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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1986

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SIR DAVID LOOKS AT SOUTHERN DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT

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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, TOURED THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON TO LOOK AT LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DISTRICT.

ACCOMPANIED BY DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY (HONG KONG AND KOWLOON), MR KEVIN MAK, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR SIMON LORD, AND SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR JASPER LAM, HE WAS BRIEFED ON THE PROGRESS OF MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS SUCH AS THE TELEGRAPH BAY RECLAMATION, THE KELLETT BAY RECLAMATION AND HOUSING PROJECT, THE AP LEI CHAU NORTH RECLAMATION AND THE LE TUNG HOUSING PROJECTS.

RECLAMATION IN TELEGRAPH BAY STARTED IN 1982 AND WHEN COMPLETED IN 1989, WILL PROVIDE 23 HECTARES OF LAND FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND FUTURE ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN THE DISTRICT.

THE PARTY THEN WENT TO WAH FU ESTATE TO LOOK AT SITE FORMATION WORK AT THE NEIGHBOURING KELLETT BAY HOUSING SITE.

ABOUT 10.35 HECTARES OF LAND WILL BE RECLAIMED BY 1988 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE, HOME OWNERSHIP BLOCKS AND RELATED FACILITIES TO CATER FOR A POPULATION OF ABOUT 19 900 PEOPLE,

THE HOUSING PROJECTS, TO BE COMPLETED IN 1991, WILL ALSO FEATURE A COMMERCIAL CENTRE, A NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE, AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES SUCH AS JOGGING TRACKS, BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL COURTS AND A PLAYGROUND.

ON AP LEI CHAU, SIR DAVID FIRST HAD A PANORAMIC VIEW OF AP LEI CHAU NORTH RÉCLAMATION FROM THE ROOFTOP OF A BUILDING. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO START IN JULY NEXT YEAR AND BE COMPLETED BY MID-1991 IN THREE PHASES TO PROVIDE 8.5 HECTARES OF LAND FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS, GOVERNMENT SITES, PUBLIC LANDING POINTS AND ROADS.

SIR DAVID THEN SAW THE LEI TUNG ESTATE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THE FIRST PHASE OF WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN DECEMBEĒR THIS YEAR. ABOUT 35 200 PEOPLE WILL BE HOUSED IN THE PUBLIC

A COMMUNITY HOUSING AND THE NEIGHBOURING HOME OWNERSHIP BLOCKS. HALL AND A DISTRICT OFFICE BRANCH OFFICE WILL BE SET UP IN THE ESTATE WHEN THE WHOLE PROJECT IS COMPLETED BY 1988.

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BEFORE WINDING UP HIS VISIT. SIR DAVID TOURED THE ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTER ON BOARD A MARINE LAUNCH TO LOOK AT THE FISHING COMMUNITY IN THE BUSY WATERWAY.