FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1983
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SOUTH LANTAU COAST OUTLINE ZONING PLAN AMENDED
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AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT SOUTH LANTAU COAST OUTLINE ZONING PLAN WERE ANNOUNCED TODAY BY THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD.
THE AMENDMENTS WERE MADE AFTER THE BOARD HAD CONSIDERED OBJECTIONS TO THE PREVIOUS DRAFT PLAN, A SPOKESMAN SAID.
UNDER THE AMENDMENTS, PART OF THE SHUT HAU VALLEY HAS BEEN REZONED FROM GREEN BELT TO RESIDENTIAL (GROUP C) WHERE ONLY LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH LOW-RISE BUILDINGS COMPATIBLE WITH THE ADJOINING RURAL ENVIRONMENT WOULD BE ALLOWED.
THE NORTHERN PART OF PUI O VILLAGE HAS ALSO BEEN REZONED FROM VILLAGE TYPE DEVELOPMENT TO GREEN BELT, TO AVOID THE STEEP SLOPES WHICH ARE FOUND TO BE UNSUITABLE FOR BUILDING HOUSES.
THE SCHEDULE OF NOTES ATTACHED TO THE PLAN HAS ALSO BEEN
REVISED.
THE AMENDED PLAN MAY BE INSPECTED AT THE TOWN PLANNING DIVISION, 17TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD; THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (CENTRAL AND WESTERN) ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING ENTRANCE; AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE (ISLANDS), 16TH FLOOR, SINCERE BUILDING, 173 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG.
ANY PERSON AFFECTED BY THE AMENDMENTS TO THE PLAN MAY SUBMIT HIS OBJECTION IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY, TOWN PLANNING BOARD, C/O LANDS DEPARTMENT, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD.
THE DRAFT AMENDMENT PLAN IS ON SALE AT THE SURVEY DIVISION, LANDS DEPARTMENT, 5TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG AT $10 FOR AN UNCOLOURED COPY AND $60 FOR A COLOURED COPY.
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