Sha Tin

Sha Tin new town is already home for about 590 000 people,
approximately 69 per cent of whom live in public housing developments
which comprise 15 public rental estates and 21 home ownership and
private sector participation schemes. The new town will house about
625 000 people by 2001.

Since 1981, development works have been extended to Ma On Shan,
involving a total development area of about 2 000 hectares. Work on the
last section of the primary road link to Ma On Shan Town Centre is
scheduled for completion in 1998. Three public housing estates/Home
Ownership Scheme projects are under construction. The construction of
Trunk Road T7, which will bypass the Town Centre, is planned to start in
2000. Upon full development, Ma On Shan will house about 750 000
people.

The programme to improve conditions in the old villages in and around
Sha Tin continues. The extension of Sha Tin Tau Village started in 1995
and was completed in mid-1996. Servicing and minor formation works
are being carried out for villages at Ngau Pei Sha, Chap Wai Kon and To
Shek.

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