Urban transformation in Tin Shui Wai: controversies, planning and new town development of Hong Kong, c. 1979-2009. ; 天水圍的轉型: 爭議、規劃與香港新市鎮發展,1979-2009 ; Tianshuiwei de zhuan xing: zheng yi, gui hua yu Xianggang xin shi zhen fa zhan,1979-2009
Tam, Kin Lun. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. ; Includes bibliographical references. ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Chapter CHAPTER I: --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 ; Chapter ´Ø --- Evaluation of Previous Scholarship --- p.6 ; Chapter ´Ø --- Methodology and Sources --- p.8 ; Chapter ´Ø --- Selection of the Period of Study and Structure of the Research --- p.11 ; Chapter ´Ø --- Town Planning in Hong Kong: A Brief History --- p.15 ; Chapter ´Ø --- The Garden City Concept --- p.23 ; Chapter ´Ø --- Practice of New Town Design in Britain --- p.28 ; Chapter ´Ø --- British Influence in Hong Kong --- p.35 ; Chapter ´Ø --- Summary --- p.40 ; Chapter CHAPTER II: --- "GOVERNING COLONIAL HONG KONG, NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT AND THE FOUNDATION OF TIN SHUI WAI BEFORE 1982" --- p.53 ; Chapter ´Ø --- Political and Housing Pressure in the Immediate Postwar Era --- p.54 ; Chapter ´Ø --- Steps towards a New Horizon: The Trend towards New Towns (1964-1972) --- p.59 ; Chapter ´Ø --- Shift of Colonial Governance --- p.67 ; Chapter ´Ø --- Beginning of Early Hong Kong's New Towns (1972-1982) --- p.72 ; Chapter ´Ø --- Foundation of Tin Shui Wai --- p.80 ; Chapter ´Ø --- Summary --- p.90 ; Chapter CHAPTER III: --- "EARLY STAGE OF TIN SHUI WAI'S URBAN TRANSFORMATION, CIRCA 1979- 1997" --- p.115 ; Chapter ´Ø --- Rise of the Tin Shui Wai Development Idea --- p.116 ; Chapter ´Ø --- Fall of Mightycity's Heavenly Hopes --- p.120 ; Chapter ´Ø --- The Defective 1982 Agreement --- p.130 ; Chapter ´Ø --- Planning the Town: The 1983 Master Development Plan and Its Appraisal --- p.135 ; Chapter ´Ø --- Implementation of the 1983 MDP and Tin Shui Wai Urban Development --- p.149 ; Chapter ´Ø --- Summary --- p.161 ; Chapter CHAPTER IV: --- "WATERSHED FOR THE GROWTH OF TIN SHUI WAI'S NEWTOWN, 1997-2009" --- p.180 ; Chapter ´Ø --- Early Political Ambitions to Expand the Tin Shui Wai Development --- p.181 ; Chapter ´Ø --- Planning the Tin Shui Wai Reserve Zone --- p.185 ; Chapter ´Ø --- An Assessment of the 1995 Town Plan --- p.193 ...