Year
Figure 2.1
A Comparison of s. 16 Planning Applications Considered by the Town Planning Board in 1990–1996
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Number of Applications
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90
72
80
(74%)
70
60
59
(62%)
(38%)
60
50
40
33
(70%)
32
(33%)
24
23
30
(58%)
(25%)
20
20
13
9
8
(28%
10
(224)
(20%)
(2%)
0
1990
1991
1992
(1%)
INIUMI
89
(57%)
Approved
Rejected
Deferred
63 62
(48%) (48%)
74
(73%)
25
(25%)
8
5
(5%)
2
(5%)
(4%)
2%)
1993
1994
1995
1996
Year
Figure 2.2 A Comparison of s. 17(1) Review Applications Considered by the Town Planning
Board in 1990-1996
There are altogether 50 cases covered in this book. The geographical distribution of the appeal cases is shown in Table 2.1. In terms of geographic coverage, the majority, i.e. 40 cases (80%), arose from the New Territories; 6 (12%) from Kowloon and 4 (6%) from Hong Kong Island. Of the 39 New Territories cases, 6 (15%) arose from new towns and 33 (85%) from the rural New Territories.
Zoning of the appeal sites concerned is depicted in Table 2.2. There were a total of 26 (52%) cases arising from Unspecified Use Zones; 7 (14%) cases arose from Industrial Zones; 3 (6%) from Residential (Group A) Zones; 2 (4%) from each of the following: Comprehensive Development Area (CDA), Residential (Group B), Residential (Group C), Government, Institution and Community and Agriculture Zones; and 1 (2%) each from Undetermined, Residential (Group D), Village Type Development, Open Storage, and Site of Special Scientific Interest Zones. One case dealt only with procedural matters and no land use issue was invoked.
The List of Cases gives an annotated summary of the nature of the use under appeal. In terms of their nature, 2 cases dealt with industrial plot ratios prescribed in OZP, 5 with office use within Industrial Zones, 1 with fast food shop in Industrial Zones, 2 with residential plot ratio prescribed in OZP, 2 involving building plans, 4 land resumption, 3 development on Crown
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land, 2 CDA and master layout plans, 2 development in G/IC Zones, 4 small houses, 2 office/commercial development in R(A) Zones, 7 open storage uses, 1 conversion of parking spaces into retail uses, 1 parking space and columbarium uses, 10 residential development in 'Unspecified Use' Zones, 5 workshops in 'Unspecified Use' Zones, 5 warehouses in 'unspecified use' zones, 2 development in Green Belts, and 2 petrol filling stations.
Table 2.1 The Geographical Distribution of Planning Appeal Cases
Location of Planning Appeal Sites
New Territories (NT)
NT
Case No.
Case Name
Hong Kong Kowloon
Island
New Towns
Rural
NWNT
Rural
NENT
Rural SENT
Rural
Total
SWNT
1991
1
Alticosmic
X
X
1992
2
Conduit Road.
X
3
Wo Yi Hop Road
X
X
14
Sung Dynasty City
X
X
15
OTB
X
X
7
Full Look
X
X
8
Yuen To-shing
X
X
19
Yuen Shu-ling
X
X
10
Treasure Base
X
X
12
Good Luck
X
13
Pak Kong
X
X
14
On Luk Tong
X
15
Ultra Force
X
X
18
Kingspeed Engineering
X
X
19
Kun Kee Motor
X
X
1993
2
Bowen Road
X
4
Treasure Base
X
X
15
Treasure Base
X
X
11
Shell Hong Kong
X
X
12
Yook Tong Estate
X
13
Henderson
X
X
14
Yiu Cho Investment
X
16
Naturaluck
X
17
Shun Fat Container
X
X
19
Ever Need
X
X
1994
1
|Tang Sai Hung
X
X
2
|So Cho Cheung
X
X
5
Tong Kam Wong
X
X
6
Ng Siu Wing
X
X
9
Lee Yiu Kam
X
X
10
Sun Link Properties
X
X
11
Wong Yee Fai (1)
X
X
12
Lai Sun Development
X
14
1995
2
5
Planet Universal
7
Sanyear Investment
Charming City
Delight World
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
8
Yin Ning Savings
X
X
16
Arzginano Leather
X
X
18
Jetway Civil
X
X
19
Lo Kwok-wai
X
X
21
Cheung Hing Lung
X
X
22
Lucky Gain
X
126
Wong Yee Fai (2)
X
X
28
Fine Tower
X
1996
1
Yolanda Fan
X
4
Container System
X
X
8
Leung Wing-nin
X
X
12
Rightlane_Investment
X
1997
1
Connie Law Yuk Wah
X
X
Total
50
8
3
6
21
8
4
0
39
100%
16%
6%
12%
42%
16%
8%
0%
78%
NWNT = Northwestern New Territories NENT = Northeastern New Territories
SENT
Southeastern New Territories
SWNT = Southwestern New Territories
C
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Table 2.2 The Zoning of Appeal Sites
Zoning In IDPA/DPA Plans / OZPs
Case No.
Case Name
1991
1
Allicosmic
1992
2
Conduit Road
3
Wo Yi Hop Road
14
Sung Dynasty City
X
5
OTB
7
Full Look
8
Yuen To-shing
9
Yuen Shu-ling
CDA lou U
Unspecified
C
C/R R(A) R(B) R(C) R(D) GIC V
jos
AGR GB b
SSSI Procedure
use
(IDPA/DPA)
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
10
|Treasure Base (1)
X
12
Good Luck
X
13
Pak Kong
X
14
On Luk Tong
X
15
Ultra Force
X
18
Kingspeed Engineering
X
19
Kun Kee Motor
X
1993
2
Bowen Road
X
14
Treasure Base (2)
X
15
Treasure Base (2)
X
11
Shell Hong Kong
X
12
Yook Tong Estate
13
Henderson
X
X
X
14
Yiu Cho Investment
X
16
Naturaluck
X
17
Shun Fat Container
X
19
Ever Need
X
1994
1
Tang Sai Hưng
X
12
So Cho Cheung
X
X
15
Tong Kam Wong
X
16
Ng Siu Wing
X
9
Lee Yiu Kam
X
10
Sun Link Properties
X
11
Wong Yee Fai (1)
X
12
Lai Sun Development
X
14
Sanyear Investment
X
1995
2
[Charming City
X
5
Planet Universal
X
7
Delight World
X
8
Yin Ning Savings
X
16
Arzginano Leather
X
18
Jetway Civil
X
X
19
Lo Kwok-wai
Χ
21
|Cheung Hing Lung
X
22
Lucky Gain
26
Wong Yee Fai (2)
X
28
Fine Tower
X
1996
1
Yolanda Fan
X
14
Container System
X
18
Leung Wing-nin
X
12
Rightlane Investment
X
1997
1
Connie Law Yuk Wah
X
Total
50
2
0
1
26
7
0
0
3
2
2
1
2