FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1988
ENVIRONMENT OF TAI TAM AND SHEK O TO BE PRESERVED
POSITIVE
STEP
AND
THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD HAS TAKEN ANOTHER MAJOR TO PRESERVE SOUTHERN HONG KONG ISLAND WITH ITS HIGH AMENITY VALUE
BY OPPORTUNITIES RECREATIONAL IMPORTANT
ISSUING A DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN FOR THE TAI TAM AND SHEK O AREA.
A DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN WHICH PRESERVES NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF SHOUSON HILL AND REPULSE BAY SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR.
THE
PLEASANT AND WAS GAZETTED IN
THE HECTARES, WITH A TOTAL LAND AREA OF SHEK O AREA IS BOUNDED BY THE TAI TAM COUNTRY PARK CHAI WAN TO THE NORTH.
1.124
ΤΑΙ TAM AND то THE WEST AND
PLAN
TO
IS DESIGNATING BY INTRODUCING
THE DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING THE MAJOR PURPOSE OF MAINTAIN THE EXISTING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AREA THROUGH
AND HECTARES EXTENSIVE GREEN BELT ZONES OF SOME 950 STRICT CONTROLS ON THE AMOUNT OF BUILDING DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED.
UNDEVELOPED
MOST OF THE AREA COVERED BY THE PLAN IS RELATIVELY WITH 53 PER CENT OF THE LAND LOCATING INSIDE THE SHEK O COUNTRY PARK.
FOUR POPULAR BEACHES
-
TURTLE COVE, BIG WAVE BAY, ROCKY BAY AND SHEK O BEACH ARE INCLUDED IN THE PLAN.
-
SLOPES,
FOR
THESE BEAUTIFUL BEACHES, TOGETHER WITH THE WELL-WOODED CREATE A PLEASANT SCENIC SETTING AND MAKE IT A RECREATIONAL ASSET THE TERRITORY.
LOW IN THOSE
ΤΟ IS MAINLY CONFINED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA TO MEDIUM DENSITY. HIGH-RISE APARTMENTS ARE PERMITTED ONLY AREAS ALREADY COMMITTED TO SUCH DEVELOPMENT.
BUILDING HEIGHT CONTROL IS ALSO INTRODUCED IN TO ENSURE THAT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OR REDEVELOPMENT SCALE.
SHEK 0 VILLAGE IS COMPATIBLE IN
ALSO
INDICATED ON
THE PLAN
A
ROAD, IS
PROPOSED TRUNK WAN TO ABERDEEN VIA TAI TAM, "ROUTE 81", WHICH WILL CONNECT CHAI
LONG TERM DEVELOPMENT STANLEY, REPULSE BAY AND DEEP WATER BAY, THIS SCHEME, HOWEVER, IS UNLIKELY TO BE IMPLEMENTED BEFORE 1992.
OF ABOUT 4,300 AT THE PLAN AREA CONTAINS A SMALL POPULATION
THE FORECAST POPULATION UPON FULL THE TIME OF THE 1986 BY-CENSUS.
WOULD REACH AROUND DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING 1,600 SQUATTER POPULATION, 9,600.
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