Kowloon

Further to the substantial completion of West Kowloon Reclamation in
1996, major distributor roads serving transport links to Western Harbour
Crossing, West Kowloon Expressway and a section of Route 3 were
completed and opened to traffic in 1997. In addition, improvements to the
trunk storm drains and sewerage system were substantially completed.
The remaining road and drainage works on the reclamation will be
progressively completed to tie in with the developments. A large open
space fronting Nam Cheong Estate serving as a buffer zone between the
residential area and the West Kowloon Expressway was formed. Other
developments on West Kowloon Reclamation including private and public
housing and commercial developments are in progress. These
developments will ease pressure on the existing adjacent congested
residential and industrial areas and house about 118 000 persons.

At Hung Hom Bay Reclamation, the 36 hectares of land formed will be
used for private and public housing, commercial development, extension
of the existing Kowloon-Canton Railway freight yard, government,
institutional and community facilities, schools, open space and road
works. The area will house about 11 500 persons. Engineering
infrastructure, including two trunk roads (the Hung Hom Bypass and
Princess Margaret Road Link) is being built for completion in mid-1999.

The South East Kowloon development feasibility study on developing the
existing Kai Tak Airport area after the relocation of Hong Kong
International Airport to Chek Lap Kok will be completed in early 1998.
The feasibility study indicates that about 270 hectares can be released
from the existing airport site, some 300 hectares formed by reclamation
and about 100 hectares reserved for the proposed typhoon shelter and
cargo-working area at Cha Kwo Ling. The adjoining 270 hectares of
existing urban areas at Hung Hom, To Kwa Wan, Ma Tau Kok and
Kowloon City also offer opportunities for urban renewal. A wide range of
engineering works, including the reprovisioning of marine and land-based
facilities, reclamation, highway construction and the provision of
drainage, sewerage, sewage treatment and other public utilities, will soon
be carried out and works will continue into the next century. The target
population to be accommodated in the new development areas is in the
range of 285 000 to 310 000.

The Kowloon Point development feasibility study was completed in June.
Its proposal for a 40-hectare reclamation at the southern end of the West
Kowloon Reclamation is considered necessary for extending the railway
and roads to Tsim Sha Tsui to improve the transport network in
Kowloon. The study's recommendations are being reviewed.

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