TNAG-0740-FCO40-944-Quarterly-progress-reports-from-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 125

Part I

Subject

LAND (ADMINISTRATION)

10 Release of

Military Lands (CR 45/3181/47 IV) ENV 1/676/61 III) ENV 1/4/31 81/47)

Purpose

To phase the acceptance of land surrendered by the Military under the Defence Cost Agreement. main agreed releases are

The

(i)

Lyemun Barracks (Stage I)

Jan

1977

(ii) Sham Shui Po Camp

(Stage II)

June

1977

(iii) No. 3 Camp,

Argyle Street

March 1977

(iv) No. 4 Camp,

Dec

Argyle Street

1979

(v)

Kai Tak RAF Station

June

1978

(vi) Victoria Barracks

1978/

1979

Progress Made & Present Position

Next Quarter Targets

(a) Lyemun Barracks (Stage 1) Camp

comprising some 133 acres was handed over on 6th January 1977; Sham Shui Po Camp (Stage II) was handed over on 1st June 1977. No. 3 Camp Argyle Street was handed over on 31st March 1977. RAF Kai Tak was handed over on 30th June 1978.

(b) An announcement was made in December 1977 that the remaining parts of Lyemun Barracks (Stage II) and Sham Shui Po Camp (Stage III) would be surrendered by the Military in due course for urban development.

(a) Agree programmes

for release and development of Lei Yu Mun II and Sham

Shui Po III.

(b) Ensure that the

necessary PWP items are prepared for 1978/79 PVP.