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FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1986
THE PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME, COVERING AN AREA OF
1 120 SQUARE METRES, COMPRISES A 31-STOREY RESIDENTIAL TOWER, SHOPS AND PARKING SPACES AT THE GROUND FLOOR LEVEL AND A DAY-CARE CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY AND COMMERCIAL UNITS IN THE LOWER GROUND FLOORS.
UNDER PROVISIONS IN THE BILL, THE GROUP WOULD ALSO BE EMPOWERED TO RAISE FUNDS ON BEHALF OF THE MAN MO TEMPLE FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
ZONING PLAN TO INCLUDE RECLAIMED HUNG HOM LAND
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ALMOST 40 HECTARES OF LAND TO BE RECLAIMED AT HUNG HOM BAY IS TO BE INCORPORATED IN THE HUNG HOM OUTLINE ZONING PLAN.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD EXPLAINED TODAY THAT THE MAJOR AMENDMENT WAS TO BRING UNDER STATUTORY PLANNING CONTROL THE FUTURE USE OF THE LAND TO BE RECLAIMED AT HUNG HOM BAY.
THE PROPOSED HUNG HOM BAY RECLAMATION THAT WOULD PRODUCE
39 HECTARES OF LAND WOULD BE COMPLETED IN TWO PHASES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID. PHASE 1 COMPRISING ABOUT 15 HECTARES OF LAND WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY
CORPORATION'S FREIGHT HANDLING FACILITIES. RECLAMATION WORK WOULD START LATER THIS YEAR.
+ THE KCRC'S CONSULTANT IS STUDYING THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF THE WHOLE RECLAMATION AREA, PART OF WHICH IS INTENDED TO REDRES3 THE EXISTING SHORTAGE OF GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND OPEN SPACE IN HUNG HOM, INCLUDING ANY FUTURE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS, HE SAID.
+1MPROVEMENTS TO THE TRAFFIC NETWORK AND THE POSSIBILITY OF BUILDING THE PROPOSED HUNG HOM BYPASS COULD ALSO BE UNDERTAKEN,+ HE SAID.
HE ADDED THAT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS FOR THE RECLAIMED AREA WOULD HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL IN THE FORM OF A MASTER LAYOUT PLAN.
OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE PLAN INVOLVE REZONING OF THE TAI WAN SHAN SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX TO GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY TO REFLECT THE ACTUAL USE OF THE SITE THE INCLUSION OF A SMALL OPEN SPACE NORTH OF CHEONG WAN ROAD FOR A ROAD PROJECT IN CONNECTION WITH THE IMPROVEMENT WORKS IN GILLIES AVENUE, AND INCORPORATING THE PROPOSED ELEVATED ROAD AT MAN YUE STREET.
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