FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1983
MORE CHANGES TO DRAFT ABERDEEN PLAN
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TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT ABERDEEN AND AP LEI CHAU OUTLINE ZONING PLAN.
ONE AMENDMENT INVOLVES THE ZONING OF THE RECLAMATION AT TAI SHUE WAN FOR GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY PURPOSE.
OTHER AMENDMENTS INVOLVE THE EXTENSION OF AN INDUSTRIAL' SITE FRONTING THE ABERDEEN CHANNEL TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL RECLAMATION AREA AND THE REZONING OF THREE SITES TO +GREEN BELT+.
THE AMENDED PLAN MAY BE INSPECTED AT DISTRICT OFFICE (CENTRAL AND WESTERN) PUBLIC ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING ENTRANCE, HONG KONG THE TOWN PLANNING DIVISION, LANDS DEPARTMENT, 4/F., MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG AND DISTRICT OFFICE (SOUTHERN), SHOP 25, GROUND FLOOR, MEI FUNG COURT, ABERDEEN CENTRE, ABERDEEN.
ANY PERSON AFFECTED BY THE AMENDMENTS MAY SUBMIT HIS OBJECTION IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY, TOWN PLANNING BOARD, C/O LANDS DEPARTMENT, 4/F., MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, RỒNG KÔNG
COPIES OF THE DRAFT PLANS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE SURVEY DIVISION, LANDS DEPARTMENT, 5/F., MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG AT $10 FOR AN UNCOLOURED COPY AND $60 PER COLOURED COPY.
HOUSING AND PLANNING CONGRESS
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THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (PLANNING) OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT MR ARTHUR CHAN, HAS LEFT FOR LISBON, PORTUGAL, TO ATTEND THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF HOUSING AND PLANNING CONGRESS.
THE FIVE-DAY CONGRESS, STARTING ON MAY 23, WILL DISCUSS THE MAIN THEME +BETTER CITIES LOWER COSTS+.
THERE WILL BE FOUR MAIN WORKING SESSIONS, EACH LASTING HALF A DAY, DURING WHICH TOPICS SUCH AS HOUSING, URBAN TRANSPORT, TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURES AND SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURES WILL BE DISCUSSED.
THE CONGRESS WILL BE ATTENDED BY SEVERAL HUNDRED DELEGATES FROM MOST OF THE WESTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, THE UNITED STATES AND SOUTH EAST ASIAN COUNTRIES.
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