SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1981
TWO TOWN CENTRE SITES TO BE AUCTIONED
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GOVERNMENT IS TO AUCTION TWO MAJOR NEW TOWN CENTRE SITES ON NOVEMBER 27 (FRIDAY).
ONE IS IN TUEN MUN, THE OTHER IN TAI PO.
THE TUEN MUN SITE, MEASURING 3 512 SQUARE METRES, IS FOR NON- INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.
IT IS SITUATED CLOSE TO THE HIGHWAY WHERE WORK ON THE ADDITIONAL THREE LANES IS DUE TO BE COMPLETED NEXT YEAR.
A THREE-LEVEL PODIUM WILL BE BUILT ON THE SITE TO INCLUDE CAR PARKING SPACES FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS, COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL AREAS AND AN AIR-CONDITIONED SHOPPING MALL.
THE PODIUM WILL BE LINKED BY PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES AT THE THIRD LEVEL TO THE OTHER TOWN CENTRE DEVELOPMENTS.
ABOVE THE PODIUM WILL BE A LANDSCAPED LEVEL, OVER WHICH TWO RESIDENTIAL TOWER BLOCKS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED. THEY WILL PROVIDE A MAXIMUN 352 FLATS FOR MORE THAN 1 700 PEOPLE.
THE PURCHASER OF THIS SITE WILL BE REQUIRED TO MEET A FOUR- YEAR BUILDING COVENANT OF $45 MILLION.
THREE OTHER TUEN MUN TOWN CENTRE SITES HAVE BEEN SOLD ALREADY, ONE OF WHICH IS WELL ON THE WAY TO BEING FULLY DEVELOPED. A FURTHER FOUR WILL BE OFFERED FOR SALE IN THE FUTURE. EVENTUALLY, 25 000 PEOPLE WILL LIVE IN THE TOWN CENTRE AREA.
MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN TUEN MUN INCLUDE TWO LARGE PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, ON TING AND YAU OF, WHICH WILL ACCOMMODATE 95 000 PEOPLE WHEN FULLY COMPLETED NEXT MONTH.
TWO OTHER ESTATES, BUTTERFLY ESTATE FOR 60 000 PEOPLE AND SHAN KING ESTATE FOR 36 000 PEOPLE, ARE NOW BEGINNING TO TAKE SHAPE, WITH THE FIRST PHASES DUE TO BE COMPLETED IN 1982 AND 1983.
ALMOST 5 000 RESIDENTS HAVE MOVED INTO CHI LOK FA YUEN, THE FIRST HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME PROJECT BUILT BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND WORK HAS BEGUN ON ANOTHER SCHEME NEAR BUTTERFLY BEACH.
OTHER IMPORTANT NEW TOWN PROJECTS INCLUDE THE YAN OF TONG POLYCLINIC AND THE TUEN MUN TANG SHIU KIN SPORTS GROUND, BOTH OF WHICH ARE TO BE COMPLETED SOON- THE $34 MILLION YAN OF TONG INDOOR SPORTS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE- A 1 400-BED HOSPITAL- A 1 500-SEAT TOWN HALL AND A TOWN PARK, ALL TO BE READY WITHIN A FEW YEARS,
TUEN MUN IS NOW LINKED TO KOWLOON AND HONG KONG ISLAND BY A FAST HOVERFERRY SERVICE LAUNCHED LAST MONTH. IT IS ALREADY EXPANDING TO MEET DEMAND. FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO TRANSPORT LINKS BETWEEN TUEN MUN AND THE URBAN AREAS WILL BE BROUGHT ABOUT WHEN THE HIGHWAY IS FULLY DEVELOPED AND THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY TSUEN WAN EXTENSION IS OPENED NEXT YEAR.
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