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Kwangtung Province
:ography by Lands & Survey Department PWD
© Hong Kong Government 1978
Market
Towns

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Contents
Introduction
Tai Po
Fanling-Sheung Shui-Shek Wu Hui
Yuen Long
Introduction
REBOUND
In 1972, Hong Kong's Executive Council gave its approval
to the adoption of a "Ten Year Housing Target
Programme", which included proposals for the expansion
of the three Market Towns— Tai Po, Fanling/Sheung Shui/
. 15 Shek Wu Hui and Yuen Long. Plans have now been
drawn up for the expansion of these Market Towns in the
25 New Territories so that ultimately they accommodate
nearly half a million people .
Urban development in the New Territories is in fact taking
place on three distinct levels. The New Towns of Sha Tin,
Tuen Mun and Tsuen Wan are the first ranking urban
centres. They are followed by the Market Towns, and then
the smaller rural townships such as Cheung Chau, Mui O,
Sai Kung and others.
The three Market Towns are being expanded and
developed as balanced townships, as self-contained as
possible, with all modern basic amenities.
At Tai Po and Yuen Long, the first two industrial estates
in Hong Kong are also being developed.
Although historically the Market Towns have always played
a significant role in the life of the New Territories, growth
in recent years has been overshadowed by the rapid buildup
in population within the three New Towns. However,
with the drawing up of the latest plans, the scope of
development in the Market Towns has been increased
greatly and they are likely to emerge once again as
important centres in their own right.
The present population of the three Market Towns is about
100,000 and the transition to fully balanced townships
housing almost 500,000 people is the responsibility of the
New Territories Development Department (N.T.D.D.).
Established within the Public Works Department in 1973 to
plan and develop New Towns an

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Tai Po Development
general land use proposal
Cartography by Lands & Survey Department, PWD (
© Hong Kong Government, 1978 I

TAIPO
The old town of Tai Po lies at the head of the northwestern
arm of Tolo Harbour, at the point where the road from
Kowloon to Fanling crosses the Lower Lam Tsuen River.
On the north-eastern side of the river adjacent to the Ting
Kok Road is Tai Po Old Market. Between 1960 and 1970
the town expanded rapidly as the area southeast of the
old town on both sides of Kwong Fuk Road was developed.
This most recent part of the town is known as Tai Po
Central Area.
At present, Tai Po has a population of about 30,000.
Many more people live in its peripheral areas, around the
shores of Tolo Harbour and in the valleys leading up into
the surrounding hills and mountains. There is a strong
feeling of identity with the mountains and the sea which
form an attractive backdrop to Tai Po. The local fishing
fleet can still be seen anchored off Tai Po Kau where the
ferry pier and other marine facilities are situated.
Agriculture still plays an important part in the local
economy and much of the produce from the villages of the
area is sold from the market and hawker stalls in Tai Po.
The continuing pace of urban development inevitably
means that agricultural land close to the town will be lost,
but with such a large hinterland as Taipo enjoys the
traditional function of the town as a market centre will
remain important in the future.
The Development Plan
The principal objective of the plan to expand Tai Po is to
develop a community within a more satisfactory urban
environment having an adequate range of commercial,
industrial and community facilities. Much of the new land
available for development will be reclaimed from the sea,
but the existing areas of the town will also be further
developed and improved.
In carrying out reclamation, borrow areas will be brought
into operation to provide the necessary filling material
and the proper reinstatement and after-use of these borrow
areas is an important element in the overall plan.
The major land uses will be centred around the
reclamation to the north and east of the existing town.
Primarily for residential use — both public and private -
the area will also include commercial development,
principal community buildings such as the cultural complex,
open space and some industrial land. North-east of the
town adjacent to Ting Kok Road, will be the Tai Po
Industrial Estate — already in the course of development.
Peripheral areas will contain additional lower-density
residential areas, further light industrial land, village areas
and open space zones.
The ultimate population of the Tai Po area is expected to
be about 220,000 people, of whom some 170,000 would
be living in the Tai Po township itself.
Transport
Tai Po will be linked to Sha Tin New Town and Kowloon
by a new coastal trunk road, which will eventually be
extended to Yuen Long. The existing road connecting
Tai Po with Fanling will also be improved.
Rapid communications with Sha Tin, Kowloon and Fanling
will also be provided by the Kowloon-Canton Railway. The
initial stages of an extensive modernisation programme are
already under way with the double tracking of the
main line between Hung Horn and Sha Tin and by the early
1980's it is expected that this will have been extended to
Tai Po. Considerable improvements are also planned for
the rolling stock which will be in use on the railway. The
expanded town will continue to be served by the stations at
Tai Po Market and Tai Po Kau which will themselves
be modernised.
Within the town, a network of roads is planned to serve
each of the individual planning areas. This network will be
linked to the trunk road by two interchanges. Another
important link in the network will be the major road
planned along the edge of the future reclamation to serve
the industrial estate and the land uses within the
reclaimed area.

