Friday, April 13, 1973
There are 32 acres zoned for open space, which include a large
area intended for a park adjoining Mount Austin Road. Other areas zoned
for this purpose include existing and proposed playgrounds and scenic
vantage points.
The green belt zone covers 1,701 acres, more than 80 per cent
of the entire planning area. This is mostly undeveloped hillsides but
certain G.I.C. uses may be permitted. A number of sites within this zone
have also been reserved for public utilities.
An existing and a proposed petrol filling stations are zoned
under other specified uses.
Funda
The implementation of the plan, so far as public works are concerned,
will require the approval of funds by the Finance Committee of the Legislative
Council.
The draft plan is now on display until June 12 at the Public Enquiry
Centre, Central Government Offices, West Wing; the Crown Lands and Survey
Office, Kowloon Government Offices, 10th floor, 405 Nathan Road; and at the
Central City District Office, 64-66 Wellington Street, Hong Kong.
People having any objections to the draft plan should write to the
Secretary of the Town Planning Board, c/o Public Works Department, Murray
Building, Garden Road, Hong Kong, before June 12. They should set out the
reasons for their objections and propose alterations that would remove such
objections.
Copies of the draft plan and explanatory statement are available for
sale at $3 (uncoloured) and $25 (coloured) at the Crown Lands and Survey Office,
Murray Building, 19th floor, Hong Kong.
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