PRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1977
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TWENTY-ONE DAYS ARE ALLOWED FOR OBJECTIONS TO THE THREE AMENDMENTS TO THE +NOTES+ INITIATED BY THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD.
THESE PROVIDE FOR :-
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STAFF QUARTERS TO BE PERMITTED AS A RIGHT WITHIN G.I.C. ZONING-
* SPECIFIED USES FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE RE-DEVELOPMENT AREA
TO BE SUBJECTED TO SPECIAL PERMISSION OF THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD AND THAT APPROVAL MAY REQUIRE COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND
* ADDITIONAL USES FOR KOWLOON PARK, SOME AS A MATTER OF
RIGHT, OTHERS WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD. A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND, GARDEN AND RUNNING TRACK WILL NOW BE ALLOWED, SUBJECT ONLY TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE RELEVANT BUILDING ORDINANCE REGULATIONS, AND PLACES OF PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT, A SOCIAL OR SPORTS CLUB, VIEW TOWER OR ZOO MAY BE PERMITTED IN THE PARK, SUBJECT TO TOWN PLANNING BOARD APPROVAL.
THE CLOSING DATE FOR OBJECTIONS TO THESE AMENDMENTS IS SEPTEMBER 8.
COPIES OF THE REVISED DRAFT TSIM SHA TSUI OUTLINE ZONING PLAN ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE MAP SALES SECTION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG,
A COLOURED PLAN COSTS $25 DOLLARS, AND $5 FOR UNCOLOURED ONES.
OVERFLIGHT CHARGES FOR AIRCRAFT
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THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT IS TO LEVY ONWARD NAVIGATION CHARGES FOR COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT PASSING THROUGH THE HONG KONG FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION WITHOUT LANDING AT HONG KONG AIRPORT FROM NOVEMBER 1, 1977.
A SLIDING SCALE OF CHARGES RANGING FROM $675 FOR THE SMALLER AIRCRAFT OF UNDER 22,680 KGS TO $865 FOR THOSE OF OVER 136,078 KGS, IS TO BE INTRODUCED TO COVER THE OPERATING COST IN PROVIDING THE ONWARD SERVICES TO AIRCRAFT OVERFLYING HONG KONG AIR SPACE.
THE FEES HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT AFTER LENGTHY CONSULTATIONS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION, PARTICULARLY
ITS AIRPORT CHARGES WORKING GROUP.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT SAID THAT NO FEES WERE PREVIOUSLY CHARGED FOR ONWARD FACILITIES PROVIDED BY THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND AVIATION METEOROLOGY BECAUSE OF THE COMPARATIVELY SMALL NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT USING THE SERVICE.
THE NUMBER OF OVERFLIGHTS HAD INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE LAST FEW YEARS FROM 1,225 IN 1974-75 TO 1,910 IN 1975-76 AND 2,346 IN 1976-77, RAISING THE OPERATIONAL COSTS FOR PROVIDING THE FACILITIES.
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