TOWN PLANNING OFFICE
Principal Government Town Planner:
A.F. MEYERS, J.P., M.N.Z.I.S., F.R.T.P.I., A.R.I.C.S.
CHAU Cham-son, B.Arch., Dip.C.D., F.R.T.P.I., A.I.A.A., F.R.Econ.S. (Acting)
GENERAL
10.01
The planning and co-ordination functions of the Town Planning Office require extensive consultation with other Departments, utility companies, organisations and the public. The Office was represented on Town Planning Board and numerous committees such as New Town Works and Management Committees, Roads Committee, Recreational Development and Nature Conservation.
A circular listing all statutory and departmental plans, most of which can be purchased on application to the Cartographer, was issued quarterly to departments, public utility companies and certain non-Government organisations.
10.02
The Town Planning Board met on 16 occasions and considered 40 papers and draft outline zoning plans for 14 planning areas in the urban areas and 4 in the New Territories.
10.03 The Land Development Planning Committee, which is responsible for advising Government on departmental proposals, considered 28 papers presented by the Town Planning Office. Items considered included outline zoning plans, layout plans, planning guides for rural areas, provision of open spaces, revision of the Colony Plan and preparation of the Colony 10-Year Development Programme.
10.04 Planning advice given on public and private development projects increased substantially during the year. This was particularly noticeable in the New Territories.
DISTRICT PLANNING BRANCH
General
Government Town Planner:
CHAU Cham-son, B.Arch., Dip.C.D., F.R.T.P.I., A.I.A.A., F.R.Econ.S.
10.05 The District Planning Branch services the Town Planning Board and Land Development Planning Committee; it provides planning advice to the New Territories Administration and numerous advisory committees. It prepares plans for the existing and future urban areas, including Statutory Outline Zoning Plans for the new towns, and planning guides for rural areas. It is also very much involved in the preparation of urban improvement schemes in the older urban areas. The work of the Branch is undertaken by two divisions, namely, Urban District Planning and New Territories District Planning, and a Design and Layout Section.
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