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Friday, April 27, 1973

NEW TOWN PLAN FOR WANG TAU HOM AND TUNG TAU

Future Population Estimated At 317,000

The Town Planning Board today published a draft outline zoning plan

for Wang Tau Hon and Tung Tau which envisages a population of about 317,000

on full development.

The object of the plan is to provide a land use pattern and major

road framework within which the use and development of land may be legally

Most of the land in the planning area has already been developed

controlled.

or is being developed.

The draft plan covers an area of 469 acres.

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A total of 153 acres has been zoned for residential purposes.

includes the existing Lok Fu, Wang Tau Hom, Tung Tau, Wong Tai Sin estates,

the Kaitak Housing Society estate, the proposed Tung Tau Tsuen Road Public

Housing Estate and private residential development west of Junction Road.

Most of the 33 acres of land zoned for commercial/residential use

is already developed. One new area zoned for this purpose is located to the

south-east of Lok Sin Road.

Open space, including the existing Morse Park and Lion Rock Park,

covers a total of some 100 acres. Areas zoned for this purpose are evenly

distributed to provide centres of recreation within walking distance of the

residential zones.

A large area located to the west of Fu Mei Street and an area to the

north of Lung Cheung Road, which will serve as an extension to the Lion Rock

Park, are zoned for this purpose.

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