XN000022-1978-06-05 — Page 5

Daily Information Bulletin 新聞公報 All

MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1978

TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE TAKING SHAPE

*****

THE TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, IS STEADILY TAKING SHAPE.

RECLAMATION OF ABOUT 37 HECTARES OF LAND FOR THE ESTATE - 27 IN STAGE ONE, 10 IN STAGE TWO -- HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION HAS ALREADY LEASED OUT SOME OF THE LAND.

ABOUT 80 HECTARES OF LAND WILL BE AVAILABLE OVERALL FOR THE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, THE TAI PO SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES.

MR. W.M. WONG, CHIEF ENGINEER IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S DEVELOPMENT AND AIRPORT DIVISION, SAID TODAY: +IN THE STAGE ONE RECLAIMED AREA WE ARE NOW CONSTRUCTING A NETWORK OF ROADS FOR THE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE.

+ALSO, WE ARE PROVIDING VARIOUS SEWERAGE WORKS.+

MR. WONG SAID THAT ALL THESE WORKS SHOULD BE COMPLETED

BY EARLY NEXT YEAR.

SITE FORMATION IN THE SECOND STAGE OF WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ESTATE IS ALSO PROGRESSING SATISFACTORILY.

THE SECOND STAGE WILL PRODUCE 53 HECTARES OF RECLAMATION AND NEARLY 10 HECTARES HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECLAIMED.

MR. WONG SAID: +SITE FORMATION UNDER THE SECOND STAGE WORKS SHOULD BE FINISHED BY THE END OF 1930. IT IS GOING WELL.+

/5 .....

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.