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TONY, JULY 1, 1985

SPOTLIGHT ON DEVELOPMENTS IN KWUN TONG

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THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO, TODAY (MONDAY) TOURED KWUN TONG TO KEEP UP TO DATE WITH ON-GOING AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS PLANNED FOR THE DISTRICT.

AFTER ATTENDING THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD MEETING, MR LIAO VISITED CHA KWO LING AND LEI YUE MUN, WHICH MAKE UP THE SZE SHA AREA WITH A POPULATION OF 17 850.

AT CHA KWO LING HE WAS BRIEFED ON A MAJOR ROAD PROJECT AND THE SITE FOR THE PROPOSED SECOND CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL.

THE CHA KWO LING ROAD PROJECT. SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION EARLY NEXT YEAR, WILL PROVIDE AN ESSENTIAL ALTERNATIVE TO THE CONGESTED LEI YUE MUN ROAD, WHICH AT PRESENT IS THE ONLY SERVICEABLE ROAD LINK BETWEEN KWUN TONG CENTRE AND THE YAU TONG AREA.

CHA KWO LING, THE SITE OF THE KOWLOON LINK OF THE SECOND CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL, WILL BE EXTENSIVELY DEVELOPED. THERE ARE PROPOSALS TO BUILD A REGIONAL STADIUM, A DISTRICT HOSPITAL, DISTRICT OPEN SPACE, A TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA, A PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREA AND A CONTAINER FREIGHT STATION.

MR LIAO THEN TOURED THE LEI YUE MUN VILLAGE WHICH IS THE LARGEST SQUATTER AREA IN LEI YUE MUN WITH A POPULATION OF ABOUT 2 500 PEOPLE.

HE WAS TOLD THAT LIVING CONDITIONS IN THE VILLAGE HAD IMPROVED THROUGH GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO PROVIDE STREET LIGHTING AND POSTAL SERVICES ALONG THE MAIN FOOTPATH. THE DISTRICT BOARD ALSO ALLOCATED $49 500 FOR THE PROVISION OF A BASKETBALL COURT AT THE ENTRANCE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

MR LIAO WAS ALSO BRIEFED ON THE SAM KA TSUEN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT WHICH WILL PROVIDE ABOUT 1.6 HECTARES OF RECLAIMED LAND FOR A NUMBER OF MUCH NEEDED FACILITIES INCLUDING A MARKET, A MULTI-STOREY CARPARK AND A PROMENADE TO SERVE RESIDENTS IN THE NEARBY LEI YUE MUN VILLAGE.

DEVELOPMENT OF SHAM TSENG TO BE DISCUSSED

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TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL MEET TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TO DISCUSS A PAPER ON DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR SHAM TSENG.

AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE ALTERNATIVE LAYOUT PLANS FOR THE TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN AREA 35, AND PROPOSALS TO INCORPORATE VILLAGE VEHICLES IN THE TRAFFIC LAWS.

INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA ARE PAPERS ON THE SHORT-TERM USE OF THE PROPOSED YEUNG UK ROAD MARKET SITE, THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT 1985 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR PROGRAMME AND REPORTS FROM VARIOUS COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD.

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