THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1985
SIR DAVID ALSO INSPECTED NEARBY SITES OF SERVICE RESERVOIRS BEING BUILT TO SERVE RESIDENTS OF THE NEW TOWN AND THE RESITE AREA FOR YAU YUE VILLAGE WHICH HAS TO MAKE WAY FOR DEVELOPMENT.
THE PARTY THEN BOARDED A LAUNCH FROM YAU YUE VILLAGE AND MOVED FURTHER DOWN THE BAY TO VIEW HOUSING ESTATES TAKING SHAPE, EXISTING INDUSTRIES. HANG HAU VILLAGE AND THE CONTROLLED TIP TO THE SOUTH OF THE NEW TOWN.
LANDING ON A RECLAMATION SITE NEAR THE CONTROLLED TIP, THE CHIEF SECRETARY THEN MOVED TO ANOTHER VANTAGE POINT FOR A BRIEF ING ON PROPOSED LAND USES IN THE AREA WHICH INCLUDE PLANS FOR A SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT.
JUNK BAY, IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, IS SEEN AS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME. IT WILL CONTRIBUTE ABOUT 33 000 FLATS BETWEEN NOW AND 1994, REPRESENTING ABOUT NINE PER CENT OF ALL THE PUBLIC HOUSING FLATS TO BE BUILT IN THAT PERIOD.
THE FIRST PUBLIC HOUSING FLATS OF PO LAM ESTATE IS EXPECT_ TO BE OCCUPIED AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR.
THE TOWN IS BASED ON THE CREATION OF THREE SEPARATE DISTRICTS, TWO OF WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN PHASE ONE NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THE HEAD OF THE BAY DISTRICT, BEING BUILT ON RECLAIMED LAND, WILL ACCOMMODATE 110 000 PEOPLE -- 50 000 IN RENTAL HOUSING, 22 ]] IN HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME OR PUBLIC SECTOR PARTICIPATION SCHEME FLATS AND 38 000 IN PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT.
ABOUT 8.4 HECTARES OF LAND WILL BE RESERVED FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND 34.5 HECTARES WILL BE PROVIDED FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES, INCLUDING 14.5 HECTARES OF OPEN SPACE.
HANG HAU, THE SECOND DISTRICT IN PHASE ONE DEVELOPMENT, WILL OCCUPY THE EASTERN ARM OF THE BAY, INCLUDING AP TSAI MAN.
IT WILL ACCOMMODATE 65 000 PEOPLE INCLUDING 19 000 IN RENTAL HOUSING, 23 000 IN HOS/PSPS FLATS AND 23 000 IN PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT.
ABOUT 6.9 HECTARES OF LAND WILL BE RESERVED FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND 15.8 HECTARES FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES INCLUDING 7.9 HECTARES OF DISTRICT OPEN SPACE.
THE ROAD NETWORK WILL PROVIDE A RING OF PRIMARY DISTRIBUTOR ROADS AROUND EACH DISTRICT WITH LOCAL ROADS LEADING TO RESIDENTIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL AREAS.
THE MAIN ROAD LINK WITH EAST KOWLOON WILL EVENTUALLY BE BY WAY OF A TUNNEL THROUGH THE MA YAU TONG SADDLE.
STUDIES ON THE CAPACITY OF PHASE ONE SHOW THAT THE POPULATION COULD BE INCREASED TO 275 000. HOWEVER, THIS WOULD REQUIRE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SECOND JUNK BAY ROAD TUNNEL TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE TRANSPORT FACILITIES.
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