FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1983
ZONING PLAN FOR TUEN MUN OUT
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A DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN FOR TUEN MUN NEW TOWN IS PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY BY THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD SAID THAT THE AIM OF BUILDING TUEN MUN NEW TOWN WAS TO PROVIDE A REASONABLY WELL-BALANCED DEVELOPMENT WITH ADEQUATE PROVISION OF SUPPORTING FACILITIES FOR 550 000 PEOPLE.
THE DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN IS INTENDED TO ESTABLISH A STATUTORY PLANNING FRAMEWORK TO GUIDE AND CONTROL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE NEW TOWN,
HE SAID, THE BASIC DESIGN CONCEPT OF THE NEW TOWN ENVISAGES A 'CORRIDOR OF DEVELOPMENT RUNNING NORTH-SOUTH FLANKED BY THE TAI LAM FOOTHILLS TO THE EAST AND THE CASTLE PEAK RIDGE TO THE WEST.+
THE INNER CORE OF THE TOWN ACCOMMODATING RELATIVELY HIGH- DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IS ON THE FLAT VALLEY FLOOR AND RECLAIMED LAND IN CASTLE PEAK BAY,
ON THE LOWER SLOPES OF THE VALLEY ARE LOWER-DENSITY DEVELOPMENTS FORMING A ZONE OF TRANSITION BETWEEN THE INNER CORE AND THE RURAL HINTERLAND OF THE NEW TOWN.
TO THE SOUTHWEST IS A BELT OF LAND DEVOTED LARGELY TO MAJOR UTILITY USES, SUCH AS THE TAP SHEK KOK POWER STATION, AND TO SPECIAL INDÚSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INAPPROPRIATE TO AN URBAN CENTRE LOCATION, SUCH AS THE CEMENT PLANT AND OTHER LAND-EXTENSIVE AND MARINE-ORIENTED INDUSTRIES.
TO THE SOUTHEAST IS AN AREA FOR LOW-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, A PROPOSED MARINA WITH A YACHT CLUB AND OTHER ASSOCIATED FACILITIES, AND A NUMBER OF SWIMMING BEACHES, ALL MERGING WITH THE NATURAL SCENERY.
THE DRAFT PLAN COVERS A TOTAL AREA OF 2 152 HECTARES. OF THIS, 338 HECTARES WILL BE FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, 114 HECTARES FOR VILLAGE-TYPE DEVELOPMENT AND 172 HECTARES FOR GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY USES WHICH INCLUDE A NEW HOSPITAL, A TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, A SPORTS STADIUM, SWIMMING POOL COMPLEXES AND OTHER FACILITIES.
ANOTHER 26 HECTARES OF LAND ARE EARMARKED FOR A COMMERCIAL- RESIDENTIAL ZONE, INCLUDING THE TOWN CENTRE IN AREA 11, 110 HECTARES FOR GENERAL INDUSTRIAL USES, 151 HECTARES FOR OPEN SPACE INCLUDING THE TOWN PARK, 685 HECTARES FOR GREEN BELT AND 251 HECTARES FOR OTHER SPECIFIC USES.
/ SPOKESMAN