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Friday, July 28, 1972

GOVERNOR VISITS CASTLE PEAK NEW TOWN

The Governor, Sir Murray MacLehose, today spent one and a half hours touring Castle Peak New Town which is now taking shape on the west coast of

the New Territories.

He drove through the development area, saw works in progress, and

was briefed on future development plans and problems.

The general area of the proposed new town has a population of about 36,000, Stage 1 is being completed to provide land for residential, industrial

and community facilities,

The Governor was accompanied by a number of officials including the

District Commissioner for New Territories, Mr. D.C, Bray; the Deputy District

Commissioner, Mr. I.F.C. Macpherson; the District Officer, Yuen Long, Mr. A.P.

Asprey: and the Senior Planning Officer (N.T.), Dr. E.G. Pryor,

During a walk around the Castle Peak Resettlement Estate, Sir Murray

was nobbed by dozens of excited children.

The estate, which is part of Stage 1 of the development scheme, provides low-rent homes for 10,000 in two eight-storey and two 16-storey blocks of the

latest type with 35 square feet of living space for each person.

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