1. Tai Po is a traditional market centre.
2. Island House — the residence of the Secretary for the New Territories.
3. The Tai Po District Office.

1. TaiPo Tau Village.
2. A typical Hakka woman and her children
relax in the shade.
3. The Yuen Chau Tsai squatter area which is
being cleared and re-developed.

1. The Tai Po Market railway station.
2. Sailing is a popular recreation around Tai Po.
3 &4. Transport and communications will be improved in Tai Po.
At present, some of the remote villages are served by private \
transport. * tfc A
TAI PO MARKI

Three main bus terminals are to be provided — one next to
Tai Po Market Railway Station and an other on reclaimed
land. The third terminal will be incorporated within the
industrial estate, and certain housing estates may be
provided with sub-terminals to cater for local feeder
services.
An extensive network of cycle tracks and pedestrian ways,
separated from the major roads, will also be developed.
Housing
Three public housing estates are planned for Tai Po, to
accommodate about 83,000 people.
Construction work on the first estate, for 30,000 people,
has started and it should be occupied by the end of 1980.
Land formation work for the estate is already in progress
adjacent to Ting Kok Road. The second estate to provide
homes for 30,000 people, will be located north of Kwong
Fuk Road between Island House and the Police Bungalow.
The last estate will be to the south of Tai Po Central Area
and will accommodate about 23,000 people.
Private residential development areas provided for in the
plan are expected to house another 55,000 people. The
existing residential areas have an estimated maximum
population capacity of 29,000. Developments in the
peripheral areas, including low-density residential use in
some of the borrow areas, are expected to accommodate
the balance of future population growth.
Recreation
As nearly 30 per cent of the population of the expanded
town will be under the age of 15, emphasis will be placed
on the provision of an adequate range of recreational
facilities linked together by the cycle track and footpath
systems.
The types of open space to be provided will range from
active areas for organised games to landscaped picnic and
viewing areas in the surrounding foothills.
A stadium and a swimming pool complex will be provided
as well as riverside walks and waterfront open space.
Weekend ferry trips to the Sai Kung Peninsula area are
expected to continue to increase in popularity, with the
improved ferry facilities at the Tai Po Kau being used more
intensively.
Special emphasis has been placed on this aspect of the
development and a comprehensive study on landscaping
and recreational facilities is being undertaken to
recommend and co-ordinate action that will enhance the
environment of the new development.
One of the aims of the landscaping plan is to retain the
present harmony between the town and the surrounding
countryside and harbour.
Industry and Employment
Several areas have been set aside in the plan for the
development of light industries, including service trades.
The Tai Po Industrial Estate now under development is
expected to provide better prospects for skilled workers
within the community. Some workshop sites for smallscale
service trades will be provided at appropriate locations
within the high density residential areas. Commercial
establishments within the town will also provide
employment opportunities.

1 & 2. Agriculture ar^fishing p/ay ar
in the life of the market town.
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1. Large areas are being reclaimed from the sea
to provide land for industrial and housing development.
2. The Tai Po police station.
3. School children buy snacks from a street vendor.

Education
There are at present six secondary schools and seven
primary schools in Tai Po. A new secondary school and
two new primary schools will be provided within the public
housing estate in the first stage of Tai Po development,
now in progress. Additional primary and secondary schools
will be built in accordance with the Education Department's
programme. All planning areas will include site reservations
for schools to ensure that every child receives a primary
school education. From September 1978 every child
entering secondary school will be assured of three years of
secondary education.
Community Facilities
Two private clinics are now in operation at Tai Po and a site
for a third government facility has been reserved adjacent
to the central area. A site for a district hospital to meet longterm
needs has also been reserved outside the main highdensity

1. Mountains and green pastures provide an attractive backdrop to Tai Po.
2. Recreational cycling along the Ting Kok Road.
3. A new secondary school and two primary schools will be among the many
facilities to be provided in the first stage of Tai Po development.

