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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 23, 1939.
Contents of lay-out lans and powers of the Board.
Ordinance No. 10 of
1900.
Exhibition of draft plans.
Considera-
tion of
objections.
4.-(1) The Board's draft plans for the lay-out of any such area may show or make provision for--
(a) streets, railways and other main communications; (b) zones or districts set apart for use for residential, commercial, industrial or other specified uses;
(c) reserves for Government purposes;
(d) parks, recreation grounds and similar open spaces.
(2) The Board may recommend to the Governor in Council the resumption of any land interfering with its plans for the lay-out of any area; and resumption to avoid such interference shall be deemed to be resumption for a public purpose within the meaning of the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance, 1900.
(3) Except in the case of resumption under the said Ordinance no compensation shall be paid to the proprietor or any person interested in any holding by reason of the fact that it lies within or is affected by any zone or district set apart under paragraph (b) of sub-section (1) of this section.
5. Every draft plan, prepared under the direction of the Board, which the Board deems suitable for submission to the Governor in Council for approval, shall be exhibited by the Board for public inspection at reasonable hours for a period of two months. During such period the Board shall advertise once a week in a local newspaper and shall notify in each issue of the Gazette the place and hours at which such plan may be inspected.
6. (1) Any person affected by the draft plan so exhibited may within the said period of two months send to the Board a written statement of his objections to anything appearing in the draft plan.
(2) Such written statement shall set out-
(a) the nature of and reasons for the objection;
(b) if the objection would be removed by an alteration of the draft plan, any alteration proposed.
(3) Any such written statement shall be considered at a meeting of the Board, of which the objector shall be advised, and the objector or any duly authorized representative may attend and shall be heard if he so desires.
(4) The Board may reject any objection in whole or in part or frame amendments of the draft plan to meet such objection.
(5) Where, however, any such amendment appears to the Board to affect any land, other than that of the objector, held under lease from the Crown, the Board shall adjourn its meeting and give such notice by service, advertisement or otherwise as it deems desirable and practicable to the owner of the land in question. Any written objection to an amend- ment received within fourteen days after the giving of such notice shall be considered at the adjourned meeting of the Board at which the original objector and the objector to the amendment or any duly authorized representative shall be given an opportunity to attend and be heard.