FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1981
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CHANGES MADE TO NORTH POINT ZONING PLAN
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TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY) PUBLISHED A TOTAL OF 25 AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT NORTH POINT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN.
THE MAJOR AMENDMENTS INCLUDE:
FIVE EXISTING INDUSTRIAL+ SITES TOTALLING ABOUT 11.67 HECTARES HAVE BEEN REZONED FOR +OTHER SPECIFIED USES AND ANNOTATED AS +COMPREHENSIVE REDEVELOPMENT AREAS+ AS A RESULT OF A REVIEW OF THE INDUSTRIAL LAND REQUIREMENTS AND THE CHANGING CHARACTER IN THE PLANNING AREA.
BECAUSE OF THE EXTENT AND LOCATION OF THESE SITES, COMPREHENSIVE REDEVELOPMENT FOR USES OTHER THAN INDUSTRY IS CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE.
HOWEVER, TO ENSURE THAT CERTAIN SAFEGUARDS CAN BE IMPOSED TO LIMIT THE DOMESTIC PLOT RATIO TO BALANCE THE PROVISION OF THE NECESSARY SUPPORTING GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY (G/IC) FACILITIES, ALL PROPOSALS FOR DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THESE AREAS WILL REQUIRE THE SPECIAL CONSENT OF THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD.
OTHER MORE SUITABLY LOCATED INDUSTRIAL LAND, MAINLY IN THE EASTERN END OF THE PLANNING AREA, HAS BEEN RETAINED, THE SCHEDULE OF NOTES ATTACHED TO THE PLAN HAS BEEN AMENDED TO DISCOURAGE FURTHER APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE INDUSTRIAL ZONE.
THE PLAN ALSO INCORPORATES THE DETAILED LAYOUT OF PART OF THE QUARRY BAY RECLAMATION, INCLUDING FUTURE ROADS, A PUMP HOUSE, A PORT WORKS DEPOT, OPEN SPACE, INDUSTRIAL LAND AND A FUNERAL DEPOT. INDUSTRIAL LANDS AND FUNERAL DEPOT.
THE ALIGNMENT AND LOCATION OF THE STATIONS OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY ISLAND LINE HAVE BEEN AMENDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LATEST DRAWINGS FROM THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION.
IN ADDITION, THE G/IC SITE AT THE JUNCTION OF CAUSEWAY ROAD AND HING FAT STREET AND AN AREA PARTLY ZONED OPEN SPACE AND PARTLY ZONED GREEN BELT IN KING'S ROAD NEAR OIL STREET HAVE BEEN REZONED COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY STATIONS.
PART OF THE GREEN BELT ZONE WHICH IS WITHIN THE TAI TAM COUNTRY PARK HAS BEEN EXCISED FROM THE PLAN. DEVELOPMENT CONTROL IN THE AREA WILL BE EXERCISED BY THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES UNDER THE COUNTRY PARKS ORDINANCE,
THE AMENDED PLAN MAY BE INSPECTED AT THE TOWN PLANNING OFFICE, 17TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, AND THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (EASTERN), 884-886 KING'S ROAD, HONG KONG.
THE DRAFT AMENDMENT PLAN IS ON SALE AT THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, PWD, 19TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, AT $10 FOR AN UNCOLOURED COPY AND $60 FOR A COLOURED COPY.
ANY PERSON AFFECTED BY THE AMENDMENTS TO THE PLAN AND WHO HAS AN OBJECTION MAY SUBMIT THE OBJECTION IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY, TOWN PLANNING BOARD, C/O PWD, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG
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