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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1980
THREE PLANS IN ONE
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OUTLINE ZONING PLANS FOR CHA KWO LING, YAU TONG AND LEI YUE MUN HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED IN ONE ZONING PLAN WHICH WAS MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT BY THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY).
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD SAID THAT AS THE PLANNING AREA IS AT THE FRINGE OF URBAN KOWLOON, IT WAS INTENDED THAT SUFFICIENT GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND OPEN SPACE SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO ENABLE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SELF-CONTAINED COMMUNITY.
THE PLANNING AREA OF ABOUT 205 HECTARES INCLUDES THE COMPLETED YAU TONG AND KO CHIU ROAD ESTATES AND THE PROPOSED YAU TONG HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME NEARING COMPLETION.
THE AREA BOUNDED BY CHA KWO LING ROAD AND KO FAI ROAD HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR GENERAL INDUSTRIES AND GODOWNS WHILE THE AREA FRONTING YAU TONG BAY HAS BEEN USED FOR BOAT BUILDING AND REPAIR YARDS, TIMBER YARDS AND SAWMILLS.
CHA KWO LING VILLAGE WILL BE DEVELOPED MAINLY FOR INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL USE, WHILE LEI YUE MUN VILLAGE WILL BE RETAINED IN ITS PRESENT FORM.
THE PLAN ALLOWS FOR A MAJOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROPOSAL
TO EXTEND THE LEI YUE MUN FROM THE SOUTHEAST OF YAU TONG ESTATE TO LE YUE MUN AND THEN TO HONG KONG ISLAND IF A DECISION TO BUILD A BRIDGE ACROSS THE CHANNEL IS FINALISED.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING FERRY SERVICE, A SITE HAS BEEN RESERVED FOR A FERRY CONCOURSE AT SHUNG SHUN STREET TO REPLACE A TEMPORARY PIER ON THE BREAKWATER AT TSAU WAN.
ALTHOUGH THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE PIER HAS NOT YET BEEN DECIDED, THE FERRY CONCOURSE, WHEN COMPLETED, WILL INCORPORATE A BUS TERMINUS.
THE COMBINED PLAN MAY BE INSPECTED AT THE TOWN PLANNING OFFICE, 17TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG= THE CITY DISTRICT
CENTRALFICE (CENTRAL AND WESTERN) ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE,
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING, CENTRAL THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (KWUN TONG), 3RD FLOOR, KWUN TÔNG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICES BUILDING, TUNG YAN STREET, KWUN TONG.
COPIES OF THE DRAFT PLAN ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, 19TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, AT $8.50 FOR AN UNCOLOURED COPY AND $120 FOR A COLOURED COPY.
ANY PERSON AFFECTED BY THE DRAFT PLAN MAY SUBMIT OBJECTIONS IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY, TOWN PLANNING BOARD, C/O PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG BY NOVEMBER 18, 1980.
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