FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1976
DRAFT QUARRY BAY OUTLINE ZONING PLAN
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SEVENTEEN NEW SCHOOLS, AN URBAN CLINIC AND A HOST OF OTHER COMMUNITY AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ARE PROPOSED FOR QUARRY BAY UNDER A NEW DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN PREPARED BY THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD.
THE DRAFT PLAN COVERS A TOTAL AREA OF ABOUT 181 HECTARES OF WHICH 31 HECTARES WILL BE FORMED BY FUTURE RECLAMATION ALONG THE WATERFRONT NORTH OF TAI KOO DOCKYARD.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD SAID TODAY THAT MOST OF THE NEW COMMUNITY AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES PLANNED FOR THE DISTRICT'S ESTIMATED FUTURE POPULATION OF 87,000 BY 1991 WOULD BE LOCATED ON THE RECLAIMED LAND.
+THESE WILL INCLUDE A NEW URBAN CLINIC, RECREATIONAL GROUNDS, GARDENS, A MULTI-STOREY CARPARK, MARKET, FOODSTALLS AND SOME INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS, HE SAID.
HE SAID THE PLAN ALSO INCORPORATED PROPOSALS FOR EXTENSIVE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS IN THE DISTRICT INCLUDING A NEW COASTAL ROAD TO LINK UP WITH THE PROPOSED EASTERN CORRIDOR ROUTE FROM CAUSEWAY BAY.
THE EASTERN CORRIDOR SCHEME, DESIGNED BY P.W.D. ROAD PLANNERS, ENVISAGES A MAJOR HIGHWAY RUNNING FROM WATERFRONT ROAD ALONG THE COASTLINE OF NORTH POINT TO QUARRY BAY AND CONNECTING TO A POSSIBLE BRIDGE TO LEI YUE MUN VIA AN ELEVATED ROAD THROUGH SHAU KEI WAN.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ENGINEERS ARE NOW CONDUCTING SOIL TESTS FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT AND CONSTRUCTION AT THE CAUSEWAY BAY-NORTH POINT END IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEXT YEAR.
THE DRAFT PLAN PROVIDES ABOUT FIVE HECTARES FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, ABOUT FIVE HECTARES FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES, 15 HECTARES FOR INDUSTRIAL USE, AND SEVEN HECTARES FOR GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY UŠES SUCH AS SCHOOLS, PLAYGROUNDS, COMMUNITY CENTRES AND MARKETS.
A TOTAL OF 20.4 HECTARES IS EARMARKED FOR OPEN SPACE, INCLUDING A HUGE STRETCH ALONG THE WATERFRONT. ANOTHER 2.5 HECTARES FOR OPEN SPACE IS RESERVED WITHIN THE TAI KOO DOCKYARD REDEVELOPMENT AREA.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT IN ADDITION TO THE VARIOUS OPEN SPACES 86 HECTARES HAD BEEN SET ASIDE FOR GREEN BELT TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT OF THE DISTRICT.
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