WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1977
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MORE SITES FOR DEVELOPMENT PLANNED FOR CENTRAL
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THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, THE HON. DAVID MCDONALD, SAID TODAY THAT MORE SITES FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE PROVIDED IN CENTRAL UNDER A NEW ZONING PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT.
HE WAS SPEAKING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM MR. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN WHO ASKED FOR DETAILS ON THE UP-TO-DATE PLANS FOR THE USE OF THE EX-NAVAL DOCKYARD OFF COTTON TREE DRIVE AND ARSENAL STREET.
MR. MCDONALD SAID NO CHANGES WERE BEING PROPOSED TO THE ZONING OF THE EX-NAVAL DOCKYARD SITE WHICH HAD BEEN EARMARKED FOR COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL USE,
AS WELL AS LOCAL OPEN SPACE AT THE EAST OF THE SITE.
MR. MCDONALD SAID A SITE OF ABOUT 5,700 SQUARE METRES HAD BEEN ALLOCATED TO THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION TO ALLOW DEVELOPMENT DIRECTLY OVER ADMIRALTY STATION.
+PRELIMINARY PLANNING LAYOUTS INDICATE FOUR OTHER LARGE COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL SITES WHICH ARE INTENDED TO BE SOLD FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT.
+THE COMPLEX OF BUILDINGS WILL CENTRE ONTO A PEDESTRIAN PODIUM WHICH WILL BE EXTENDED TO THE WEST ACROSS COTTON TREE DRIVE TO CENTRAL AND TO THE SOUTH ACROSS QUEENSWAY TO THE VICTORIA BARRACKS AREA,+ HE SAID.
+A LARGE PART OF THE SITE IS CURRENTLY BEING USED AS A MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY WORKS SITE AND WILL NOT BECOME AVAILABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT UNTIL 1980, + HE ADDED.
IN' REPLY TO A SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTION FROM MR. CHEONG-LEEN, MR. MCDONALD SAID THAT THE NEW ZONING PLAN WAS READY BUT SOME INVESTIGATIONS WERE IN HAND TO LOOK AT POSSIBLE TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE FACILITIES RELATED TO THE ADMIRALTY STATION.
+THIS MAY MAKE A SLIGHT REVISION TO THE LAYOUT, BUT
IT SHOULD BE READY IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.+
THE FOUR ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL SITES WOULD BE READY FOR DEVELOPMENT IN 1980 BUT THEY COULD BE SOLD EARLIER WITH DEFERRED POSSESSION, HE SAID.
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