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Sir Michael Shaw
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the projected population growth in the various new towns in Hong Kong's New Territories; and over what period of time.
Mr. Hurd
The information is as follows; figures are given to the nearest thousand.
New town
| Estimated population in March 1982
| Predicted population in 1991
| Design population on full development
|
| Tsuen Wan | 666,000 | 947,000 | 958,000 |
| Tuen Mun | 157,000 | 512,000 | 512,000 |
| Sha Tin | 183,000 | 775,000 | 845,000 |
| Tai Po | 81,000 | 244,000 | 244,000 |
| Fanling/Shek Wu Hui | 54,000 | 244,000 | 244,000 |
| Sai Kung/Junk Bay | 18,000 | 195,000 | 348,000 |
| Yuen Long | 52,000 | 117,000 | 142,000 |