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Territories, Tsuen Wan/Kwai Chung, has been covered in some detail and draft plans prepared for several other districts. In addi- tion many large scale layout plans covering small portions of the urban area and the New Territories have been prepared. These plans are used as a guide in the sale of Crown land and the re- development of private land, but have no statutory effect, except where approved in accordance with the Town Planning Ordinance.
The Town Planning Board, comprising five official and three unofficial members, set up in accordance with the Town Planning Ordinance (Cap. 131), has published layouts and outline develop- ment plans for ten districts; nine of these have been approved by the Governor in Council and approval of one has been refused. These plans are prepared for the Board by the Planning Division. Approved plans cover the following areas:
Island
North Point
Chai Wan
Yau Ma Tei Hung Hom
Ma Tau Kok
Mainland
Fung Wong Village
Ngau Tau Kok Village Cha Kwo Ling Village
Kwun Tong Tsai Wan
A plan for Tai Hang Village which involved complete rede- velopment of the area and raised special problems of rehousing was not approved by the Governor in Council in view of more urgent housing needs in other parts of the Colony.
Planning has been much concerned with the provision of land for projects such as resettlement housing and flatted factories and to meet the growing demands of industry. The steadily increasing population calls for the provision of more schools, hospitals, play- grounds and open spaces, and demands more detailed planning in new development areas. To this end the Planning Division works in close liaison with Government departments and other agencies and private companies, and particularly with the public utilities.
The possibility of resiting the Kowloon Terminus of the Kowloon-Canton Railway has been under study for some years, and towards the end of 1959 Government announced its intention to reconstruct the terminal at Hung Hom, on the new reclamation which will be extended to include Cust Rock. The timing of the removal will depend on a number of factors and is not likely to take place in the immediate future. The decision will, however,