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MONDAY. NOVEMBER 20. 1989

KRA OF DYNAMIC CHANGES FOR HK ENVISAGED

THE RELOCATION OF PORT AND AIRPORT FACILITIES TO THE WEST OF THE TERRITORY WILL GIVE A FACELIFT TO METROPOLETAN HONG KONG BY THE END OF THE CENTURY. THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING. ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS. MR GRAHAM BARNES. SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

BY THEN. THE TERRITORY WILL ALMOST DE FULLY CONVERTED FROM A BASIC EXPORT AND MANUFACTURING ECONOMY INTO A PORT-LED. SERVICES ECONOMY. BIG IN ASIA. BUT ESPECIALLY IN RELATION TO CHINESE TRADE AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS,

MR BARNES WAS SPEAKING ON 'TUK SHAPE OF HONG KONG AFTER PADS" AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 24TH CONVENTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF ASIAN AND WESTERN PACIFIC CONTRACTORS'

ASSOCIATIONS.

LOOKING TO THE TURN

THE CENTURY. MR BARNES SAID MANY IMPORTANT FEATURES OF THE METROPLAN WOULD START TO SURFACE.

"WE WILL GET THE BEGINNINGS OF REAL URBAN IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR RENEWAL AND WE WILL PRODUCE MORE GLITTER. HE SAID.

BY THAT TIME. TSING YI SHOULD BE THE LANDING POINT OF FIVE BRIDGES AND ONE TUNNEL. WITH ITS SOUTHEAST COAST OCCUPIED RY CONTAINER OPERATIONS.

THE THỂ VALLEYS IN TUNG CHUNG AND TẠI HỒ IN NORTH LANTAU WOULD BE NEW TOWNS IN THE MAKING.

THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LANTAU WOULD BE ALMOST COMPLETELY LEVELLED AND AN EXTENSIVE RECLAMATION WOULD EXTEND SOUTHWARD TOWARDS PENG CHAU IN WHICH TWO OR THREE CONTAINER TERMINALS WOULD ALREADY BE OPERATING. HE SAID,

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1 BELIEVE THAT THE EXISTING COUNTRY PARKS WILL SURVIVE THIS ACTIVITY WELL, AND WILL REMAIN FOR MANY YEARS TO BE SVAILABLE FOR RECREATION. MIR BARNES SAID.

HE ALSO EXPECTED THE CASTLE PEAK ROAD TOWNSHIPS TSENG. TSING LUNG TAU AND TAI LAN CHUNG TO BE HIGHLY URBANISED.

AS SHAM

"THE MAI PO MARCHDS WILL. HOPEFULLY. STILL BE MARSHES, BUT THE BIRDS WILL BE HAVING TO TOLERATE A MUCH LARGER AMOUNT OF BOTH ROAD TRAFFIC AT LOK MA CHAU AND RIVER TRAFFIC IN THE SHENZHEN RIVER AND ESTUARY. HE SAID.

MR BARNES SAID TAI PO AND SAT KUNG. BOTH LOW DENSITY HOUSING DISTRICTS, WOULD HAVE THEIR COUNTRY PARK AREAS WELL SECURED.

MEANWHILE. THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMAT LON WOULD BECOME THE TRANSPORT SPINE OF THE KOWLOON PENINSULA. ADDING ABOUT A THIRD TO THE LAND AREA OF THE PENINSULA.

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