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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1992

THE SECRETARY SAID IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT 52,000 EMPLOYMENT PLACES WOULD BE PROVIDED IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR IN TSEUNG KWAN ULTIMATELY.

ANNUAL

MR EASON STRESSED THAT STATISTICS ON PROJECTED SHORTFALLS OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES AS COMPARED WITH THE WORKING POPULATION FROM NOW TO 2004 WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

A PREDICTED SHORTFALL OF ABOUT 40,000 EMPLOYMENT PLACES IN 1996 AND OF 80,000 IN 2001 MUST BE VIEWED IN THE CONTEXT OF TSEUNG KWAN O'S PROXIMITY TO THE MAIN URBAN AREAS, PARTICULARLY KWUN TONG, AND THE RELATIVE CASE WITH WHICH COMMUTING WOULD BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE ROAD TUNNEL, HE ADDED.

HUNG HOM BAY RECLAMATION LAND USE OUTLINED

HECTARES

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THE HUNG HOM BAY RECLAMATION WOULD PROVIDE 36.38 FOR COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, RECREATIONAL AND GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY USES.

LAND

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT LANDS, MR A.G. EASON, AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY WEDNESDAY) HIS WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON SAMUEL WONG PING-WAI.

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THE PRESENT LAND USE PROPOSALS FOR THE RECLAMATION AREA INCLUDE 8.41 HECTARES (23.12 PER CENT) FOR ROADS, AND 8.20 HECTARES (22.54 PER CENT) FOR RESIDENTIAL ZONE 1 AND COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AREA.

OCCUPY

LAND FOR GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY USE WILL 3.70 HECTARES (10.17 PER CENT) WHEREAS THAT FOR COMMERCIAL USE WILL BE 3.26 HECTARES (8.96 PER CENT).

ALSO, 7.56 HECTARES WILL BE USED FOR OPEN SPACE AND AMENITY AREA. THE REMAINING 5.25 HECTARES WILL BE RESERVED FOR OTHER SPECIFIED USES WHICH INCLUDE A FIVE-HECTARE FREIGHTYARD EXPANSION FOR KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION (KCRC) WITH COMMERCIAL ON THE PODIUM.

DEVELOPMENT

"RECLAMATION WORK IS IN HAND AND IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED AROUND LATE 1994," MR EASON SAID.

"IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE POPULATION IN THE AREA UPON FULL DEVELOPMENT WILL BE ABOUT 18,000, HE ADDED.

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HE NOTED THAT THE LAND USE BUDGET MIGHT HAVE TO BE AMENDED ACCOUNT OF NEW PROPOSALS SUCH AS THE KOWLOON SKY RAIL

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