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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1987
A TOTAL AREA
OF 4.63 HECTARES, MAINLY LOCATED IN THE EXISTING "TOWN CENTRE" OF THE AREA, HAS BEEN ZONED FOR COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL'
PURPOSES.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE PURPOSE OF THIS ZONING WAS TO ENCOURAGE THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE "TOWN CENTRE" BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
"THIS ZONE ALSO APPLIES TO THE DEVELOPMENT ABOVE THE PROPOSED MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY LAM TIN STATION AND THE PUBLIC INTERCHANGE LEI YUE MUN ROAD,' HE ADDED.
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SOME 146 HECTARES OF LAND HAS BEEN ZONED AS RESIDENTIAL (GROUP A)' SITES FOR PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEMES AND PRIVATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS.
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PRIVATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS ARE LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF THE 'TOWN CENTRE" AREA AND A RANGE OF COMMERCIAL USES ARE USUALLY PERMITTED IN THE LOWER THREE FLOORS OF THE BUILDINGS.
ABOUT 14.3 HECTARES OF LAND ALONG KUNG LOK ROAD AND YUET WAH STREET FALLS WITHIN 'RESIDENTIAL (GROUP B)' ZONE.
ANY COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THIS ZONE. THE SPOKESMAN SAID, WOULD REQUIRE PLANNING PERMISSION FROM THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD.
THE EXISTING KWUN TONG INDUSTRIAL AREA TO THE SOUTHWEST OF KWUN TONG ROAD, COMPRISING SOME 42.7 HECTARES OF LAND, HAS LARGELY BEEN ZONED FOR 'INDUSTRIAL' AND
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GENERAL INDUSTRIAL USES, SERVICE
TRADES AND WAREHOUSES WILL BE PERMITTED.
ABOUT 57 HECTARES OF LAND HAS BEEN ZONED FOR VARIOUS GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTIONAL OR COMMUNITY USES, INCLUDING SUCH MAJOR EXISTING FACILITIES AS THE UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL., TWO DIVISIONAL POLICE STATIONS, NGAU TAU KOK MARKET COMPLEX, LAM ΤΙΝ HIGH LEVEL RESERVOIR, HIU KWONG STREET INDOOR RECREATION CENTRE, THE SWIMMING COMPLEX AT THE KWUN TONG RECREATION GROUND, A FIRE STATION, BUS TERMINI, FERRY CONCOURSE, COOKED FOOD CENTRES, THE CHILDREN'S DENTAL CLINIC AT KAI TIN ROAD AND A NUMBER OF SCHOOLS AND SOCIAL WELFARE FACILITIES.
LAND HAS ALSO BEEN RESERVED FOR BUILDING NEW MAJOR FACILITIES SUCH AS THREE URBAN COUNCIL MARKET COMPLEXES, A FIRE STATION AT JUNK BAY ROAD, SCHOOLS AND OTHER SOCIAL WELFARE FACILITIES.
FOR
TN ADDITION, A NUMBER OF SITES HAVE BEEN RESERVED UNDESIGNATED GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTIONAL OR COMMUNITY USES TO MEET FUTURE NEEDS.
A TOTAL OF 37.06 HECTARES OF LAND HAS BERN ZONED FOR 'OPEN SPACE' IT INCLUDES THE EXISTING KWUN TONG RECREATION GROUND AND THE PLAYGROUNDS AT YUET WAH STREET, HIP WO STREET, HONG NING ROAD, NGA ROAD, TSUN YIP STREET AND A NUMBER OF SMALL REST GARDENS.
SAU
/ADDITIONAL SITES