Sheung Shui-Shek Wu Hui-Fanling Development
general land use proposal
250 500 750
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Public Housing
Village Type Housing
1 Light Industrial
Govt, Institution & Community
Public Open Space
Lowland Rural Area
Cartography by Lands & Survey Department PWD (
© Hong Kong Government 1978 I

FANLING/SHEUNG SHUI/SHEK WU HUI
Fanling, Sheung Shui and Shek Wu Hui are some 8 km
north of Tai Po. Fanling is situated at the junction of the
road from Tai Po with that to Sha Tau Kok. Existing
development consists primarily of the old villages on either
side of Jockey Club Road, of which the largest groups are
Fan Leng Tai Wai, Fan Leng Nam Wai and Fanling Pak
Wai, plus the more modern development of Luen Wo Hui,
a market centre alongside the Sha Tau Kok Road. Nearby
is the industrial area of On Lok Tsuen.
Just to the north lies Sheung Shui, with its old walled
village side-by-side with other recent extensions. Some
5,000 people now live there. The improvement of this
village forms an important aspect of the development.
Close by is Shek Wu Hui, which today is a fairly modern
development built after a wide-spread fire which swept the
area in the 1950s. The streets are quite narrow however
as'they still follow the old pattern and many of them are
crowded, particularly near the market, as Shek Wu Hui is
also one of the traditional centres for the surrounding area.
The Development Plan
Comprehensive plans have been prepared to cover all the
three areas but each will retain its own individual
identity. Much of the land to be developed is in private
ownership and will have to be resumed and the people
now living there will have to be rehoused before work can
begin. The existing population is about 43,000,
but when fully developed it will be the home of nearly
170,000 people.
The bulk of the additional population, particularly in the
initial stages of the programme, will be accommodated in
Sheung Shui where most of the public housing will be
constructed. Sheung Shui Village and the Shek Wu Hui
development will be retained.
Three public housing estates have been planned, two at
Sheung Shui and one at Fanling. Sites have also been
provided for private residential development and there will
be land for an estate under the Housing Authority's
"Home Ownership" scheme, village housing and light
industries.
Extension areas for Sheung Shui village have been
identified, and a light industrial area is likely to be developed
between the village area and the railway line.
The existing Sheung Shui railway station will be at the heart
of the development, and additional transport facilities will
be provided in adjoining areas beginning with the
construction of a bus terminal. A community centre is also
planned nearby.
A large open space will act as a landscaped buffer zone
separating the development at Sheung Shui from that
of Fanling.
This open space, in front of the Ling Hill and temple and
adjacent to the Fan Leng group of villages, will include the
important "fung shui" area facing the hill.
"Fung shui" is a type of Far-Eastern geomancy, with the
literal meaning of "wind and water". This practice has been
used for thousands of years to determine the best site for a
Chinese home or workplace in relation to natural features
of the landscape such as waterways, land form and
vegetation.
Development at Fanling will be centred on the area
adjoining the railway station. There will be a public housing
estate for about 20,000 people, and private
commercial/residential development for another 4,000.
Sites have been reserved for community facilities and a
cultural complex.
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1. Fan/ing, Sheung Shui and Shek Wu Hui are some 8 km north of Tai Po.
2. "The Better Ole"restaurant near Fanling railway station.
3. The Tai Po and Sheung Shui railway stations will be modernised. There, are
also plans for the double-tracking of the main line.

