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help in the provision of necessary access housing and ancillary works. There was, however, this important difference: the Naval removal would have to be a single operation, whereas the Military one could be done in stages. Both services welcomed the ampler space which a new site could provide.
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The position selected is in the neighbourhood of Tai Tan Bay, the military to the south and naval to the north of the village of Stanley. Very tentative plans have been prepared, but sufficient to show that the area is suitable from the essential points of view.
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Whereas the Naval exit from the dockyards at Hong Kong and Kowloon would be complete, the military authorities stated that headquarters on a reduced scale would be required at Victoria or Garden Road Barracks and at Gun Club Hill at Kowloon, as well as access to water at Wellington and Sham Shui Po. But Whitfield Barraoks and the major area overlooking Queens Road could be given up. The Naval Establishment on Stonecutters Island could also be abandoned if this scheme for removal went through.
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The use to which these vacated lands could be put will be described in later sections. It has already been stated (in Section 3) that a New Town' of about 30,000 would be required for the workers in the Naval Dockyard and Sarracks: this could be located somewhere in the neighbourhood of the existing village of Stanley (whose present residential character would be completely changed). This new Town should combine with the workers quarters, a joint recreational area, properly segregated for the personnel of the Navy and Army.
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The Stanley Prison would have to be removed: but its new buildings could be put to some useful purpose. A similar agreement for a permanent Service Aerodrome was not reached. The Kal Tak site is agreed to be a bad one and even worse was that selected sometime ago in the New Territories. If the Naval and Military arms go to Tai Tam pay, the Kai Tak site would be useless for combined action. The alternate proposal to locate this aerodrome on the open site in the New Territerios near Deep Bay should be further investigated from the point of view of suitable site and defence. The possibility of using one- of the islands south-west of Hong Kong has been considered — but there is no level ground?
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10. The Central Area.
The central area of Hong Kong should provide space for three broad uses: administration * : general business: Shopping. In addition, but of less zoning' importance, is space for hotels. The extent to which these three uses can be intermingled or should be kept distinct is a matter of public convenience and of planning technique: but it must never be forgotten that they represent distinct user of the land. it is generally agreed that of the two, shops and offices make the worst combination
■ using this word in the widest sense to include certain cultural buildings.
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