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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 a joint-user government offices building, headquarters of the
Immigration Department and a civic centre.

The Fire and Ambulance Services Academy (the Academy) in Pak Shing Kok (Figure 15) 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 personnel.

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 desalination plant is tentatively
scheduled for commissioning in 2022 the earliest.

The Tseung Kwan O Hospital (Figure 16) 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 to
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 Figure 15: The Fire and Ambulance Services Academy
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.

While the Tseung Kwan O Stage II to III landfill
has been closed, the SENT landfill in Area
101 and part of Area 137 are still in operation.
Starting from January 2016, the SENT landfill
receives construction waste only to address the
odour problem affecting the New Town.

Figure 16: Tseung Kwan O Hospital

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