FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1981
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MORE LAND FOR HOUSING PLANNED
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SHA TIN NEW TOWN WILL ENTER ANOTHER STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT LATER THIS MONTH, FOLLOWING THE SIGNING OF A CONTRACT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MA ON SHAN.
THE CONTRACT, WORTH ABOUT $48 MILLION, WAS SIGNED TODAY BY MR JOHN DON, DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT AND MR H.S. LEE OF OKPO" CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING CO. LTD.
IT CALLS FOR THE RECLAMATION OF 12 NECTARES OF LAND FOR PUBLIC HOUSING TO PROVIDE PLACES FOR ABOUT 25 000 PEOPLE.
THE CONTRACT, THE FIRST AWARDED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW SATELLITE TOWN AT MA ON SHAN, ALSO COVERS THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEAWALLS AND AN ACCESS ROAD OF ABOUT THREE KILOMETRES LONG, AND THE FORMATION OF A FISHERMAN'S VILLAGE RESITE AREA.
THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT 30 MONTHS TO COMPLETE,
MR DON SAID THAT THE WORK FORMED THE FIRST STAGE OF A MAJOR NEW DEVELOPMENT AT MA ON SHAN TO HELP MEET THE DEMAND FOR PUBLIC HOUSING BEYOND 1985.
THE FULL DEVELOPMENT WILL PROGRESS IN STAGES OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS, AS THE NEED FOR MORE LAND ARISES.
MR DON SAID THAT DETAILED PLANNING AND DESIGN FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT HAD BEGUN.
IT IS PLANNED TO INCORPORATE ALL ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES, SUCH AS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOUSING, INDUSTRIES, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY HÄLLS, POLYCLINICS, OPEN SPACE AND OTHER RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. A CIVIC CENTRE COMPLEX IS ALSO BEING PLANNED.
NA ON SMAN, SITUATED TO THE NORTH-EAST OF SHA TIN NEW TOWN, PROVIDES AN IDEAL LOCALE FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AS IT IS ADJACENT TO THE SAI KUNG COUNTRY PARK, AND HAS A VIEW OF TOLO HARBOUR,
IT IS ALSO WITHIN EASY REACH FROM THE DEVELOPED AREAS OF SHA TIN NEW TOWN.
HE SAID. THE GOVERNMENT IS STUDYING IN DETAIL THE TRANSPORT REQUIREMENTS AND LAND NEEDS OF THIS DEVELOPMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER STUDIES IN THE TERRITORY.
AS RECENTLY PLANNED, THE POPULATION IN THE AREA OF DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE ABOUT 200 000, BUT FURTHER STUDIES WERE BEING MADE ON THIS, HE SAID.
WORKS OF THE CONTRACT HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT.
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