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The Luen Wo Market area, as well as the existing On Lok
Tsuen industrial area, will be improved.
The improvement of the On Lok Tsuen area will be by
provision of adequate roads and drains, and the retraining
of the adjacent river channel. At Luen Wo Hui, a traffic
plan will be imposed to see that the existing narrow roads
are not overloaded and efficiently serve the abutting
properties. Private development in the area is expected to
continue and provision has been made for the expansion
and further development of existing villages.
The entire development area is low-lying and the general
level has to be brought up to avoid possible flooding.
Suitable material from surrounding hills has to be obtained
and brought in for this purpose. Close contact with local
people will be maintained in order that their cherished
landmarks, some of which have local fung shui significance,
are not unnecessarily affected. Special attention is also
being paid to plan and budget for reinstatement work so
that land created from borrow areas is put to worthwhile
subsequent use compatible with the rural character of the
countryside.
Transport
The existing road between Fanling and Tai Po will be
upgraded to dual carriageway standard with a connection
to the trunk road at Lam Kam, just north of Tai Po. Within
the development area, through traffic will be carried on the
Fanling Bypass. The Bypass will be aligned parallel to the
existing railway on the south-west side of the tracks and
then turn onto the line of the existing Tai Po Road passing
through the area formerly occupied by tanneries.
Three connections will be provided to the internal road
network which will be based primarily on the improvement
to dual carriageway standard of Jockey Club Road and
Sha Tau Kok Road. In addition, a new internal
route between Fanling and Sheung Shui will be provided
alongside the railway, and San Fung Avenue will be
replaced by a new road between the Jockey Club Road/
San Fung Avenue junction and the existing roundabout at
the junction of Tai Po Road/San Fung Avenue.
An internal by-pass road to the Luen Wo Market area
is also allowed for in the plan.
Each of the planning areas will be served by a system of
local roads.
The railway stations at Fanling and Sheung Shui are to be
retained and modernised. There are also plans for the
double tracking of the main line.
The main bus terminal for the area will be at Sheung Shui.
As the population in the area builds up, the terminal is
expected to be expanded, with ancillary facilities including a
public light bus terminal, taxi ranks and car parking areas.
Other smaller bus terminals will be provided at Luen Wo
Market and Fanling railway station and some may also be
provided within the public housing estates.
The development area will be served by a network of
footpaths and cycle tracks which will be separated from the
major roads. This system will be linked to Tai Po by cycle
tracks which will be provided as part of the improvements
to the road between Fanling and Tai Po.
Housing
Of the three public housing estates planned — two at
Sheung Shui and one at Fanling — the first estate will be
in the former tanneries area between Tai Po Road and
the railway. When complete it will have a population of
30,000. Another estate under the Housing Authority
Home Ownership scheme is also planned for this area.
The second housing estate at Sheung Shui will
accommodate some 23,000 people and will be located on
the north-east side of Jockey Club Road. The Fanling
estate will be on a site adjacent to the railway station
and will house about 20,000 people.
The Shek Mu Hui extension area, the planned Luen Wo
Market development, and a site next to the Fanling housing
estate will provide for private development to accommodate
some 37,000 persons. It is estimated that the existing areas
will have an eventual population capacity of 21,000.

A temple near the Fanling railway station is popular
mth both local children and tourists.

1. The sewage treatment plant at Shek Wu Hui.
2. An old market at Fan Leng Lau Village.
3. A new swimming pool under construction near the Fanling railway station.

Development around the main high density areas will
include low density, high class residential sites, village
housing areas and some new village schemes.
Industry and Employment
Three areas have been allocated for the development of
light industry to provide adequate employment opportunity
for the people living in the area.
The biggest of these is at On Lok Tsuen, an area which
already contains a high proportion of industrial sites. The
other two sites will be developed near Sheung Shui village
and in the former tanneries area.
Small scale service trades will be provided for by the
development of workshop areas in suitable locations within
the high density residential areas. Commercial development
in other areas will also present employment opportunities.
Recreation
To meet the needs of young people who are likely to make
up a considerable proportion of the expanded town
population, adequate recreational facilities will be available.
Work has begun on the construction of a swimming pool
complex on land adjoining Fanling Playground and a site
has been reserved nearby for a stadium. A further area of
land has been set aside at Sheung Shui for a second
swimming pool and stadium complex.
It is envisaged that the facilities so provided will not only
cater for the requirements of local residents but also those
of villagers in the north-eastern sector of the New Territories.
A large open space area will be developed between Fanling
and Sheung Shui and the individual planning areas will
provide for local open space and amenity areas. The type
of open space will vary from active areas for volleyball,
etc., to landscaped sitting out areas.
The proposed cycle track and footpath system will link the
main areas and facilities.
Education
At present there are eleven primary schools and three
secondary schools in Fanling and Sheung Shui. Additional
schools will be provided in the development area set out in
the Education Department programme and appropriate
reservations will be made in each of the planning areas.
Medical, Police and Fire Services
Sheung Shui has a private clinic and Fanling a small
district hospital. This hospital is expected to be expanded to
meet the needs of the growing population.
There is a small police station in Sheung Shui village and
the Frontier Police H.Q. is now under construction on a site
adjacent to the Fanling roundabout.
Both Sheung Shui and Fanling have fire stations, and
provision has been made for the Fanling Station to be
expanded.
Community halls or estate welfare buildings will be
provided for within the public housing estates and a social
centre is to be built in Sheung Shui. A cultural complex is
also planned at Fanling.
Estimated Cost
During the 10-year period of development, total
expenditure in the public sector for the expansion of Fanling
and Sheung Shui will be about $1,300 million at 1977
price levels. Private enterprise is expected to invest a
similar sum in development during this period.
The first stage of work at Fanling (Package 3) will begin
in 1978/1979 and will cost about $65 million.
The first sites to become available for disposal to the private
sector will be at Shek Wu Hui and it is envisaged they will
be ready in 1979/1980.
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1. Fan Leng Lau Village.
2. The divisional fire station at Fanling.
3 & 4. Additional schools will be provided in the Fanling/Sheung Shui/Shek Wu Hui
area as set out in the Government programme.

