tin shui wai / yuen long development programme - HKU Libraries

Engineering WorksPublic HousingCommunity FacilitiesThis package includes thr necessaryinfrastructure to serve the secondpublic housing estate in Area 16, thetown centre (part) in Area 21 (TSWTL4)and private housing estates in Area 19(TSWTL 3) and Area 24 (TSWTI, 7).Roads to be constructed include RoadPI, D2(part) L4, L6, I//, Ii8, roads inAreas 14 and 1 ?> and inf rast rueture inprivate housinq and commercial i tesin Areas 19, 23 and 24. Thestructures in thir> package includebridges over the main drainagechannels and r>ubwayr. under the LRTreserve and road rarriacfeway. Theformation of the LRT reserve andterminus together with theconstruction of a transport terminusis included in thh; package. Twoinfrastructure con! rarts commenced inJuly 1990, with the third contractcommenced in September I9 ( )2.The second estate, Tin Shuj Instate,will house approxiniat e.I y 29000 personsin rental aceommodat ion andapproximately 1400 in Home OwnershipScheme accommodation. The estate willbe completed in tour phar»or*. Intakeof population will beqin in early1993. The HOS component wi.ll runparallel with Phase IV development.The estate includes two primaryschools, two secondary schools, aneighbourhood community centre and anindoor recreation centre,Community facilities included in thispackage are four primary and foursecondary schools, a children andyouth centre and a neighbourhoodcommunity centre. A sports ground,two indoor recreation centres and aleisure pool complex are alsoincluded* There are a] so Governmentdepots and open spaces. Two primaryand two secondary schools have beencompleted and are in operation. Thefirst phase of the District Park hasbeen entrusted to a private developerand will comprise 6*6 ha of passiverecreational area in a landscapesetting. Work started on site in late1991 with a view to completion in mid1993,1.18