TNAG-1139-FCO40-1419-Quarterly-progress-reports-on-Hong-Kong-1982 — Page 194

“CONFIDENTIAL

HANDS DIVISION

LANDS AND WORKS BRANCH PROGRESS REPORT

1st February 1982 to 30th April 1982

Subject

Purpose

(c) N.E. New

Territories

LW(SPU) 70/61/07)

(d) Junk Bay

(LW(SPU)70/61/02)

Progress Made & Present Position

bring order and control to existing development trends.

(ii) It was decided not to proceed

with further studies on Deep Bay as a possible airport location.

(iii) Negotiations with the Tin Shui

Wai developers continued and ExCo gave initial consideration to revised development proposals.

(c) N.E. New Territories

LDPC considered the consultants' interim report on the NENT develop- ment study and provided guidance for the consultants on certain points of principle and policy.

(d) Junk Bay

Consultants undertaking the Junk Bay development study submitted their Draft Final Report. Consultations with the Mass Transit Railway Corporation continued over the feasib- ility of the MTR providing the principal external access to the new town.

Next Quarter Targets

to continue

with datailed work dn the Base Strategy (completion Marci. 1983)

(iii) ExCo to con-

sider revised Tin Shui Wai development proposals further.

(c) N.E. New Territori

Proceed on course agreed by LDPC and monitor progress of remainder of NENT study (completion late 1982).

(d) Junk Bay

LDPC to consider consultant's draft final report on 9.7.82.

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