WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1986
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TWO OUTLINE ZONING PLANS TO BE AMENDED
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THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS REFERRED TWO APPROVED OUTLINE ZONING PLANS TO THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD FOR AMENDMENT.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) MONG KOK AND YAU MA TEI ADMINISTRATION DISTRICTS WERE AT PRESENT COVERED BY TWO OUTLINE ZONING PLANS, THE YAU MA TEI OUTLINE ZONING PLAN APPROVED IN 1976 AND THE TAI KOK TSUI OUTLINE ZONING PLAN APPROVED IN 1979, AS WELL AS TWO DRAFT TOWN PLANS.
HE SAID SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, THE GOVERNMENT INTENDED TO BRING THE BOUNDARIES OF OUTLINE ZONING PLANS AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THOSE OF THE ADMINISTRATION DISTRICTS.
IT WAS NOW PROPOSED THAT MONG KOK AND YAU MA TEI ADMINISTRATION DISTRICTS SHOULD EACH HAVE THEIR OWN OUTLINE ZONING PLAN SO THAT THE LAYOUT AND PROVISION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES WITHIN EACH DISTRICT COULD BE MORE ACCURATELY PLANNED.
THE AMENDED PLANS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CONCERNED DISTRICT BOARDS FOR CONSULTATION IN ABOUT FOUR MONTHS PRIOR TO PUBLIC INSPECTION.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID OUTLINE ZONING PLANS WERE STATUTORY PLANS TO BRING DEVELOPMENTS IN EACH DISTRICT UNDER PROPER PLANNING CONTROL.
COMPETITION TO MARK LIBRARY OPENING ****
THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL ORGANISE AN INTER-SCHOOL MURAL DESIGN AND PAINTING COMPETITION TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE SHA TIN CENTRAL LIBRARY IN OCTOBER.
THIS WAS DECIDED BY THE SHA TIN DISTRICT COMMITTEE OF THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL AT A MEETING TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE RSD'S CHIEF LIBRARIAN, MR ALEX NG, SAID THE LIBRARY WOULD BE THE FIRST CENTRAL LIBRARY IN THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AREA OCCUPYING A TOTAL AREA OF 3 250 SQUARE METRES.
+IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE REGION-WIDE SUPPORTING REFERENCE AND INFORMATION AND AUDIO-VISUAL SERVICES FOR OTHER PUBLIC LIBRARIES, PENDING THE COMPLETION OF TWO OTHER CENTRAL LIBRARIES AT TSUEN WAN AND TUEN MUN, HE SAID.
THE COMPETITION
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