FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1988
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DRAFT SAI YING PUN AND SHEUNG WAN OŽP AMENDED
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THE DRAFT SAI YING PUN AND SHEUNG WAN OUTLINE ZONING PLAN HAS BEEN AMENDED TO BRING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE OLD AND CONGESTED AREA ON HONG KONG ISLAND.
THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY) PUBLISHED AMENDMENTS THE DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN.
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THE PLAN IS AMENDED TO INCLUDE A HIGH CAPACITY ELEVATED ROAD ALONG CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST. THIS ROAD WOULD EXTEND FROM THE RUMSEY STREET FLYOVER NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION TO THE WESTERN CARGO HANDLING AREA.
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A TOWN PLANNING BOARD SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT ALTERNATIVE ALIGNMENTS FOR THE ROAD HAD BEEN INVESTIGATED, AND THAT THE SELECTED WAS CONSIDERED TO BE THE BEST IN TERMS OF BOTH ENVIRONMENTAL AND TRAFFIC EFFECTS.
THIS ELEVATED ROAD WILL COMPLETE A FREE-FLOW TRAFFIC SYSTEM WHICH IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE SEPARATION OF THROUGH TRAFFIC FROM LOCAL TRAFFIC WHICH WILL PRIMARILY BE AT GROUND LEVEL.
TWO AREAS FOR COMPREHENSIVE URBAN RENEWAL HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY AMENDMENTS TO THE PLAN.
ONE AREA IS BOUNDED BY DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, JUBILEE STREET, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL AND GILMAN BAZAAR. THE OTHER IS WITHIN WING LOK STREET, WING WO STREET, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL/BONHAM STRAND.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT BOTH AREAS CONSISTED OF OLD BUILDINGS AND NARROW STREETS WITH VERY LITTLE OPEN SPACE OR COMMUNITY FACILITIES.
THE COMPREHENSIVE URBAN RENEWAL WILL PROVIDE A MODERN LAYOUT OF STREETS, PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AND BETTER HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL PREMISES.
THREE SITES AT MUI FONG STREET, SAI WOO LANE AND TSZ MI ALLEY TO THE EAST OF EASTERN STREET AND OFF WHITTY STREET WILL BE REZONED TO "OPEN SPACE" TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RECREATIONAL AREAS.
THE AMENDMENT PLAN CAN BE INSPECTED AT THE TOWN PLANNING OFFICE, BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, FOURTH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG; THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, PUBLIC ENQUIRY OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING ENTRANCE, HONG KONG, AND THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, 11TH FLOOR, HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG.
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