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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1976

AS OUTLINED IN THE BOOKLET, TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN IS PLANNED FOR AN EVENTUAL POPULATION OF 885,000 BY 1986 AND WILL COVER A TOTAL AREA OF ABOUT 2,536 HECTARES.

DEVELOPMENT IS PRESENTLY CONCENTRATED IN TWO AREAS WAN NORTH AND TSING YI ISLAND.

TSUEN

THE TSUEN WAN NORTH AREA, COVERING A TOTAL OF 180 HECTARES, IS PLANNED TO PROVIDE HOUSING FOR 45,500 IN TWO PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND FOR 75,000 IN PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT. A SMALL AREA OF ABOUT TWO HECTARES WILL BE FORMED FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN ADDITION TO THE 17 HECTARES OF INDUSTRIAL LAND EXISTING IN THE AREA.

ON TSING YI ISLAND, THE POPULATION IS EXPECTED TO RISE FROM ITS PRESENT 9,000 TO 185,000 WITH ABOUT 150,000 BEING ACCOMMODATED IN PUBLIC HOUSING. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL PROVIDE ABOUT EIGHT HECTARES OF LAND FOR PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING A SMALL TOWN CENTRE WITH A SIMILAR AREA FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.

IN ADDITION, 30 HECTARES OF UNFORMED LAND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR LAND INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES.

THE BOOKLET POINTS OUT THAT ALTHOUGH TSUEN WAN ALREADY HAS MANY RECREATIONAL FACILITIES THESE WILL BE EXPANDED AS THE POPULATION GROWS, BASKETBALL COURTS, A SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX, A BOTANICAL GARDEN, PICNIC AREAS, PLAYING FIELDS, PARKS AND BUSH WALKWAYS ARE AMONG THE HOST OF FACILITIES PROVIDED FOR IN THE PLAN.

NEW RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS NOW BEING IMPLEMENTED IN PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN KWAI CHUNG FEATURE CENTRAL SQUARES, WHICH WILL BE DEVELOPED AT VARIOUS LEVELS AND INCORPORATE FOUNTAINS SHRUBBERY, CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUNDS, AND FACILITIES FOR JUST SITTING AROUND.

THE LARGEST PROPOSED OPEN SPACE IN TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN WILL BE AT KWAI CHUNG SOUTH, WHERE THE GIN DRINKERS BAY CONTROLLED TIP IS TO BE REDEVELOPED. THIS IS AN AREA OF ABOUT 26 HECTARES AND FOR THE MOST PART IS TO BE TURNED INTO A BOTANICAL GARDEN.

PRIMARY SCHOOLS ARE BEING PROVIDED TO SERVE ALL AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT AND MORE THAN 20 NEW SECONDARY SCHOOLS ARE PROPOSED FOR THE NEW TOWN.

SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES ARE ALREADY BEING PROVIDED IN TSUEN WAN THROUGH VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS HOUSED IN FOUR MAIN BUILDINGS, TWO OF WHICH ARE RUN BY THE GOVERNMENT, THE OTHERS BY PRIVATE SPONSORSHIP.

TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN ALREADY HAS ITS OWN GENERAL HOSPITAL - THE 1,320-BED PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL -- TWO POLYCLINICS, TWO URBAN CLINICS, AND TWO PRIVATE HOSPITALS. TWO MORE CLINICS ARE PROPOSED AND THE P.W.D.'S ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE IS NOW CONSTRUCTING A 1.300-BED MENTAL HOSPITAL ADJACENT TO PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL TO SERVE HONG KONG AS A WHOLE.

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