Brick prepared in Hong Kong bor Mr BREKER
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Visit
Background
Brief for the Visit of Mr.P.A.R. Blaker, M.P., Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth
Affairs
23 25 September, 1979
HKK 360/2
RECLIVIO
Development of New Towns
PA
No ! AW15/10.
116
DS.R. 8. OS.R.8.
To
The main impetus for New Town development came from the decision in 1972 to provide adequate housing by the mid-1980's for the 1.8 million Hong Kong people who were then inadequately housed. meet this programme much of the housing would have to be provided in undeveloped parts of the New Territories and the programme was combined with a programme for the development of New Towns to provide all the necessary facilities for an improved living and working environment. The New Towns are based on balanced development including private and public housing, job opportunities, education, social, medical and recreational facilities, with full attention being paid to landscaping to combine an attractive environment with high density development. As a result of the New Town programme the total population of the New Territories will expand from about 1 million people to 2.5 million by the mid-1980's when about half will be living in public housing.
2.
The present programme allows for the development
of the following New Towns:
Target Population
Town
Tsuen Wan
Sha Tin
Present Population
644,000
992,000
65,000
565,000
Tuen Mun
63,000
537,000
Tai Po
50,000
219,000
Fanling/Sheung Shui
45,000
168,000
Yuen Long
42,000
95,800
TOTAL:
909,000
2,576,800
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