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FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1981
MORE OPEN SPACE PLANNED FOR MA TAU KOK
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MORE AREAS HAVE BEEN PROPOSED FOR OPEN SPACE AND GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY USES UNDER A REVISED OUTLINE ZONING PLAN FOR MA TAU KOK PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD SAID THAT 16
AMENDMENTS WERE INCORPORATED IN THE DRAFT PLAN.
ONE OF THE AMENDMENTS CALLS FOR THE REZONING OF AN OPEN SPACE AT LOK SHAN ROAD FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GOVERNMENT JOINT-USER BUILDING NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE NEW BUILDING WOULD HOUSE A MARKET, LIBRARY, COOKED FOOD STALLS, GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
OTHER REZONING PROPOSALS INCLUDE THE PROVISION FOR A NEW POLICE STATION AT THE JUNCTION OF KO SHAN ROAD AND SHANSI STREET AND THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE KOWLOON CITY FERRY CONCOURSE TO INCLUDE, APART FROM A BUS TERMINUS AND FERRY CONCOURSE, POSSIBLY A MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK.
ALIGNMENT OF THE WESTERN APPROACHES TO THE AIRPORT TUNNEL, WHICH FORMS PART OF THE PRIMARY DISTRIBUTOR ROAD TO SERVE EAST KOWLOON, IS ALSO PLANNED.
FOR LONG TERM LAND RESERVATION PURPOSE, THE ALIGNMENT OF THE PROPOSED MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY EAST KOWLOON LINE AND TWO PROPOSED MTR STATIONS WERE ALSO INCORPORATED IN THE PLAN.
HOWEVER, NO DECISION HAD YET BEEN MADE ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS MTR LINE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE DRAFT PLAN COVERS AN AREA OF ABOUT 112 HECTARES, INCLUDING 34.06 HECTARES FOR RESIDENTIAL USE, 17.53 HECTARES FOR GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY USE, 13.17 HECTARES FOR OPEN SPACE 11.44 HECTARES FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSE AND 2.83 HECTARES FOR OTHER SPECIFIED USES.
PROPOSALS WERE ALSO MADE TO REVISE THE SCHEDULE OF NOTES OF THE PLAN.
THE AMENDED PLAN MAY BE INSPECTED AT THE TOWN PLANNING OFFICE, 17TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD AND THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (CENTRAL AND WESTERN) ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING ENTRANCE AND THE CITY DISTRICT OFF ICE (KOWLOON CITY), MA TAU KOK ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 1ST FLOOR, MA TAU KOK ROAD.
THE DRAFT AMENDMENT PLAN IS ON SALE AT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, 19TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, AT $8.50 FOR AN UNCOLOURED COPY AND $60 FOR A COLOURED COPY.
OBJECTIONS TO THE PLAN MAY BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY, TOWN PLANNING BOARD, C/O PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, ON OR BEFORE JUNE 18 THIS YEAR.
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