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consider specifically the complex and contentious issue of compensation and betterment arising from planning actions. After careful consideration of the submissions and views. from various sectors, the special committee completed its work and submitted a report to the Governor in the same year.
The administration completed analysis of the public comments received and the recommendations of the special committee. Proposals for the new Planning Ordinance have been drawn up. A White Bill is being drafted and will be published for further public consultation in 1994.
Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines
The Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines is a government manual of planning criteria and guidelines for determining the quantity, scale, location and site requirements of various land uses and facilities. The document is applied to planning studies, preparation or revision of town plans and development control. It is constantly under review to take account of changes in government policies, demographic characteristics as well as social and economic trends. Major work undertaken during the year included the formulation and revision of planning standards and guidelines for social welfare facilities, utility services, potentially hazardous installations as well as landscaping and conservation.
To promote public awareness of planning and to facilitate the use of the manual by non-government bodies, the document has been made available in various libraries. The document is also available for sale to the public, on a chapter by chapter basis.
Territorial Development Strategy
The Territorial Development Strategy (TDS) is the highest tier in the hierarchy of town plans in Hong Kong. It provides a broad, long-term framework on land use, transport and environmental matters for the planning and development of the territory. It aims to facilitate the continued growth of Hong Kong as a regional centre and international city.
A comprehensive review of the strategy was commenced in 1990, to assess the implications of the proposed port and airport developments and the current policies on environment and transport, taking into account the changing role of the territory in the context of recent economic and infrastructural developments in the Pearl River Delta region and the deeper hinterland in China.
The TDS review consists of three main streams of work. The first stream comprised appraisal and review studies, including identification and assessment of goals and objectives, key issues, development constraints and opportunities, evaluation criteria, and sectoral land use studies. The latter studies covered industry, housing, offices, recreation, rural land, landscaping, conservation and the environment. The second stream comprised formulation and evaluation of TDS development options on the basis of the results of the first stream. These two streams have been completed.
The result was the Territorial Development Strategy Review published in September for public consultation.
Development Options,
In the formulation of the TDS development options, which cover a time frame up to 2011, two development scenarios have been postulated to take account of the development in China. The first scenario assumes the Pearl River Delta area as Hong Kong's primary economic hinterland, while the second scenario includes both the Pearl River Delta area and some inner provinces of China as Hong Kong's economic hinterland.