for the Crown was presented before two Arbitration Boards appointed to determine compensation payable under the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance, and preparatory work was done for Boards which may have to be convened for other resumptions.
PLANNING
132. The urban area is divided into 37 planning districts. By the end of the year outline development plans were in various stages of preparation for 27 of these and for 11 districts in the New Territories. In addition layout plans are in preparation or have been completed for various sub-divisions of the planning districts, including sixteen village plans.
133. Outline development plans of Kwun Tong Tsai Wan and Fung Wong Village and amendments to Ngau Tau Kok and Hung Hom plans were approved in accordance with the Town Planning Ordinance. Draft layout plans of Tai Hang, Ngau Tau Kok and Cha Kwo Ling have been prepared and publicly exhibited in accordance with the Ordinance.
134. The service for the supply of plans for official purposes continued to expand involving 4,489 plans and 42 tracings, compared with 2,330 plans and 36 tracings in 1957 and a revised schedule of plans was circulated to Government Departments and Public Utility companies. The Government Printer printed 7 approved plans for sale to the public.
135. The Planning Division contributed in various ways to the work of Consulting Engineers and the Development Office of the Public Works Department in their study of various major requirements and other development schemes.
136. Planning of all stages of the Central Reclamation, and the sites of the Naval Yard, Murray Barracks and Parade Ground and the Detention Barracks continued.
137. Close liaison with the Roads Office has been maintained, and appointment of a traffic engineer has relieved this office of considerable work on planning road in the built-up areas.
138. The development of Kwun Tong by various sub-departments of the Public Works Department together with the sale of part of the land formed was co-ordinated in the Planning Division.
139. The provision of sites for resettlement and other forms of aided housing continued to play a major part in the work of the Division. The search for suitable sites extended further afield than in previous years.
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