FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1977
AMENDMENTS TO DRAFT WANCHAI OUTLINE ZONING PLAN ******
A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT WAN CHAI OUTLINE ZONING PLAN AND ITS NOTES HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD.
MOST OF THE AMENDMENTS GAZETTED TODAY INVOLVE THE REZONING OF SPECIFIC SITES. HOWEVER, THE BOARD HAS ALSO AGREED THE INCLUSION OF A PROPOSED TRAM TURNING CIRCLE FROM JOHNSTON ROAD, VIA THOMSON ROAD AND LUARD ROAD THE DESIGNATING OF SECTIONS OF TONNOCHY ROAD AND LUARD ROAD AS PEDESTRIAN STREETS AND FENWICK STREET AND O'BRIEN ROAD AS TRAFFIC ROUTES AND AN ELEVATED ROAD ABOVE GLOUCESTER ROAD IS ALSO INCORPORATED.
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THE AMENDMENTS TO THE NOTES TO THE PLAN CONCERN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SINGLE +RESIDENTIAL+ ZONING BY RESIDENTIAL (GROUP A) AND RESIDENTIAL (GROUP B) AND A REDEFINITION OF THE USES THAT MAY BE PERMITTED WITH OR WITHOUT CONDITIONS ON APPLICATION TO THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD.
USES PERMITTED UNDER GROUP B ARE SLIGHTLY MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN THOSE ALLOWED UNDER GROUP A. CERTAIN ADDITIONAL USES HAVE ALSO BEEN INCLUDED IN COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL AND OPEN SPACE ZONING AS PERMISSIBLE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD.
UNDER THE DRAFT PLAN, 26.74 HECTARES CF LAND ARE ZONED FOR COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL USE WHILE 15.18 HECTARES ARE FOR RESIDENTIAL USE.
LAND PROPOSED FOR GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY USE COVERS AN AREA OF ABOUT 25.56 HECTARES WHILE OPEN SPACE IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE UP ABOUT 13.66 HECTARES OF LAND.
THE AMENDMENT PLAN CAN BE INSPECTED DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS UNTIL NOVEMBER 24 AT THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (CENTRAL AND WESTERN) ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING ENTRANCES THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (WAN CHAI), TÚNG WAH MANSION, 201 HENNESSY ROAD, GROUND FLOOR, HONG KONG AND THE TOWN PLANNING OFFICE, 17TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG.
COPIES OF THE AMENDMENT PLAN ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, 19TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG.
ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE AMENDMENTS MAY BE MADE IN WRITING NOT LATER THAN NOVEMBER 24, TO THE SECRETARY, TOWN PLANNING BOARD, C/O PUBLIC CRKS DEPARTMENT, URRAY BUILDING.
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