XN000022-1981-03-11 — Page 11

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1981

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LAND SALE FOR NEXT SIX MONTHS

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THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO SELL SOME 41 SITES IN THE URBAN AREA OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS FROM APRIL.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, THE GOVERNMENT LAND AGENT, MR DUNCAN SCOTT-WILL, SAID THE TOTAL AREA OF SITES PROVISIONALLY FORECAST FOR SALE WAS JUST OVER 320 000 SQUARE METRES. INCLUDED IN THE SALES PROGRAMME ARE SOME EXTREMELY VALUABLE AND LARGE SITES FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES.

POSSIBLY THE MOST IMPORTANT IS THE SITE IMMEDIATELY WEST OF THE CONNAUGHT CENTRE CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY THE POST OFFICE AND THE EXISTING BUS AND PUBLIC LIGHT BUS TERMINI. THE EXACT EXTENT OF THE SITE IS NOT YET FINALLY DETERMINED BUT COULD BE IN THE ORDER OF 13 000 SQUARE METRES.

THE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WILL BASICALLY COMPRISE OFFICES OVER A TWO-STOREY SHOPPING PODIUM WITH TERMINI UNDERNEATH, WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN PHASES TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT TERMINI TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE DURING CONSTRUCTION.

ANOTHER EXTREMELY LARGE SITE OF SOME 55 500 SQUARE METRES LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE TAI TAM RESERVOIR ROAD IS PROPOSED FOR HIGH CLASS HOUSING, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF 160 GOVERNMENT QUARTERS. SOME 800 FLATS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE SITE.

TWO OTHER SUBSTANTIAL SITES WILL BE OFFERED AT SHOUSON HILL, ONE FOR LOW-RISE DEVELOPMENT WHICH WILL INCLUDE TOWN HOUSES, AND ANOTHER, ON THE SITE OF THE POLICE DRIVING SCHOOL, WHICH WILL BE A MULTI-STOREY FLATTED DEVELOPMENT. BOTH SITES WILL REQUIRE THE PROVISION OF SOME GOVERNMENT QUARTERS.

TWO FURTHER LARGE RESIDENTIAL SITES, AMOUNTING TO ABOUT 30 000 SQUARE METRES EACH, ARE LOCATED AT TAI WOH PING AND TAT CHE AVENUE,

ALTOGETHER 10 RESIDENTIAL SITES ARE TO BE SOLD FOR JOINT VENTURE PROJECTS REQUIRING PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT TO BE HANDED BACK AS QUARTERS TO THE GOVERNMENT FREE OF COST ON COMPLETION.

WITH REGARD TO INDUSTRIAL LAND, SALES AT KOWLOON BAY WILL CONTINUE AT A RATE OF TWO TO THREE LOTS PER MONTH.

A SITE FOR A HOSPITAL OFF BRAEMAR HILL ROAD, AMOUNTING TO SOME 16 500 SQUARE METRES HAS ALREADY BEEN ADVERTISED, AND IS NOW PROGRAMMED WITH A CLOSING DATE FOR TENDERS ON STH JUNE. THE CONDITIONS REQUIRE THE PROVISION OF A HOSPITAL OF NOT LESS THAN 300 BEDS TOGETHER WITH BACK-UP FACILITIES INCLUDING STAFF QUARTERS.

+THIS AMBITIOUS SALES PROGRAMME IS A PROVISIONAL ONE ONLY AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE, ALTHOUGH EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO ACHIEVE IT, SAID HR SCOTT-WILL. +THE SALE DATES OF EACH LOT WILL BE ANNOUNCED, IN DUE COURSE, IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE AND BY ADVERTISEMENTS IN NEWSPAPERS.+

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