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Planning Concept

Being one of the third generation New
Towns, TSW New Town is mainly planned
for residential use which aims to provide a
mix of private and public housing to meeting
the forecasted demand for housing in Hong
Kong. In view of the pressing demand for
public housing, the northern portion, which
was identified as a land bank, has mainly Figure 4: Southern part of Tin Shui Wai New Town in 2001
been developed for public housing purpose
since early 2000 (Figures 4 to 6). Sufficient
Government, Institution and Community ("GIC")
facilities and open spaces are also planned
to cater for the district needs. TSW has been
developed principally as a residential town
with no major employment centres, while
employment opportunities are available in the
nearby new towns such as Tuen Mun and Yuen
Long as well as the HSK/HT NDA.

Figure 5: Tin Shui Wai New Town in 2006

Large district parks are located in the central
parts of the southern and northern parts of
TSW New Town. The town centre with major
commercial development is planned next to the
southern district park (known as TSW Park).
Taller buildings are developed around the town
centre with lower residential developments
spreading across the town.

The northern part of TSW New Town is in
close proximity to the environmentally and
ecologically sensitive areas of Inner Deep
Bay and Mai Po Nature Reserve (MPNR) to the
north. Sites for lower-rise and lower-density
residential developments and conservation
areas including the HKWP are located adjacent
to the north and east, with a view to providing
a buffer to the ecologically sensitive areas.
Higher density developments are concentrated
in the southern and western parts.

Figure 6: Aerial view of Tin Shui Wai New Town in 2015

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