HALAESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1962
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IN THE URBAN AREA, TWO SITES IN THE VICTORIA BARRACKS FRONT ING QUEENSWAY ARE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST.
THE FIRST SITE, HAVING AN AREA OF ABOUT 9 000 SQUARE METRES OF BUILDING LAND WILL ALLOW FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THREE TOWER BLOCKS OVER A PODIUM, WITH AN OPTION TO DEVELOP THE LARGEST OF THE TOWERS AS A HOTEL.
NEXT TO THIS SITE IS ANOTHER LOT MEASURING ABOUT 11 400 SQUARE METRES OF BUILDING LAND WHICH IS ALSO INTENDED FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT,
ALSO INCLUDED IN THE PROVISIONAL SALES FORECAST ARE ABOUT
5 400 SQUARE METRES OF SHOP AREA ALONG NATHAN ROAD FLANKING THE NORTHERN SIDE OF KOWLOON PARK. MR SCOTT-WILL SAID THAT THE BUILDING DESIGN AND USE OF THE SITE WOULD BE SO CONTROLLED BY LEASE CONDITIONS AS TO ENABLE THE VISUAL IMPACT OF THE SHOPS TO BLEND IN WITH THE AMENITY VALUE OF THE PARK.
+THERE WILL ALSO BE A HEIGHT RESTRICTION TO THE SHOPS WHICH MUST BE BELOW THE ADJACENT PARK LEVEL, HE SAID.
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES A 40-HECTARE MARINA SITE IN TUEN MUN, WILL BE OFFERED FOR SALE BY TENDER IN DECEMBER. OF THE TOTAL AREA, ABOUT 21 HECTARES OF LAND WILL BE FORMED BY RECLAMATION, AND THE BALANCE OF THE AREA WILL BE FOR MOORING PURPOSES.
TWO HOTEL SITES IN SHATIN TOWN CENTRE WILL ALSO BE OFFERED FOR SALE. THESE WILL BE SOLD BY LETTER A/B TENDERS.
TENDERS WILL ALSO BE INVITED FOR A TOTAL OF SIX SITES FOR DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION SCHEME.
TWO ARE IN TUEN MUN, ONE EACH IN TAI PO, YUEN LONG, KOWLOON BAY AND HAMMER HILL ROAD.
THE SITE IN KOWLOON BAY IS FOR MIDDLE INCOME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
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MR SCOTT-WILL SAID THAT THE SALES PROGRAMME WAS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
SALE DATES WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE AND NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE NORMAL WAY.
COPIES OF THE LAND SALES FORECAST MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE LANDS DEPARTMENT, MURRAY BUILDING, 5TH FLOOR, GARDEN ROAD, AND THE KOWLOON BRANCH OFFICE, 10TH FLOOR, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 405 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON,
PLANS SHOWING THE LOCATIONS OF THE LOTS MAY ALSO BE SEEN AT THESE ADDRESSES.
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