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In order to achieve an open character of the New Town and to maximise views of the residential units,
residential developments are built around the district parks (Figure 7) which provide ample opportunities
for both passive and active recreation. Open space corridors are planned running across the central
areas of the southern and northern parts of TSW, which also serve as visual corridors. Moreover, amenity
areas are provided at the sides of the drainage channel to maximize the use of the water features for
recreational purposes.

Figure 7: TSW Park
Taking the advantage of flat terrain, a system of at-grade pedestrian and cycle routes have been
developed as wide avenues in TSW to provide safe and pleasant means of movement as well as to
encourage easy pedestrian movement around the New Town. Extensive tree planting is provided along
the routes to segregate pedestrian from light rail transit (LRT) and vehicular traffic, and to provide
shading for pedestrian comfort. These intensively landscaped routes form an important urban design
feature in TSW New Town.

Development in Tin Shui Wai New Town

Housing

TSW New Town provides a variety of housing to meet a range of income levels and housing aspirations.
In order to provide a buffer to the ecologically sensitive areas, lower density housing developments are
located at the north and east, whilst higher density housing developments are concentrated to the south
and west in the northern part of the New Town. Upon completion of the planned development, the overall
flat mix ratio of the New Town will be about 75:25 between public (including public rental housing and
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subsidised sale flat ) and private permanent housing. The planned population in TSW New Town will be
about 298 200.

1 Including all subsidised sale flats such as Housing Authority's Home Ownership Scheme flats, Private Sector Participation Scheme
flats, Buy-or-Rent Option Scheme flats, and Housing Society's Flat-for-Sale Scheme flats.
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