which was resumed for the development of new towns and their related infrastructural projects, i.e. Sha Tin, Yuen Long, Tuen Mun, Tai Po, Fanling and Sheung Shui.
We regret that there is no readily available data regarding the total area of private land in the New Territories. Since there are as many as 490 Demarcation Districts in the New Territories, it would be an extremely resource-intensive exercise for the Lands Department to search for the information required.
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