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PRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1985
THERE WERE FEW PLACES IN THE WORLD WHICH OFFERED INSTANT DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT FACILITIES TO ALL THOSE NEEDING HELP, HE SAID.
OVER 7 000 PEOPLE ATTEND DAILY AT THE 24 TREATMENT CENTRES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
HONG KONG HAD TO CONTINUE ITS ANTI-NARCOTICS EFFORTS, HE SAID.
THE MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY PROF. G.H. CHOA, ACAN CHAIRMAN.
DRAFT WAN CHAI OUTLINE ZONING PLAN AMENDED
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THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN FOR WAN CHAI.
THE FIRST AMENDMENT INVOLVES THE REZONING OF THE SITE TO THE NORTH OF HARBOUR ROAD ON THE WAN CHAI RECLAMATION FROM +OPEN SPACE+ AND GOVERNMENT-INSTITUTION-COMMUNITY+ TO +OPEN SPACE+ AND +OTHER SPECIFIED USES+ AND NOTED AS +EXHIBITION CENTRE+.
THIS IS TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EXHIBITION CENTRE WHICH WOULD INCLUDE EXHIBITION HALLS, CONFERENCE HALLS, HOTELS, OFFICES, RESIDENTIAL FLATS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED USES. THE WHOLE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 1989.
THE AMENDMENT ALSO INCLUDES THE INCORPORATION OF A PROPOSED SEAFRONT ROAD TO THE NORTH OF THE EXHIBITION CENTRE+ SITE, LINKING FENWICK PIER STREET AND HUNG HING ROAD.
THE SECOND AMENDMENT RE-CLASSIFIES THE SITE FOR THE ACADEMY OF THE PERFORMING ARTS ON THE WAN CHAI RECLAMATION FROM +OPEN SPACE+ TO +GOVERNMENT-INSTITUTION-COMMUNITY+.
THE THIRD AMENDMENT ADJUSTS THE WESTERN BOUNDARIES OF THE PLANNING AREA BY EXCLUDING THE AREA TO THE NORTH AND THE WEST OF FENWICK PIER STREET.
OTHER AMENDMENTS MAINLY RELATE TO NEW ROAD PROPOSALS IN THE AREA, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF FLYOVERS AT FENWICK PIER STREET, TONNOCHY ROAD AND HUNG HING ROAD, AIMED AT IMPROVING YEH CULAR ACCESS TO AND FROM THE WAN CHAT RECLAMATION.
WORK ON THE PROPOSED FLYOVERS IS EXPECTED TO START BY EARLY NEXT YEAR, AND BE COMPLETED IN 1987.
TWO OTHER AMENDMENTS INVOLVE THE DELETION OF THE PROPOSED ELEVATED ROAD ALONG GLOUCESTER ROAD AND DELETION OF THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING FLEMING ROAD FLYOVER ON THE RECLAMATION AREA.
/THE AMENDED