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MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1992

SECRETARY FOR WORKS VISITS TSEUNG KWAN O

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TODAY (MONDAY) DEVELOPMENTS OF

THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS, MR JAMES BLAKE, VISITED TSEUNG KWAN O TO SEE FOR HIMSELF THE THE NEW TOWN FOR WHICH THE WORK ACTIVITIES HAVE ALREADY STARTED MOVING TO THE SOUTH EASTERN PART.

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ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT, KAM-FAN, MR BLAKE WAS FIRST BRIEFED AT A VANTAGE LOCATION VARIOUS INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES ALREADY COMPLETED NORTHERN PART OF TSEUNG KWAN O, INCLUDING HANG HAU, TSUI LAN AND PO LAM AREAS.

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THE NEW TOWN, WHICH WAS ONCE A REMOTE VILLAGE SETTLEMENT WHICH LATER TURNED INTO AN AREA MAINLY FOR SHIP BREAKING AND RELATED INDUSTRIES, HAS NOW BEEN BUILT UP WITH A POPULATION OF ABOUT 110,000.

MR BLAKE WAS TOLD THAT DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TOWN HAD NOW ENTERED A NEW PHASE WITH ENGINEERING WORKS CONCENTRATED ON THE SOUTH EASTERN PORTION OF THE NEW TOWN WHICH HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS THE SITE OF THE THIRD AND LARGEST INDUSTRIAL ESTATE IN HONG KONG.

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RECENTLY, A CONSULTANCY STUDY ON THE ENGINEERING OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA AS A BASE FOR DEEP WATERFRONT INDUSTRIES HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED.

AT A BRIEFING BY THE PROJECT MANAGER OF THE SOUTH EAST NEW TERRITORIES, DR CHOI YU-LEUK, AT THE SITE OFFICE OF THE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, THE SECRETARY LEARNT THAT WORKS ON THE FIRST CONTRACT FOR THE LAND FORMATION AND ANCILLARY WORKS ON THE ESTATES WERE NOW IN FULL SWING.

WITH AN ESTIMATED TOTAL COST OF ABOUT $1.04 BILLION FOR THE WHOLE PROJECT, ABOUT 90 HECTARES OF LAND WILL BE FORMED FOR THE ESTATE UPON FULL DEVELOPMENT BY THE END OF 1995 YIELDING A NET SALEABLE AREA OF ABOUT 70 HECTARES.

TO CONCLUDE HIS VISIT, MR BLAKE ALSO HAD A TRIP ON BOARD A LAUNCH TO SEE THE VARIOUS INTERESTING CONSTRUCTION WORKS CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE ALONG THE COASTAL AREA OF THE NEW TOWN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE PROJECT.

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THESE INCLUDED SPECIAL RECLAMATION AND ENGINEERING TECHNIQUE BEING EMPLOYED IN MARINE SAND FILLING AND SEAWALI. CONSTRUCTION AS WELL AS THE INSTALLATION OF "WICK" DRAINS WHICH IS A MODERN METHOD USED TO ACCELERATE CONSOLIDATION OF MARINE MUD IN PROJECTS.

RECLAMATION

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