The first estates the story of Fairview Park and Hong Lok Yuen with documents / Roger Nissim.
| Author/creator | Nissim, Roger |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2020] |
| Description | ix, 149 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part 1 A Brief Biography of Clifford Wong p. 1 -- Clifford Wong: The Champion of Fairview Park and Hong Lok Yuen p. 3 -- Part 2 Fairview Park and Hong Lok Yuen p. 11 -- 1 Contextual Background to the Two Developments p. 13 -- 2 Town Planning p. 18 -- 3 What Were the Impacts of Financial Crises of 1973-1975 and 1983? p. 21 -- 4 House and Flat Sales p. 23 -- Part 3 Fairview Park, Yuen Long, Hong Kong p. 25 -- 5 A Brief History of the Land p. 27 -- 6 An Inauspicious Start p. 28 -- 7 The Breakthrough p. 30 -- 8 The Serious Negotiations Regarding the Proposed Land Exchange Could Now Get Underway p. 32 -- 9 Compliance with the Various Development Control Lease Conditions p. 35 -- 10 Significant Decisions Made by CODCL Board p. 38 -- 11 Pre-sale Consent Application p. 40 -- 12 Dealing with the Economic and Political Uncertainties of the Early 1980s p. 43 -- 13 Subsequent MLP Approvals p. 47 -- 14 Town Centre Opening p. 50 -- 15 Estate Management p. 52 -- 16 House Designs p. 55 -- 17 Who Is Living in Fairview Park Today? p. 57 -- Part 4 Hong Lok Yuen, Tai Po, Hong Kong p. 61 -- 18 Background History p. 63 -- 19 The Land Exchange and Subsequent Modifications and Extensions p. 65 -- 20 Joint Venture Negotiations with George Wimpey & Co. Limited p. 68 -- 21 Hong Lok Yuen Estate Development p. 69 -- 22 The Pricing and Sales Strategy during the 1980s p. 71 -- 23 House Designs and Finishings p. 73 -- 24 Estate Management p. 75 -- 25 Today's Resident Population p. 77 -- Conclusion: What Are the Lessons to Be Learned from These Two Projects? p. 80 -- A Simple Chronology of Events Concerning the Two Projects p. 81 -- Fairview Park and Hong Lok Yuen Introduction -- Document 1 Fairview Park layout with Palm Springs and Royal Palm layouts adjacent p. 85 -- Document 2 Hong Lok Yuen layout p. 86 -- Fairview Park -- Document 1 Government's approval in principle letter, dated 8 July 1974 p. 87 -- Document 2 Land ownership of right of way p. 89 -- Document 3 General design data, dated 18 November 1974 p. 90 -- Document 4 Meeting notes of the Colonial Secretariat, dated 19 November 1974 p. 91 -- Document 5 Land exchange conditions, dated 25 June 1975 p. 95 -- Document 6 Map and photo of the 'as built' bund p. 111 -- Document 7 Letter from the Secretary for the New Territories, dated 16 December 1975 p. 112 -- Document 8 Sales programme and selling prices, dated 3 May 1976 p. 114 -- Document 9 Secretary for the New Territories consent to sell, dated 25 August 1976 p. 115 -- Document 10 (i)-First sales brochure and (ii) third phase of sales p. 117 -- Document 11 Master Layout Plan 6-4, dated May 1994 p. 121 -- Document 12 Award-winning church design by Nelson Chen p. 123 -- Document 13 Architect design for house layouts p. 124 -- Hong Lok Yuen -- Document 1 1976 aerial photo of original orchard p. 125 -- Document 2 Possible site for a KCR station p. 126 -- Document 3 Land exchange conditions, dated 2 March 1977 p. 127 -- Document 4 Sales policy agreed with Wimpey's, dated 27 October 1978 p. 146 -- Document 5 1979 aerial photo of the site formation p. 147 -- Document 6 2015 aerial photo of the complete estate p. 148 -- Document 7 Architect design of house layouts p. 149. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Issued in other form | Ebook version : 9789882206564 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020362952 |
| ISBN | 9888528246 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9789888528240 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9888528254 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9789888528257 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (electronic book) |
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