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TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1990

OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS, A

EXPERTS, TEAM OF GOVERNMENT CONSULTANTS, HAS BY

PRODUCED MORE THAN SPECIALIST ASSISTED

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TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR THREE TECHNICAL REPORTS

INITIAL OPTIONS SHOWING HOW THE URBAN AREAS AROUND THE HARBOUR COULD BE REPLANNED.

A

CATALYST MAJOR

FOR CHANGE MR BARNES SAID RELOCATION OF THE AIRPORT FROM KAI TAK TO CHEK LAP KOK.

WOULD

BE

THE

WORKS

"THIS WILL EXPEDITE THE NEED TO PROCEED WITH RECLAMATION

THE WITH

EARLY PROVISION OF AT CENTRAL AND WEST KOWLOON, TOGETHER

HE SAID. TRUNK ROAD AND PASSENGER RAIL LINKS TO THE NEW AIRPORT,

THE BESIDES,

MOVING OF THE AIRPORT

HEIGHT WILL RELEASE

REDEVELOPMENT IN CONTROLS OVER LARGE PARTS OF KOWLOON, THUS ENABLING SELECTED LOCATIONS.

MR BARNES ALSO SAID THIS WOULD ALSO MAKE AVAILABLE, AFTER 1997,

AND OPEN UP THE EXISTING KAI TAK AIRPORT SITE FOR OTHER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW URBAN PROJECTS ON RECLAMATION IN KOWLOON BAY.

FOR CHANGE WOULD ARISE HE SAID OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

THROUGH ALDRICH CHAI,

BAY, GREEN RECLAMATIONS AT HUNG HOM BAY, CENTRAL/WAN

THESE WOULD OPEN SUBSTANTIAL SCOPE ISLAND AND TSUEN WAN BAY.

FOR

THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND THE REDEVELOPMENT BY

LAND DEVELOPMENT

CORPORATION.

"BESIDES

HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. A NEED IS FORESEEN FOR AND HOTELS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS DEVELOPING NEW COMMERCIAL OFFICES THAT ARE WELL SERVED BY HIGH CAPACITY TRANSPORT SYSTEMS," HE ADDED.

OBSOLETE INDUSTRIAL

AREAS WILL

PROXIMITY TO

NEED TO BE REPLANNED AND PROVISION MADE FOR NEW HI-TECH FACTORIES AND GODOWNS IN EXPANDED PORT FACILITIES AT KWAI CHUNG.

ΤΟ "MORE ATTENTION NEEDS

TO PROVIDING LANDSCAPE AREAS AND SPACES

THE CITY WITHIN

FOR THE

AMENITIES.

BE GIVEN TO CONSERVING

A COMPREHENSIVE

SYSTEM

OF PROVISION

SENSITIVE

OF NEW RECREATIONAL

OPEN

"THE BETTER

DESIGN OF WATERFRONT

AREAS AS

PROMENADES

FOR

"

MR BARNES SAID.

PEDESTRIANS IS ALSO SEEN TO BE AN IMPORTANT AIM.

TOGETHER WOULD BE A HIGH LINKING ALL THE VARIOUS LAND USES

AND PASSENGER CAPACITY, MULTI-MODE TRANSPORT SYSTEM OF BOTH HIGHWAYS

ARE INCORPORATED IN THE THREE RAIL SERVICES. SUCH IDEAS

OPTIONS

CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENTS.

POPULATION OF THIS LIMIT ASSUMING A THE WIDER USE OF

THE OPTIONS PRODUCED HAVE ASSUMED A TOTAL METRO BETWEEN FOUR TO 4.2 MILLION PERSONS BY 2011. CONTINUING COMMITMENT TO NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT AND NEW TOWN STANDARDS IN THE METRO AREA.

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