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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1974.

MAJOR RECLAMATION PROJECT IN TUEN NUN

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WORK WILL SOON BEGIN ON THE RECLAMATION OF SOME 305 ACRES OF LAND IN CASTLE PEAK BAY TO HOUSE HALF A MILLION PEOPLE.

FORMING PART OF THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, THE PROPOSED RECLAMATION IS LOCATED ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD AT THE SECTION BETWEEN CASTLE PEAK BEACH AND WONG KA WAI.

THE RECLAIMED LAND WILL BE DEVELOPED INTO A SOPHISTICATED MODERN TOWNSHIP, WHICH WILL HAVE AN ESTIMATED POPULATION OF 500,000 BY 1983.

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SOME 75 ACRES WILL BE USED FOR PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES WHILE ANOTHER 40 ACRES WILL BE FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES.

• A SELF-CONTAINED TOWN CENTRE COVERING SOME 40 ACRES WILL BE DEVELOPED IN THE PORTION OF THE RECLAMATION FRONTING WONG KA WAI. IT WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH ALL THE FACILITIES THAT GO WITH A MODERN TOWNSHIP, AND IS DESIGNED TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF NEW TOWN'S EVENTUAL POPULATION.

AT THE SAME TIME, LAND WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED FOR WATERFRONT AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES, UTILITY SERVICES AND OPEN SPACES AS WELL AS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

IT IS PLANNED THAT A 100-FOOT WIDE DUAL CARRIAGEWAY WILL BE BUILT ON THE RECLAIMED LAND TO PROVI BETTER VEHICULAR ACCESS TO THE NEW TOWN. IN ADDITION, A PRIMARY DISTRIBUTOR ROAD WILL ALSO BE FORMED ACROSS THE LAND TO

PROVIDE A SOUTHERN ACCESS TO THE INDUSTRIAL AREA WEST OF THE

SAN HUI RIVER CHANNEL AND TO FACILITATE THE LAYING OF A TRUNK SEWER.

MARINE DEPARTMENT FUN FAIR FOR STAFF

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THE MARINE DEPARTMENT'S RELIEF AND WELFARE COMMITTEE HAS ORGANISED A FUN FAIR FOR ITS STAFF, THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS AT KOWLOON PARK ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 24) FROM 1 P.M. TO 5 P.M.

THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE FAIR WILL BE A RAFFLE DRAW, OTHER ATTRACTIONS INCLUDE 13 GAMES STALLS, A MERRY-GO-ROUND AND A NUMBER OF STALLS SELLING SOFT DRINKS AND HOT DOGS.

THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR. ALAN FLETCHER, WILL PERFORM THE OPENING CEREMONY AT 1.45 P.M.

ABOUT 500 TO 600 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE FAIR.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT.