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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1981

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LANDSCAPE CONTRACT FOR TUEN MUN TOWN PARK SIGNED

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A LANDSCAPE CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED TODAY (MONDAY) FOR THE DESIGN OF TUEN MUN TOWN PARK.

THE 11.5-HECTARE PARK, IS CENTRALLY LOCATED BETWEEN THE PROPOSED TUEN MUN TOWN CENTRE AND RIVERSIDE PROMENADE SYSTEM AND THE EXISTING PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES OF YAU 01 - ON TING TO THE SOUTH AND SAN FAT TO THE NORTH.

THE PARK WILL PROVIDE THE MAJOR CENTRAL OPEN SPACE AND RECREATIONAL FACILITY FOR TUEN MUN, THE POPULATION OF WHICH IS EXPECTED TO GROW TO ABOUT 550 000.

THE AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED BY MR T.S. NG, PROJECT MANAGER OF TUEN MUN NEW TOWN, FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND MR ROBIN EDMOND OF EBC (HONG KONG), LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS.

MR NG SAID THAT THE PARK WOULD BE A VITAL LINK IN THE INTEGRATED OPEN SPACE AND RECREATIONAL NETWORK PLANNED FOR THE TOWN AND WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR TUEN MUN RESIDENTS.

+THE PARK WILL HAVE DIRECT PEDESTRIAN LINKS WITH PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES TO THE SOUTH, THE RIVERSIDE PROMENADE, AND FOOTBRIDGES JOINING IT TO THE PROPOSED CIVIC AND CULTURAL CENTRE, TOWN CENTRE, SAN FAT ESTATE AND THE WESTERN HALF OF THE TOWN, HE SAID.

+PUBLIC TRANSPORT CONNECTIONS WILL PROVIDE EASY ACCESS TO THE PARK FOR OTHER TUEN MUN RESIDENTS.+

ALTHOUGH THE PARK WILL CATER LARGELY FOR PASSIVE RECREATION IN A LANDSCAPED SETTING, IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE SOME MEANS FOR ACTIVE RECREATION.

MAJOR ELEMENTS OF THE PARK WILL INCLUDE:

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EXTENSIVE EARTH-MOUNDING WITH WOODED AND GRASSED SLOPES TO PROVIDE A SUPPORT FOR AN ELEVATED PLAZA AND A SETTING FOR THE LAKE

AN ELEVATED PLAZA WITH VIEWING PLATFORMS CONNECTED BY A BRIDGE TO THE TOWN CENTRE. DESCENDING POOLS WILL LEAD TO A RIVERSIDE PLAZA, LINKED BY A BRIDGE TO A WOODED KNOLL ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE NULLAH=

A LARGE ORNAMENTAL LAKE FOR MODEL BOATING AND

A LAKESIDE OPEN AIR AMPHITHEATRE- AND

* SHADED SITTING AREAS, CHILDREN'S PLAY AREAS, AND

AREAS FOR BALL GAMES, TENNIS AND JOGGING.

WORK IS EXPECTED TO START NEXT SUMMER AND BE COMPLETED, IN STAGES, FROM LATE 1983.

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