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porary blockage at the exit, but it is only a very occasional and infrequent incident, and it does not seem at this stage to be necessary to take any major action to prevent it. Of course if this practice were to increase in frequency, it might interfere with the proper flow of outward traffic and a review of the present system would have to be made.
(Mr. Raymond Y. K. KAN arrived at this point).
DR. HUANG:- Mr. Chairman, I thank you for your answer, but the exit of the Star Ferry multi-storey car park, which I emphasized, is a very small one, and even a minority of users can block it very badly. I was assured by the people who complained to me that it happens very often and I understand from some of my colleagues that it happens often. Therefore, would you please, Mr. Chairman, investigate actually how often it does happen?
(Mr. B. A. BERNACCHI arrived at this point).
CHAIRMAN: I will check on this, Dr. HUANG.
(3) DR. DENNY M. H. HUANG asked the following question:
May I be informed when the various phases of the new Kowloon Park will be opened and made available to the public?
THE CHAIRMAN, URBAN COUNCIL, replied as follows:-
26 acres of the former Whitfield Barracks are to be developed as Kowloon Park. Some 18 acres have already been handed over by the military, and the development of this section will be in two stages. The remaining 8 acres will be released in accordance with the agreed programme in about a year's time and the development of this section will constitute the third stage.
The first stage consists of the demolition of over one hundred buildings and the laying out and grassing of the area as an open park. A number of buildings are being retained for development as a children's study-room, a restaurant, and as offices, quarters and work area for the Urban Services Department and for temporary use as a workshop for the museum and art gallery.
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Turf has recently been laid on the western side of the Park, but an area on the eastern side will be used as hard-standing for the display of floats to be used in the Festival of Hong Kong in December, and will therefore not be turfed until after the Festival. The public will be admitted to the Park during the Festival to view the floats and a display of models of Public Works projects. After the Festival, a decision will be taken on whether it will be possible to leave the park open while the rest of the turfing is being carried out, or whether it will be necessary to close it for this purpose. The Public Works Department is due to hand over stage I of the park to the Urban Services Department in January, 1970. The second stage of the park's development will consist of the renovation and preparation for use of the buildings I have mentioned, together with the laying out of a Chinese garden, an ordinary garden and a rock garden, and the construction of a children's adventure playground and refreshment kiosks. Detailed plans were approved at the September meeting of the Recreation and Amenities Select Committee.
The third and final stage has not yet been the subject of detailed planning. The Recreation and Amenities Select Committee has however recommended that this part of the park be developed for active recreation, to include a swimming pool, and possible lay-outs are being investigated by the Architectural Office. At this stage I cannot yet say precisely what form development will take.
DR. HUANG:- Mr. Chairman, as a resident of Kowloon myself, I am naturally anxious about Kowloon Park. In the last six weeks I have visited the proposed new park once every fortnight. Over that 18 acre space everybody can see people scattered here and there actually working. So in view of the urgent need of open space in Kowloon, particularly in the Tsim Sha Tsui district, I wonder if you can request the Public Works Department to try to speed up the work if possible?
CHAIRMAN:- I will ask the Director of Public Works to see what he can do, or to investigate, Dr. HUANG.
(4) MRS. E. ELLIOTT asked the following question:-
(a) Is it correct that decantation of Shek Kip Mei tenants and tenants of other old estates is being held up because some refuse to move to Pak Tin and other popular or central estates?
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porary blockage at the exit, but it is only a very occasional and infrequent incident, and it does not seem at this stage to be necessary to take any major action to prevent it. Of course if this practice were to increase in frequency, it might interfere with the proper flow of outward traffic and a review of the present system would have to be made.
(Mr. Raymond Y. K. KAN arrived at this point).
DR. HUANG-Mr. Chairman, I thank you for your answer, but the exit of the Star Ferry multi-storey car park, which I emphasized, is a very small one, and even a minority of users can block it very badly. I was assured by the people who complained to me that it happens very often and I understand from some of my colleagues that it happens often. Therefore, would you please, Mr. Chairman, investigate actually how often it does happen?
(Mr. B. A. BERNACCHI arrived at this point).
CHAIRMAN: I will check on this, Dr. HUANG.
(3) DR. DENNY M. H. HUANG asked the following question:
May I be informed when the various phases of the new Kowloon Park will be opened and made available to the public?
THE CHAIRMAN, URBAN COUNCIL, replied as follows:-
26 acres of the former Whitfield Barracks are to be developed as Kowloon Park. Some 18 acres have already been handed over by the military, and the development of this section will be in two stages. The remaining 8 acres will be released in accordance with the agreed programme in about a year's time and the development of this section will constitute the third stage.
The first stage consists of the demolition of over one hundred buildings and the laying out and grassing of the area as an open park. A number of buildings are being retained for development as a children's study-room, a restaurant, and as offices, quarters and work area for the Urban Services Department and for temporary use as a workshop for the museum and art gallery.
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Turf has recently been laid on the western side of the Park, but an area on the eastern side will be used as hard- standing for the display of floats to be used in the Festival of Hong Kong in December, and will therefore not be turfed until after the Festival. The public will be admitted to the Park during the Festival to view the floats and a display of models of Public Works projects. After the Festival, a decision will be taken on whether it will be possible to leave the park open while the rest of the turfing is being carried out, or whether it will be necessary to close it for this purpose. The Public Works Department is due to hand over stage I of the park to the Urban Services Department in January, 1970. The second stage of the park's development will consist of the renovation and preparation for use of the buildings I have mentioned, together with the laying out of a Chinese garden, an ordinary garden and a rock garden, and the construction of a children's adventure playground and refreshment kiosks. Detailed plans were approved at the September meeting of the Recreation and Amenities Select Committee.
The third and final stage has not yet been the subject of detailed planning. The Recreation and Amenities Select Committee has however recommended that this part of the park be developed for active recreation, to include a swimming pool, and possible lay-outs are being investi- gated by the Architectural Office. At this stage I cannot yet say precisely what form development will take.
DR. HUANG:-Mr. Chairman, as a resident of Kowloon myself, I am naturally anxious about Kowloon Park. In the last six weeks I have visited the proposed new park once every fortnight. Over that 18 acre space everybody can see people scattered here and there actually working. So in view of the urgent need of open space in Kowloon, particularly in the Tsim Sha Tsui district, I wonder if you can request the Public Works Department to try to speed up the work if possible?
CHAIRMAN: -I will ask the Director of Public Works to see what he can do, or to investigate, Dr. HUANG.
(4) MRS. E. ELLIOTT asked the following question:-
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(a) Is it correct that decantation of Shek Kip Mei tenants and tenants of other old estates is being held up because some refuse to move to Pak Tin and other popular or central estates?
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