FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1987
8
TOWN PLANNING (AMENDMENT) BILL GAZETTED
BEYOND THE TOWN PLANNING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1987, WHICH WILL PUT
BOARD'S
ΤΟ AUTHORITY PLANNING
CONTROL DEVELOPMENT DOUBT THE TOWN WITHIN AREAS ZONED FOR COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT, WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).
REDEVELOPMENT ARBAS THE BILL WILL ALSO VALIDATE COMPREHENSIVE
AS DECISIONS MADE BY THE (CRA) ZONINGS ON EXISTING PLANS AS WELL BOARD IN RELATION TO PLANNING APPLICATIONS. IT IS EXPECTED TO BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 2.
BE PUT
BILL IS A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LANDS AND WORKS BRANCH SAID: "THE
19 REQUIRED AS THE EXISTING TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE, ENACTED IN 1939,
PRESENT PLANNING MACHINERY WHICH NO LONGER ADEQUATE TO SUPPORT THE HAS BECOME MORE SOPHISTICATED IN RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS OF OUR CITY."
HE ADDED THAT THE CRA ZONING SYSTEM HAD WORKED WELL INTRODUCTION IN 1976.
MODERN
SINCE ITS
18 EFFECTIVE APPROVAL UNLESS A
"THE PLANNING CONTROL ACHIEVED BY THE CRA ZONING IN THAT ALL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN SUCH AREAS IS SUBJECT TO THE OF THE BOARD, AND NO DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH AREAS IS PERMITTED COMPREHENSIVE SCHEME FOR THE WHOLE AREA IS PRESENTED.
ENVIRONMENTAL
"SUCH CONTROL IS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE OVERALL IMPROVEMENT OF WHAT ARE IN MANY CASES DILAPIDATED, RUN-DOWN ARKAS TO REDRESS DEFICIENCIES IN THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY OPEN SPACE," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
FACILITIES
THREE OUTLINE ZONING PLANS AMENDED
AMENDMENTS TO THREE DRAFT OUTLINE
ZONING PLANS FOR ABERDEEN YAU TONG AND LEI YUE
MUN;
AND SHA AND AP LEI CHAU; CHA KWO LING, TIN WERE ANNOUNCED BY THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY).
ZONING
AP LEI CHAU OUTLINE THE AMENDMENT TO THE DRAFT ABERDEEN AND
PLAN 18 TO INCORPORATE THE PROPOSED
AND REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SHELL OIL DEPOT
HONG KONG STATION SITES ON AP LEI CHAU AFTER THEIR RELOCATION.
COMPREHENSIVE
ELECTRIC
POWER
IT IS PROPOSED TO REDEVELOP THE SITE FOR
PEOPLE 32,400
RESIDENTIAL U9B AND
WITH A WIDE RANOR OF TO PROVIDE HOUSING FOR ABOUT SUPPORTING COMMERCIAL, COMMUNITY AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
THE ELECTRIC