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Development of Tsing Yi Bland

Question No. 3

Reply by Hon. 3. Barnes, CBE, JP, Secretary for Lands and works, to question by Dr. Hon. Richard- Lai at Legislative Council on 27 January 1988

8. Mr. LAI asked:

Question:

for example,

How does Government reconcile the plan to develop Tsing Yi Island into a community of about 200,000 people with the increase of potentially hazardous installations, erg oil depots and chemical plants, on the island?

SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS:

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The population currently planned for Tsing Yi is 191,000, and we now have nearly 100,000 people living

on the island. The growth in population planned for the future, of just over 90,000 is made up of 54,000 in public rental housing, 22,000 in home ownership, PSPS and Housing Society schemes, and about 15,000 in commercial/

residential developments in the town centre.

The public housing, currently under

construction in Area 8 in the north/eastern corner of the island, and due for full occupation by 1990, is expected to accommodate about 39,000 people, and the balance of 15,000 in public rental housing will be provided in the adjacent area 10, due for occupation by 1994. The home home ownership, PSPS and Housing Society schemes are either in l.c Area 8 or in the Town Centre, which is in Area 1.

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Thus the future growth in population will all take place in northeastern Tsing Yi and, for the avoidance of doubt, I can categorically say that there is no residential development of any sort proposed in the western or southern parts of the island. As I have said previously on a number of occasions, the development of Tsing Yi Island for both residential and industrial uses,

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Sir, to try and make my reply a little more intelligible, I have arranged to append a small copy of the Outline Development Plan covering Tsing Yi Island to the written copy of my answer. I am sorry it is not better but it should help Members to identify the zone numbers which I will be mentioning. It is not, I should emphasise, intended to give Members the impression that there are now three bridges to Tsing Yi.

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