FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1983
AMENDMENTS TO OUTLINE ZONING PLAN ANNOUNCED
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THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY ANNOUNCED AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT TAL PO OUTLINE ZONING PLAN.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD SAID THAT THE AMENDMENTS WERE MADE FOLLOWING MORE DETAILED PLANNING STUDIES AND WERE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO MEET CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES AND NEW PLANNING REQUIREMENTS IN THE TAI PO NEW TOWN.
MAJOR AMENDMENTS INCLUDE
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REZONING AN AREA OF ABOUT 8.6 HECTARES OF LAND WEST OF SHUI WAI VILLAGE AND NORTH OF THE REALIGNED LAM TSUEN RIVER FROM VILLAGE TYPE DEVELOPMENT' TO 'RESIDENTIAL (GROUP B)' USE. THE LAND IMMEDIATELY TO THE SOUTH OF THE RIVER, ABOUT 9.9 HECTARES IN AREA, IS REZONED FROM 'GREEN BELT' TO 'OPEN SPACE'.
REVISING THE LAND USE PATTERN AND PRINCIPAL ROAD ALIGNMENT IN THE AREA TO THE NORTHWEST OF TAI PO OLD MARKET. THE GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTION/COMMUNITY" ZONE IN THE AREA IS RELOCATED AND EXTENDED TO ACCOMMODATE A LARGE SPORTS STADIUM AND SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX. ABOUT 9.5 HECTARES OF LAND IN AND AROUND CHUK HANG AND YING PUN HA IS REZONED OPEN SPACE FOR DISTRICT RECREATIONAL USES.
* REZONING TAI PO OLD MARKET FROM INDUSTRIAL AND *COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL USES TO GOVERNMENT/ INSTITUTION/COMMUNITY' AND 'RESIDENTIAL (GROUP A)'
USES.
* REZONING AN AREA OF ABOUT 22 HECTARES SOUTH OF TAI
YUEN ESTATE FROM COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL' TO 'RESIDENTIAL (GROUP A)' WHERE COMMERCIAL USES ARE NORMALLY RESTRICTED TO THE LOWER THREE FLOORS OF BUILDINGS ONLY.
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REZONING ABOUT 52 HECTARES OF LAND IN THE GENERAL AREA OF WAN TAU TONG, PAK KIU AND TO YUEN TUNG TO 'UNDETERMINED' USE IN VIEW OF THE NEED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT INVESTIGATION IN THE AREA. IN THE INTERIM, ALL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS IN THE AREA WILL REQUIRE SPECIAL PERMISSION FROM THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD.
* REZONING ISLAND HOUSE AT YUEN CHAU TSAI TO 'OTHER
SPECIFIED USES' AND ANNOTATED OPEN SPACE - EXISTING BUILDING TO BE PRESERVED FOR GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY USES' SO THAT THE PARK SETTING OF ISLAND HOUSE CAN BE MAINTAINED AND THE EXISTING HISTORIC BUILDING PRESERVED.
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