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SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1934

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HOUSING PLANS FOR TIN SHUT WAI

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TWO LAYOUT PLANS FOR A PUBLIC AND A PRIVATE HOUSING ESTATE AT TIN SHUT WAT WILL BE TABLED FOR MEMBERS' DISCUSSION AT THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD MEETING ON MONDAY (AUGUST 13) MORNING.

WORK ON THE TIN YIU PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE, COVERING 15 HECTARES WILL START IN EARLY 1987 AND BE COMPLETED BY LATE 1989. THE ESTATE WILL HAVE A FULL RANGE OF COMMERCIAL, RECREATIONAL, WELFARE, EDUCATIONAL AND TRANSPORT FACILITIES FOR A POPULATION OF 35 000.

AN AREA OF 12.5 HECTARES WILL BE DEVELOPED INTO A PRIVATE HOUSING ESTATE FOR 28 700 PERSONS.

THE GOVERNMENT ENGINEER OF NEW TERRITORIES, MR GEORGE CHIEN, AND A SENIOR TOWN PLANNER, MR PETER MUNZ WILL BE PRESENT TO BRIEF MEMBERS ON THE PLANS.

DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR THE EASTERN AND WESTERN PARTS OF YUEN LONG TOWN, TUNG TAU INDUSTRIAL AREA AND LONG PING PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE WILL ALSO BE DISCUSSED.

THE SAME MORNING, SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL STUDY AN ENGINEERING FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR 'PACKAGE 5' DEVELOPMENT IN THE DISTRICT, AT THEIR MEETING.

THE REPORT RECOMMENDS THAT OVER 11 HECTARES OF LAND BE FORMED BETWEEN SAI KUNG OLD TOWN AND TUI MIN HOI WITHIN A NARROW INLET OF INNER PORT SHELTER TO ACCOMMODATE MORE THAN 3 000 PEOPLE IN RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL-RESIDENTIAL AND VILLAGE HOUSING.

FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF SITES FOR LIGHT INDUSTRY, COMMERCIAL AND BOATYARD WILL TAKE PLACE AT A LATER STAGE, PROVIDING OVER 2000 JOBS IN THE AREA.

MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS MEASURES TO ASSIST BOAT-DWELLERS IN CHUNG MEI TUK, WHERE A CLEARANCE WILL TAKE PLACE IN EARLY 1986.

THE GREEN PAPER ON FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE TWO BOARD MEETINGS AS WELL AS AT THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD SPECIAL MEETING IN THE AFTERNOON.