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Tung Chung New Town Development

About 49 per cent of the infrastructure works for phase I of Tung Chung New Town have been completed with a bridge linking Tung Chung and Chek Lap Kok taking shape.

Construction of a sewage discharge culvert has been substantially completed, while work on a sewage treatment plant and a pumping station is under way.

Construction work is progressing on rental and home ownership housing blocks, while work has just started on construction of the superstructures of community facilities, including a commercial centre, a neighbourhood community centre, a clinic and schools.

This project is about 57 per cent complete.

West Kowloon Reclamation

Reclamation of 343 hectares of land in west Kowloon is largely complete.

The distributor road lying to the west of Hing Wah Street on the northern reclamation area has been completed and opened to traffic. providing an alternative access to the Kwai Chung Container Port.

The Cherry Street extension together with the access road serving the Public Cargo Working Area on the southern reclamation area have been opened to traffic.

Construction of the temporary Jordan Road Ferry Pier which is scheduled to open in February 1996 is entering its final phase.

Central Reclamation

Works for phase 1 of the Central Reclamation are progressing well with about 84 per cent complete.

Demolition of existing ferry piers, marine dredging and filling works, drainage culvert construction and utilities works are in progress.

So far, four new permanent piers have been built at the reclamation, and have been opened for ferry services. Construction of two more permanent piers is under

way.