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H香港政府 GIS 新聞處
DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
Thursday, November 2, 1972
VITAL NEED FOR DEVELOPMENT PLANS IN N.T.
A delay in drawing up development plans for new towns "has laid a
dead hand on the development of the New Territories."
Speaking in the Legislative Council on a motion of thanks for the
Governor's address, the Hon. Q.W. Lee, said that these delays had inhibited
the growth which might well have taken place had decisions on such plans been
made at an earlier date.
Ee said it was important for a master plan to be drawn up, to
prescribe the specific dates by which plans for each of the new towns would
be ready and also indicating the dates when the various public services such
as drainage, water and roads would be made available.
Referring to the new town in Sha Tin, Mr. Lee said he had been told
there was only one development plan which was produced in 1967 and "is still
being revised in the light of changing conditions."
"I have been informed that the only development plan which has been
decided is what is known as Stage One Phase One for Sha Tin and that concerns
only an area to be developed primarily for public housing.
"What is needed is the speedy drawing up of an overall development
plan to which public and private development alike can be geared," he said.
There was also a vital need for development plan for the new towns
in Tsuen Wan, Sam Tseng, Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Fanling, Shek Wu Hui and Tai Po.
To enable
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