FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1985
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THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT AFTER HONG KONG REJECTED THE U.S. CALL FOR RESTRAINT ON CATEGORY 360 (COTTON PILLOWCASES), THE U.S.
HONG KONG IMPOSED A LIMIT FOR 1985 EXPORTS OF 1 000 636 PIECES. HAS RESERVED ITS RIGHTS UNDER THE AGREEMENT AND THE MULTI-FIBRE ARRANGEMENT ON THIS CASE.
THE HONG KONG DELEGATION WAS LED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR DONALD TSANG, FOR THE MAN-MADE-FIBRE CONSULTATIONS AND BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR ROBERT FOOTMAN, FOR THE THREE EA CALLS.
OUTLINE ZONING PLAN FOR HO MAN TIN
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THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY) PUBLISHED THE DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN FOR HO MAN TIN.
THE PLAN COVERS AN AREA OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT AND IS BOUNDED BY BOUNDARY STREET, THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY, CHATHAM ROAD NORTH AND THE HILLY AREA TO THE EAST OF HO MAN TIN ESTATE.
OF THE 216 HECTARES OF LAND COVERED BY THE PLAN,
26.38 HECTARES IN THE SOUTHERN PART HAVE BEEN ZONED FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ALLOWING FOR COMMERCIAL USE ON THE LOWER THREE FLOORS OF BUILDINGS AND 47.31 HECTARES BOUNDED BY PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD AND WATERLOO ROAD, AND TO THE NORTH OF PERTH STREET BEING ZONED SOLELY FOR RESIDENTIAL USE.
ANOTHER 36.1 HECTARES OF LAND ARE FOR OPEN SPACE AND 62.84 HECTARES FOR GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTION/COMMUNITY USES,
+ IT IS ENVISAGED THAT THE POPULATION OF THE HO MAN TIN AREA WILL REACH 139 000 ON FULL DEVELOPMENT, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD SAID.
RESTRICTION IS IMPOSED ON DEVELOPMENT IN THE KADOOR IE HILL AREA TO RETAIN ITS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER, HE ADDED.
THE NEW PLAN CAN BE INSPECTED AT THE TOWN PLANNING DIVISION, LANDS DEPARTMENT, FOURTH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG, THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, FIRST FLOOR, 141-143 KAU PUI LUNG ROAD, KOWLOON, AND THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE AT WEST WING ENTRANCE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
/ANY PERSON