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Saturday, December 15, 1972

"But the replacement plan aims at providing land for both

residential and industrial development within the framework of a balanced

pattern of land use," the spokesman explained.

It is Government's intention, he added, to provide sufficient

employment for the town's population and, at the same time, to allow

the people to live within a reasonable distance from the place of work.

In terms of transport facilities in the new town, government

town planners are studying the feasibility of opening a through road linking

Sha Tin with Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung and extending the future mass transit

system to reach Sha Tin.

Traffic Flow

The projected second Lion Rock Tunnel, the spokesman said, is

expected to go a long way towards improving the flow of traffic between

Sha Tin and Kowloon upon its completion in 1976.

Apart from the provision of commercial and industrial areas

and government housing, other salient features of the plan include more

open space, government, institutional and community facilities and a number

of service reservoirs in the area.

A sewage treatment plant is also being taken into consideration

in the new plan.

Meanwhile, work is well underway on the construction of the Lek

Yuen Government Housing Estate which is envisaged to accommodate 23,000 people and

planning is in an advanced stage in respect of the portion of the Tide

Cove (Sha Tin Hoi) earmarked for the race course.

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