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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1980
TOWN CENTRE SITE RESERVED FOR TAI PO
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A TOWN CENTRE WITH MAJOR CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IS PROPOSED FOR TAI PO UNDER A DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY BY THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD,
THE TOWN CENTRE WILL BE SITUATED IN THE VICINITY OF THE EXISTING TA! PO MARKET,
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD SAID THE AIM OF BUILDING TAI PO NEW TOWN WAS TO CREATE A NEW BALANCED SELF-CONTAINED COMMUNITY FOR SOME 230 000 PEOPLE IN AN ATTRACTIVE ENVIRONMENT.
OF THIS,
THE DRAFT PLAN COVERS A TOTAL OF 2 354 HECTARES. ABOUT 52 HECTARES WILL BE ZONED FOR COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, 179 FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, 113 FOR VILLAGE TYPE DEVELOPMENT, 24 FOR INDUSTRIAL USES, 114 FOR OPEN SPACE, 1 440 FOR GREEN BELT AND 110 FOR OTHER SPECIFIED USES.
ANOTHER 123 HECTARES HAD BEEN SET ASIDE FOR GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY USES, INCLUDING A DIVISIONAL POLICE STATION, A FIRE STATION, AN AMBULANCE DEPOT, A STADIUM, A CULTURAL COMPLEX, A COMMUNITY CENTRE, A DISTRICT HOSPITAL AND SERVICE RESERVOIRS.
COPIES OF THE DRAFT PLAN, TOGETHER WITH A SET OF NOTES WHICH DEFINE THE PERMITTED USES AS WELL AS THOSE WHICH MAY BE EXCEPTIONALLY PERMITTED BY THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD, MAY BE INSPECTED AT THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (CENTRAL AND WESTERN) ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING ENTRANCE- THE DISTRICT OFFICE (TAI PO), TAI PO MARKET, AND THE TOWN PLANNING OFFICE, 17TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD.
THE DRAFT PLAN IS AVAILABLE FROM THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, AT $8.50 FOR AN UNCOLOURED COPY AND $120 FOR A COLOURED COPY.
ANY PERSON AFFECTED BY THE DRAFT PLAN AND HAS OBJECTION SHOULD SUBMIT IT IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY, TOWN PLANNING BOARD, C/O PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD.
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SOLICITOR'S COSTS REVISED ****
REVISED SOLICITOR'S COSTS CHARGEABLE FOR NON-CONTENTIOUS BUSINESS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND PUBLISHED TODAY.
THE CHANGES ARE SET OUT IN THE SOLICITORS (GENERAL) COSTS (AMENDMENT)(NO.2) RULES 1980, PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
THE RULES ALSO INTRODUCE TWO NEW PROVISIONS:
FIRSTLY, WHERE THERE IS DISPUTE AS TO WHETHER ANY ADDITIONAL WORK UNDERTAKEN BY A SOLICITOR IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NON-CONTENTIOUS BUSINESS, THE DISPUTE IS TO BE RESOLVED BY THE TAXING MASTER OF THE SUPREME COURT.
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