BUILDING H. K. CROWN LAND SALES
DENSITY CONTROL
17.3
MENDMENTS to the Building
(Planning) Regulations 1956, published in a supplement to the Hong Kong Government Gazette on 21 September 1962 and entitled "Building (Planning (Amendment) No. 2) Regulations 1962" coming into force
19 October 1962, introduce a new method of calculat- ing density of building in the Colony and will have the effect generally of reducing the present high density.
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In an explanatory note to the new regulations it is stated that there has been much criticism recently of the very high density of development permitted under the Building (Plan- ning) Regulations, 1956. It goes on:
"Densities of 10,000 or more per net acre are possible on corner sites fronting a strect that is 100 feet wide; densities of 6.000 to the acre
are common.
"Densities of this magnitude pose many problems and, even after al- lowance is made for the shortage of land in urban Hong Kong and Kowloon, it is now generally re- cognised that such intensity of development is undesirable on social, health and practical grounds.
"Hitherto, intensity of develop. ment has been controlled by volume, permissible height, and street width. On wide streets, the combination of volume and height can result in excessive densities. On the other hand, development of a large site fronting a
street has been unnecessarily inhibited in some cases.
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"Under the new provisions intro- duced by these regulations, the intensity of development will be con- trolled by the use of "plot ratio" and "site coverage".
coverage". rather than volume. Plot ratio is defined as the gross floor area of a building divid ed by the area of the site on which the building is erected.
by
"Provision is made for a sliding scale whereby the plot ratio increases
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WO HUNDRED lots of Crown land in various parts of Hong Kong, Kow loon, New Kowloon and Kwun Tong are to be sold by the Government at public auction in the next five months. The auctions will be held in the Lecture Room, 8th Floor, City Hall. Plans showing the location of the lot are on display on the public notice boards at the Crown Lands and Surver Office, Hong Kong, and the Government Branch Office, Farm Road, Kowloon
District
Cheung Sha Wan
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NKML 19 Hok Yuen Street Hung Hom KIL 8316
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San Po Kong
KTIL 219 KTIL 353
Chatham Road. Ho Man Tin KIL 8318 Kwun Tong
San Po Kong Kwun Tong
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Lot No.
Permitted Use
Approx
Area in
Sale Datt
sq. ft.
NKML 9
Boat/Ship Building Yard 38,935
Oct
NKML 10
39,790
Oct
NKML 11
41,540
Oct.
NKML 12
15
43,440
Ost
NKML NKML NKML 15 NKML 16
13
24
45,335
Oct.
14
19
47,235
Oct 1
H
49,130
Oct. 1
51,030
Oct. 1
NKML 17
80,100
Oct. 1
NKML 18
T
84,360
Oct. 1
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88,630
Oct
Commercial & Residential 1,290
Oct.
KIL 8317 KTIL 258
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1,260
Oct. 1
13,020
Oct. 8
KTIL 218
Residential
15,000
Oct. 1
KTIL 264
Industrial/Godown
9,805
Oct. F
KTIL 265
9,885
Oct.
KTIL 266
10,145
Oct. 8
KTIL 267
Industrial
10,200
Oct.
King Lam Street Cheung Sha Wan
NKIL 4474
Industrial/Godown
5,960
Oct. It
San Po Kong
NKIL 4550
Commercial/Residential
5,500
Oct. lö
Argyle Street,
Ma Tau Chung Kwun Tong
KIL 8283 KTIL 339
Residential
14,500
Oct. 1
Commercial/Residential
5,236
Oct. 16
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Residential
15,000
Oct. 16
14
Commercial/Residential
8,700
Oct. 16
KTIL
268
Industrial/Open Storage
10,480
Oct. 16
KTIL 269
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10,520
Oct. 16
KTIL 270
10,820
Oct. 16
NKIL 4490
Industrial
15,300 -
Oct. 16
Commercial/Residential
8,800
Oct. 22
KTIL KTIL 220 NKIL 4551 KTIL 271
233
5,236
Oct 22
Residential
11,500
Oct. 22
Commercial/Residential
3,250
Oct. 22
Industrial
10,840
Oct. 22
KTIL 272
11,160
Oct. 22
KTIL 273
11,160
Oct. 22
KTIL 274
Industrial/Open Storage
1:1,500
Oct. 22
YTML 15
Boat/Ship Bldg Yard
15,000
Oct. 29
YTML 38 YTML 41
18,000
Oct. 29
55,000
Oct. 29
YTML 27
Timber Yard
12,000
Oct. 29
NKIL 4465
Industrial/Godown
6,100
Oct. 29
NKIL 4714
Industrial/Godown
6,100
Oct. 29
KTIL 275 KTIL 278 KTIL 279
Industrial/Open Storage
11,475
Oct. 29
Industrial
5,192
Oct. 29
Industrial/Open Storage
12,530
Oct. 29
KTIL 301
Industrial/Godown
12,875
Oct. 29
RBL 811-
Residential
31,900
Nov. 13
RBL $12
26,000
Nov. 13
SIL 728
Residential/Commercial
4,000
Nov. 13
Lookout (Block Sale) Chai Wan
Ma Tau Chung Kwun Tong
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IL 7863
CWIL 16
CWIL 17 IL 7722
KIL 8234
KIL 8284 KTIL 363 KTIL 221 KTIL 222 KTIL 302
Residential
264,800
Nov. 13
Industrial/Godown/-
Open Storage
55,500
Nov. 13
+
33,290
Nov. 13
Non-industrial
8,510
Nov. 13
Industrial
7,345
Nov. 19
Residential
14,000
Nov. 19
Commercial/Residential
10,813
No. 19
Residential
12,460
Nov. 19
41,820
Nov. 19
Industrial/Godown
12,970
Nov. 19
KTIL 307
13.740
Nov. 19
KTIL 315 KTIL 316
Industrial/Open Storage
6,420
Nov. 19
6,337
Nov. 19
6,257
Nov. '
Residential
17,600
Nov. 26
Commercial/Residential
Residential
7,100 10,450
Nov. 26
Nov. 25
9,470
Nov. 26
6,100
Nov. 26
6,020 6,855 6,575
Nov. 26
Nov. 26
Nov. 26
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Wing Hong St..
Cheung Sha Wan King Lam Street.
Cheung Sha Wan Kwun Tong
Chung Hom Kok
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Shing On Street,
Shau Kei Wan Jardine's
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Johnston Road Bedford Road,
Tai Kok Tsui Argyle Street,
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KTIL 317 KIL 8321 KTIL 313 KTIL 230 KTIL 231 KTIL 319 KTIL 320
KTIL 323
KTIL 324
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