FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1977
SILVERMINE BAY DEVELOPMENT
TO START NEXT MONTH ******
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (P.W.D.) IS ABOUT TO BEGIN THE FIRST STAGE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUI WO (SILVERMINE BAY) ON LANTAU ISLAND AS A RURAL TOWNSHIP, PROVIDING LAND FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOUSING, A NEW BUS TERMINUS AND A NEW FERRY CONCOURSE.
ABOUT FIVE HECTARES OF LAND WILL BE FORMED IN THE FIRST STAGE TO PROVIDE SITES FOR A NEW AND IMPROVED BUS TERMINUS WATERFRONT COOKED FOOD STALLS, PUBLIC HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USE.
THE P.W.D.'S ACTING GOVERNMENT ENGINEER (NEW TERRITORIES), MR. KENNETH KWOK, SAID TODAY THAT A SEAWALL 240 METRES IN LENGTH WILL BE BUILT IN THE BAY TO CONTAIN THE NEWLY FORMED LAND.
+ABOUT 3.2 HECTARES WILL BE RECLAIMED INITIALLY USING FILL MATERIAL FROM A BORROW AREA ON THE TOP OF THE BARREN HILL, SOUTH OF THE WORK SITE.
+A NEW ROAD WILL BE BUILT TO THE TOP OF THE HILL,+ MR. KWOK SAID, +WHICH WILL SERVE AS AN ACCESS ROAD TO THE COUNTRY PARK TO BE CREATED THERE AFTER WE HAVE FINISHED USING IT AS A BORROW SITE.+
ALSO INCLUDED IN THE STAGE 1 WORKS ARE THE CONSTRUCTION OF 1.1 KİLOMETRES OF TWO-LANE ROAD AND 2.7 KILOMETRES OF FOUL WATER DRAINS.
MR. KWOK SAID THAT THE INITIAL STAGE OF THE SILVERMINE BAY DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH.
EVENTUALLY A TOTAL OF 46 HECTARES OF THE AREA MAY BE DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE ALL THE NECESSARY FACILITIES FOR A TOTAL POPULATION OF ABOUT 8,500 PEOPLE, AND FOR THE MANY THOUSANDS OF VISITORS TO THE ISLAND,
IN THE RURAL TOWNSHIP PROGRAMME, BETTER HOMES AND FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED FOR A TOTAL OF 350,000 IN RURAL AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE NEW TOWNS OF SHA TIN, TSUEN WAN AND TUEN MUN. SILVERMINE BAY IS ONE OF EIGHT AREAS LISTED FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE PROGRAMME.
MR. KWOK SAID THAT CONSULTANTS ARE NOW DRAWING UP DETAILED PLANS FOR HOUSING AND OTHER FACILITIES AT SILVERMINE BAY.
+AS WELL AS THE SHORE DEVELOPMENT, THERE WILL EVENTUALLY BE A NEW TWO BERTH FERRY PIER WITH VEHICULAR RAMP, CARGO HANDLING AREA, STEPS AND LANDING FOR PUBLIC USE AND ABOUT 330 METRES OF BOAT ANCHORAGE AREA IN THE MAIN RIVER CHANNEL. +
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