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Yuen Long Town Development
general land use proposal
Cartography by Lands & Survey Department PWD (
* Hong Kong Government 1978 \

YUENLONG
Yuen Long occupies a strategic location in the middle of the
largest flood plain in the north-western part of the New
Territories, and is the traditional market centre for the
agricultural produce of the surrounding villages, farmlands
and fish ponds. Part of the old town may still be seen
to-day in the Kau Hui (Old Market) area.
It is 40 km by road from the existing urban areas of
Kowloon, 22 km from the Tsuen Wan New Town, 6.5 km
from Tuen Mun New Town, 16 km from Sheung Shui
(via San Tin) and Tai Po (via Lam Tsuen).
The planned development at Yuen Long will cover an area
of approximately 160 hectares.
Rapid development including the provision of infrastructure
during the past decade has resulted in an increase of the
town population to about 37,000 persons, mainly due to
influx from the surrounding countryside.
With further development of the town and its light industrial
area, a higher rate of population growth is envisaged. Its
present population is expected to grow to an ultimate
figure of 95,000 in the next 10 to 15 years when all the
building land presently reserved for residential,
commercial/residential uses and for public housing is
developed and occupied.
Some 15 to 20 per cent of the future population is
expected to seek jobs in the labour-intensive light industrial/
manufacturing sector. The proposed industrial estate at
Wang Chau, little more than a kilometre north of Yuen
Long town, will provide sites for special land-intensive type
industries similar to those in the Tai Po Industrial estate.
The Development Plan
With the territory-wide population increase, the demand
for more building land for various urban uses, the
improvement of the New Territories Circular Road, the
completion of the bulk of flood control schemes and other
major public works projects, more systematic development
of the town took place in accordance with planning
layouts in the mid '60s.
These planning layouts form the basis of the present
development plan of the market town. The principal
objective of the plan is to foster the growth of balanced
communities with adequate commercial, industrial
and community services in the further development and
redevelopment of the area.
Over the years, the town has been providing the main
employment opportunities for its hinterland population with
its private-run wholesale marketing facilities and service
industries.
The influence of industrialisation has however spread to this
relatively remote area and demand for proper industrial
premises has increased in recent years. This trend is
expected to continue in particular following the establishment
of labour-intensive light industrial/manufacturing sector.
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1. Yuen Long is in the middle of the largest flood
plain in the north-western part of the New Territories.
It is surrounded by /arm/and and fish ponds.
2. Part of an old area in Yuen Long.
3. A private market.
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The main objectives of the development plan are:
• to provide a site for a new public housing estate for
approximately 11,000 persons;
• to provide more sites for private commercial/residential
development;
• to allow in-filling development to take place within the
town boundaries;
• to make adequate reservations for essential Government,
Institution and Community uses as well as local open
space development; and
• to reserve sufficient sites for light industrial
development and service industries.
To achieve these aims, a development strategy has been
formulated and a network of packages of engineering
works programmed which include the formation of sites
within the development area and the provision of roads
and drainage connections to building sites.
Since most of the hills nearby are either mainly well-wooded
or carefully kept clear of squatter or burial activities, the
development plans do not propose to affect them. Instead,
borrow areas have been identified at Tai Tong, 4 km to the
south of the town, where suitable fill material will be
obtained and taken in to bring the building sites up to
formation level. In order that no ugly scars are left
unheeded in the countryside, funds have been set aside
and plans have been drawn up for landscaping work to be
carried out afterwards.
Transport
As the town develops, a system of roads will be
constructed. A network of footpaths, cycle tracks, subways
and footbridges has been planned to provide safe
connections between the various areas of development.
As well as maintaining the existing system of internal
roads, a number of pedestrian precincts will be developed
to ensure that shopping streets are reasonably
segregated from unnecessary vehicular traffic.
Sites have also been reserved for off-street car parks which
may be converted to multi-storey development, should the
need arise.
Housing
A public housing estate to accommodate 11,000 people is
planned near Shui Pin Wai at the north-western part of the
town. This is in addition to another site in the eastern part of
the town which has already been developed and occupied.
Most of the high density residential/commercial areas of
the town have already been developed. It is estimated that
the total area of building land for private residential use,
will eventually accommodate 60,000 persons.
To allow for some mixture of residential properties, about
11 hectares of building land for medium and low density
residential development are also provided at the southwestern
part of the town to attract the higher income group.
Industry
At present there is about one hectare of industrial land at
the north-eastern corner of the town, adjacent to the
existing public housing estate. A few multi-storey flatted
factories have been erected here, andThese presently
provide jobs for the local people.
Further north of this is an area of flat land totalling
about 23 hectares which is mainly used for fish ponds.
This area is zoned for industrial uses.
A block of government-constructed flatted factories is
located at the eastern edge of the existing built-up area of
the town.
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Pond fish farming and the timber industry have been two of the
traditional sources of employment around Yuen Long.

