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Thursday, November 29, 1973
MORE LAND TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO PRIVATE DEVELOPERS
The Director of Public Works, the Hon. A.S. Robertson, today
forecast that about 11 acres of land in the Kowloon foothills will be
Bet aside for private development and should be on the market by the
middle of next year.
He told the Legislative Council that consultants were now
investigating the possibilities of development of land in this area
and in the Sai Kung Peninsula and on Lantao.
Although none of these investigations had been completed,
Mr. Robertson predicted that a bridge to Lantao would prove to be feasible.
He said that it would permit consideration to be given to development
of parts of north east Lantao for industrial and residential purposes, without
being incompatible with the use of the south and west of the Island for
recreational development. "It remains to be seen whether north east Lantao
should be developed in this way."
He added: "The overall plan for recreational development of
Lantao and the Sai Kung Peninsula will reveal specific opportunities for
the government to enlist the aid of the private sector to take part in
this development, under conditions attractive to both parties.
"If the Lyemun bridge is feasible, and the investigations we are
undertaking will answer that question by early next year, it will remain
to be seen how and when a bridge would fit into the traffic needs of Kowloon
and Hong Kong; and our Comprehensive Transport Study will answer that question."
Mr. Robertson
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