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PART OF THE +OPEN SPACE+ SITE TO THE SOUTHWEST OF KAI FUK ROAD-KAI CHEUNG ROAD INTERCHANGE HAS BEEN REZONED +GIC FOR THE FUTURE USE AS A HELICOPTER EMERGENCY LANDING ZONE, WHILE THE +GIC+ SITE AT THE JUNCTION OF LAM CHAK STREET AND KAI HÌNG ROAD HAS BEEN REZONED +INDUSTRIAL+.
ANOTHER AMENDMENT IS THE REZONING OF THE +OPEN SPACE+ SITE AT JORDAN VALLEY CONTROLLED TIP TO GREEN BELT+ AND PARTS OF THE ADJACENT +GIC AND GREEN BELT+ SITES TO +OPEN SPACE+.
IN ADDITION, A SMALL AREA OF +GREEN BELT SITE AT CHOI SHEK LANE NEAR THE JUNCTION WITH KWUN TONG ROAD HAS BEEN REZONED +GIC+.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE NOTES ATTACHED TO THE PLAN WERE ALSO REVISED TO INCLUDE SCHEDULES OF USES FOR THE +TRADE MART+ AND + INDUSTRIAL-GODOWN USE+.
WRITTEN OBJECTIONS TO THE AMENDMENT PLAN SHOULD BE SENT TO
THE SECRETARY OF THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD BY APRIL 16.
BORROW AREA PROPOSED FOR NT CIRCULAR ROAD SECTION
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THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO CONSTRUCT A BORROW AREA AT KAI KUNG LENG IN YUEN LONG TO OBTAIN FILL MATERIALS FOR PHASE 4 OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT BETWEEN AU TAU TO FAN KAM ROAD.
THE PROPOSAL ALSO INCLUDES RE-CONSTRUCTION AND WIDENING OF PARTS OF THE EXISTING ROAD TO PROVIDE TWO-WAY TRAFFIC, EXCEPT FOR SOME EXTREMELY NARROW SECTIONS, FOR CONVERSION INTO A HAUL ROAD FOR TRANSPORTING FILL MATERIALS.
ON COMPLETION OF BORROWING ACTIVITIES, ALL CUT SLOPES AND SURROUNDING AREAS WILL BE HYDROSEEDED AND SUITABLY LANDSCAPED.
THIS PHASE OF THE WORKS, INVOLVING THE SECTION OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD BETWEEN AU TAU AND FAIRVIEW PARK, WILL BE BUILT ON EARTH EMBANKMENT AND ABOUT 800 000 CUBIC METRES OF FILL WILL BE REQUIRED.
A NOTICE ON THE PROPOSED WORKS WAS PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
WRITTEN OBJECTIONS MUST REACH THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT BY MAY 26.
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