Education
There are already eight primary and three secondary
schools within the town boundaries, providing a total of
148 classrooms. Provision for more sites has been made
to meet further educational requirements when the
population increases.
Community Facilities
There are already a number of existing facilities including a
a government office building, a post office, clinic, firestation,
ambulance depot, police station, blind people's
home, Family Planning Association office, rural committee
buildings, a government stadium, and a town hall area
housing a public library, a bus terminus, two retail markets
and two privately run wholesale markets.
In addition to these existing facilities, a number of new or
additional facilities are proposed — including a small
district general hospital, an extension to the stadium, a
magistracy, a civic centre, a swimming pool complex, an
additional retail market, clinic, post office, ambulance depot,
fire station and bus terminus and hawker bazaars and
cooked food stall centres.
The clubhouse of the Yuen Long Sports Association has
now been completed.
Two sites are already developed and managed as rest
gardens and playgrounds.
A small town park and more recreation and open space
facilities will be provided in the new development to cater
for the growing population.
A study into the landscaping requirements is being
undertaken in order that the provision of recreational and
sporting facilities as well as amenity planting are properly
integrated and programmed to enhance the environmental
quality of the "urban development.
It will be seen that many of the facilities already existing or
to be provided are at district level. They will cater not only
for the requirements of the townspeople but also those of
the villagers in the various clusters of communities,
scattered in the large plain in the north-western part of the
New Territories. The availability of such amenities
will go a long way to recapture the eminence of
the town as a focal point for recreational, cultural and sports
activities for the district.
Estimated Cost
During the 10-year period of development, total
expenditure in the public sector for development of Yuen
Long town will be about $474 million at 1977 price levels.
The packaged engineering works began in July 1977.
Much of the land in Yuen Long, except for a few small
areas, is expected to be fully formed and ready for
development within six to seven years.
All sums of money mentioned in the text
are in Hong Kong dollars
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1. The main street at Yuen Long.
2 &3. The Yuen Long Stadium and Town Hall

A lovely tree- lined river-front promenade along the Nam Sang Wai near Yuen Long.

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Sheung Shui
ShekWuHui
Fanling
Population
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Market Towns
1977-1987
Persons
in thousands
220
180
120
100
Yuen Long
80
60
40
after
1987
86-87
85-86
84-85
83-84
82-83
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Cartography by Lands & Survey Department PWD I
© Hong Kong Government 1978 I

Land Use Distribution
\Lowland
al Area
Area & percentage
jGovt., Institution
& Community Area
1793.4
hectares
\Govt., Institution
\& Community Area
Govt., Institution & Community Area
^94,5
\Lowland
\Rural Area
ustrial Area
Industrial Area
45.5
Indetermined/Other uses
ndetermined/ Other uses
.1
\Undetermined /Other uses
Commercial Area
0.7
esentia
Area
_5BMkM
Residentia*! Area
210.5
hectares
Residential Area
^37.9
hectares
Residential zoning
Height of block is an indication of eventual
population density in each residential category.
TaiPo
Sheung Shui-Shek Wu Hui-Fanling
private housing
Yuen Long
public
housing
O'to£/aphy by Lands & Survey Department PWD I
© Hong Kong Government 1978 I
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711.4095125 1281351
Hong Kong. New Territories Development
Dept.
Market towns. 1979.
Date
Due
Date Due
& *Yf
Borrower's
No. I
Date
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I
Borrower's
No.
1281351
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