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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1981
LORD CARRINGTON'S VISIT
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THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, LORD CARRINGTON, WILL VISIT HONG KONG TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT MONTH EN ROUTE TO CHINA AND WILL HOLD TALKS WITH THE GOVERNOR AND SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST.
LORD CARRINGTON, WHO ARRIVES FROM ISLAMABAD ON MARCH 29, WILL ALSO MEET UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS AND THE URBAN COUNCIL.
HE IS SCHEDULED TO DEPART FOR CHINA ON APRIL 1.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT WHILE DETAILS OF LORD CARRINGTON'S PROGRAMME IN HONG KONG HAD NOT BEEN FINALISED, HE WAS EXPECTED TO BE BRIEFED ON THE PRESENT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION SITUATION AND TO VISIT THE NEW TERRITORIES.
ELEVATED ROAD FOR CENTRAL PROPOSED
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A GRADE SEPARATED INTERCHANGE ACROSS QUEENSWAY HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE REVISED DRAFT CENTRAL DISTRICT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN PUBLISHED BY THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY).
ALSO INCLUDED IN THE PLAN IS A PROPOSED ELEVATED ROAD FROM WESTERN MARKET ALONG CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL AND PART OF HARCOURT ROAD AND ITS CONNECTION TO COTTON TREE DRIVE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD SAID CENTRAL TRAFFIC WAS BECOMING MORE AND MORE CONGESTED.
+IN ORDER TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC MOVEMENT AND TO MEET FUTURE TRAFFIC DEMAND IN THE AREA, IT IS PROPOSED TO INCORPORATE THE ELEVATED ROAD ABOVE CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL INTO THE PLAN, HE SAID.
THE PLANNING AREA, OF ABOUT 83 HECTARES, IS THE CENTRE OF GOVERNMENT, CONSULAR, BANKING, BUSINESS AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES IN HONG KONG.
BESIDES ROADS AND OTHER SPACES WHICH TAKE UP ABOUT 37.2 PER CENT OF THE AREA, THE PREDOMINANT LAND USES IN CENTRAL DISTRICT ARE +COMMERCIAL+ AND +GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY+ WHICH ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT 22.1 PER CENT AND 21.5 PER CENT OF THE AREA RESPECTIVELY.
THE PROPOSED LAND USE AREAS ARE:
* COMMERCIAL USE 18.36 HECTARES
* RESIDENTIAL USE
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0.23 HECTARES
GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY
17.85 HECTARES
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OPEN SPACE
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8.39 HECTARES AND
* OTHER SPECIFIED USES - 7.27 HECTARES
/THE SPOKESMAN