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SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 1981

SIR JACK IS DEPUTY TO GOVERNOR

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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR JACK CATER,

SIR JACK CATER. HAS BEEN APPOINTED DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR ON THE DEPARTURE OF SIR MURRAY TODAY.

THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, WILL BE ACTING CHIEF SECRETARY WHEN SIR JACK IS AWAY ON A VISIT TO GUANGDONG THIS WEEK AND WILL ALSO BE APPOINTED DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR.

MR HENRY CHING, DEPUTY FINANCIAL SECRETARY, WILL BE ACTING FINANCIAL SECRETARY DURING THIS PERIOD.

LARGEST TUEN MUN TOWN CENTRE SITE BEING TENDERED

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THE FOURTH - AND LARGEST OF THE TUEN MUN TOWN CENTRE SITES IS BEING OFFERED TO HOLDERS OF LAND EXCHANGE ENTITLEMENTS (LETTERS A AND B) ISSUED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.

THE 24 407 SQUARE METRES SITE IS LOCATED IN WHAT WILL BE THE HEART OF THE TOWN CENTRE.

IT HAS A BUILDING COVENANT OF $217 MILLION TO BE FULFILLED WITHIN 36 MONTHS.

UNDER SALE CONDITIONS, THE PURCHASER WILL BE REQUIRED TO BUILD A FIVE-LEVEL PODIUM ON EITHER SIDE OF TUEN MUN HIGHWAY AND A THREE-LEVEL PODIUM BRIDGING THE HIGHWAY.

A WIDE RANGE OF FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL ZONES, OPEN ARCADES, PARKING AND SERVICE ZONES, TWO-WAY ESCALATORS, A RESTAURANT, MARKET, TWO-LEVEL DEPARTMENT STORE, AN AIR-CONDITIONED SHOPPING MALL AND EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPING.

THERE WILL ALSO BE TWO DOUBLE AND ONE SINGLE CRUCIFORM STYLE RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS CONTAINING 1 120 FLATS.

THE CLOSING DATE FOR TENDERS IS NOON ON FRIDAY (MARCH 13).

THERE ARE SEVEN TUEN MUN TOWN CENTRE SITES, OF WHICH THREE HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISPOSED OF.

THE FIRST WAS SOLD BY AUCTION IN JANUARY 1980, FOR $191 MILLION. THE OTHER TWO WERE DISPOSED OF BY LETTER A AND B TENDER LAST JULY. THE REMAINING THREE SITES WILL BE OFFERED FOR SALE DURING THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

UPON COMPLETION, THE TOWN CENTRE WILL HAVE A CIVIC AND CULTURAL CENTRE, GOVERNMENT OFFICES, A LIBRARY, MAGISTRACY, BUS TERMINUS, POST OFFICE, AUDITORIUM AND MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK. THERE WILL ALSO BE LARGE COMMERCIAL AREAS.

A POLYCLINIC AND PRIMARY SCHOOL WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED. THE TOWN PARK, ADJACENT TO THE TOWN CENTRE, WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE MID-1980S.

/THE TOWN