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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1976

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LOW-DENSITY DEVELOPMENT ON CHEUNG CHAU

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THE GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR CHEUNG CHAU CALL FOR A LOW-DENSITY AND BALANCED DEVELOPMENT TO ENSURE THAT THE ISLAND DOES NOT BECOME OVER-CROWDED, THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. DAVID TSUI, SAID TODAY.

SPEAKING AT THE OPEN DAY OF THE SALVATION ARMY'S CHILDREN'S HOME ON CHEUNG CHAU, MR. TSUI OUTLINED A FIVE-POINT DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE ISLAND WHICH IS:

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THE EXTENSIVE RATIONALISATION OF THE WATERFRONT THROUGH RECLAMATION AND SEAWALLS AND THE PROVISION OF A PROMENADE. PROVISION OF GREEN-BELT AREAS TO PREVENT OVER-DEVELOPMENT. * PROVISION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND OPEN SPACE SO THAT

CHEUNG CHAU IS A SELF-CONTAINED ISLAND.

* GOVERNMENT RURAL HOUSING FOR 5,000 PEOPLE WHICH MR. TSUI

SAID WAS LOW-DENSITY HOUSING OF THREE OR FOUR STOREYS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN SUB-STANDARD HOUSES ON CHEUNG CHAU AND NOT FOR RESITING PEOPLE FROM THE URBAN AREAS.

* NEW WORKSHOP AND VILLAGE-TYPE HOUSING AREAS TO PROVIDE

ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES,

MR. TSUI SAID: THE PEACEFUL ISLAND OF CHEUNG CHAU WITH ITS BEAUTIFUL AND PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT WILL INEVITABLY BECOME AN ATTRACTION FOR PEOPLE TO COME HERE TO LIVE.

+FURTHERMORE, THERE IS AN INCREASING DEMAND BY LOCAL PEOPLE IN CHEUNG CHAU FOR BIGGER AND BETTER HOUSING TO COPE WITH POPULATION EXPANSION AND BETTER STANDARD OF LIVING.+

+ THE PRESSURE OF DEVELOPMENT CALLS FOR A PARALLEL NEED FOR CHEUNG CHAU TO BE DEVELOPED ON A PROPER AND PLANNED BASIS TO AVOID OVERCROWDING+.

MR. TSUI SAID THAT THIS WAS THE AIM OF THE REPORT ON THE ENGINEERING FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPMENT AT CHEUNG CHAU PREPARED BY THE GOVERNMENT'S CONSULTING ENGINEERS.

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