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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1978
OUTLINE ZONING PLAN FOR SHAU KE! WAN
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A DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN SHOWING THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF SHAU KEI WAN WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION AND COMMENT.
THE AREA COVERED BY THE PLAN IS ABOUT 143 HECTARES AND RUNS FROM SAI WAN HO IN THE WEST TO A KUNG NGAM IN THE EAST, INCLUDING RECENT RECLAMATION AT ALDRICH BAY.
THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY EXTENDS TO THE HILLSIDES OF HOLY CROSS PATH, FU TAU WAT AND TSIN SHUI MA TAU VILLAGES.
THE PLAN'S OBJECTIVES ARE:-
* TO PROVIDE A STATUTORY LAND USE PATTERN AND MAJOR ROAD FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF LAND MAY BE LEGALLY CONTROLLED,
* TO PROVIDE MORE LAND FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES, SUCH AS "
OPEN SPACE AND GOVERNMENT INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY USES. THIS SHOULD LEAD TO A GENERAL IMPROVEMENT IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT IN SHAU KEI WAN.
* TO INTEGRATE, AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, THE VARIOUS MAJOR
PROPOSALS WHICH ARE LIKELY TO BE CARRIED OUT IN THE AREA.
* TO ILLUSTRATE THE BROAD PRINCIPLES OF DEVELOPMENT WITHIN
THE PLANNING AREA AND TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR MORE DETAILED PLANNING. IT IS A SMALL SCALE PLAN AND THE ROAD ALIGNMENTS AND BOUNDARIES BETWEEN ZONES MAY BE SUBJECT TO MINOR ALTERATION WHEN DETAILED PLANNING PROCEEDS.
THE LAND USE ZONING OF THE DRAFT PLAN PROPOSES THAT 6.42 HECTARES BE SET ASIDE FOR RESIDENTIAL USE- 9.41 FOR COMMERCIAL/ RESIDENTIAL- 14.84 FOR GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY USES= 4.64 FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES 7.39 FOR OPEN SPACE- 72.76 FOR GREEN BELT AND 1.13 FOR OTHER SPECIFIED USES, SUCH AS A PROPOSED TRAM DEPOT AND A CARGO HANDLING AREA.
ADDITIONAL PROPOSALS INCLUDE EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ROAD NETWORK AND OTHER TRANSPORT FACILITIES SUCH AS THE BUS AND FERRY SERVICES AND PROVISION FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY TO CHAI WAN.
SERVICE RESERVOIRS HAVE ALREADY BEEN CONSTRUCTED AND A SALT WATER PUMPING STATION IS PLANNED TO SERVE THE AREA.
A SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT IS PROPOSED AT A KUNG NGAM AND THE EFFLUENT WILL BE TAKEN BY SUBMARINE OUTFALL TO A POINT SUFFICIENTLY FAR OUT FROM THE SHORE TO AVOID POLLUTION OF THE TYPHOON ANCHORAGE AND SHORELINE.
NO DIFFICULTY IS ENVISAGED IN MEETING THE FUTURE REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES OF AN ANTICIPATED POPULATION OF SOME 126,000 BY 1996.
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