Tseung Kwan O
The development of Tseung Kwan O new town, which started in 1982, is
divided into three phases. Phase I has been substantially completed, with
about 568 hectares of land formed. Engineering infrastructure has been
provided to cater for private and public housing and associated
community facilities.
Phase II which includes the reclamation and engineering infrastructure for
the town centre northern area will be completed in early 2000. It will
provide 96 hectares of land for commercial, residential, government,
institutional and community uses.
Phase III for the reclamation of town centre south and the provision of
land and services for the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate is in progress.
An initial 30 hectares of serviced land was completed in March 1995. A
further 65 hectares of serviced land were completed in 1997 for industrial
development. The southern part of Siu Chik Sha is also being developed
for industrial use.
In preparation for further industrial development, about 104 hectares of
land south of Tseung Kwan O will be developed for deep waterfront
industries and potentially hazardous installations. Reclamation work is in
progress.
The population of the new town, 161 000 at the end of March 1997, will
be more than 440 000 upon full development by 2010. A study
commenced in August 1997 to examine the feasibility of extending the
new town to accommodate a maximum population of 520 000. The
proposed extension of the MTR to Tseung Kwan O and the Western
Coast Road, both intended to improve the traffic of the new town with
the metro area, are under study.
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