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Major Government, Institution and Community Facility

A signature civic node and government, institution and community (GIC) cluster at the intersection of
Po Yap Road and Po Shun Road have been planned to serve Tseung Kwan O as well as the Sai Kung
hinterland. The GIC cluster will comprise Tseung Kwan O Government Offices (Figure 15), headquarters
of the Immigration Department, a joint-user complex and a civic centre. A welfare service complex is
also planned in Area 72. A Heritage Information Centre, which was converted from the ex-Tiu Keng Leng
Police Station under the Signature Project, was open in 2021.

The Tseung Kwan O Hospital is located to the immediate east of Fu Ning Garden in Hang Hau while the
Haven of Hope Hospital is located to the immediate east of Mau Wu Tsai Village. A site in Pak Shing Kok
has also been reserved for a Chinese Medicine Hospital and a Government Chinese Medicines Testing
Institute (Figure 16) to promote the development of Chinese medicine and serve the needs of Hong Kong.

Three tertiary educational institutes are provided within the New Town. The Hong Kong Design Institute
and the Caritas Bianchi College of Careers are located in proximity to the Tiu Keng Leng MTR Station
while the Tseung Kwan O Study Centre (an extension of The Education University of Hong Kong) is
located to the immediate west of Yau Yue Wan Village.

A reliable fresh water supply is important in sustaining Hong Kong’s development and economic growth.
There is a need to develop seawater desalination which is not susceptible to climate change to secure
fresh water resources in Hong Kong. To
this end, the Water Supplies Department will
construct a desalination plant at a site in the
southeastern part of Area 137. The first stage
of desalination plant is tentatively scheduled for
commissioning in 2023.

The Fire and Ambulance Services Academy (the
Academy) in Pak Shing Kok started its operation
in March 2016 as an advanced training school
for the Fire Services Department. The Academy
provides residential training places for both
newly recruited and serving fire and ambulance Figure 15: Tseung Kwan O Government Offices in Area 67
(Artist’s Impression)
personnel.

Tseung Kwan O Stage II / III landfill in Area
105 has been closed. Starting from January
2016, the SENT landfill (Area 101) receives
construction waste only to address the odour
problem affecting the New Town. Since
November 2021, the SENT landfill extension
(parts of Areas 101 and 137) has started to
receive construction waste from the territory
and the SENT Landfill has stopped receiving Figure 16: Chinese Medicine Hospital and Government
Chinese Medicines Testing Institute in Area 78
construction waste. (Artist’s Impression)

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