FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1988
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DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER OF STANLEY TO BE PRESERVED
PART OF HONG KONG
THE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER OF THE SOUTHERN ISLAND IS TO BE PRESERVED AMIDST DEVELOPMENTS OR REDEVELOPMENTS.
A DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN AIMING AT MAINTAINING THE EXISTING CHARACTER
WHILE OF STANLEY
AT THE SAMB TIME
FOR PROVIDING
CHARACTER WAS IMPROVEMENTS WHICH CAN FURTHER ADD TO THIS DISTINCTIVE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD SAID THIS PLAN WAS
SERIES FOR THIS PART LAST IN THE
KONG OF HONG
ISLAND AND ITS BOARD PUBLICATION ALSO MARKED THE COMPLETION OF PLANS PREPARED BY THÊ TO COVER THE MAIN URBAN AREA.
THE THE AREA COVERED IS BOUNDED BY THE TAI TAM COUNTRY PARK TO
THE CHUNG HOM NORTH, AND COMPRISES THE ENTIRE STANLEY PENINSULA AND KOK AREA, WITH A TOTAL LAND AREA OF ABOUT 395 HECTARES.
PLOT OR
EXISTING CHARACTER AND AMENITY, HEIGHT, SITE COVERAGE AND
THAT NEW DEVELOPMENTS
THE PATTERN,
"IN ORDER TO RETAIN THE SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS ON BUILDING RATIO HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED TO ENSURE REDEVELOPMENTS WILL CONFORM TO THE EXISTING
SAID.
HAVE STATION
SPOKESMAN
ALSO
BEEN
"OTHER SIGNIFICANT LANDMARKS SUCH AS THE STANLEY FORT, STANLEY PRISON AND THE TELECOMMUNICATION RETAINED," HE ADDED.
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THE STRENGTHEN
SATELLITE
HAVR
BEEN EFFICIENT
EXISTING ATTRACTIONS OF STANLEY AS A AND SHOPPING
PROPOSALS AREA, RESIDENTIAL, RECREATIONAL INCORPORATED IN THE PLAN TO PROVIDE BETTER HOUSING AND MORE TRANSPORT IN THE AREA.
REMOVED WITH A VIEW TO REARING AND
SQUATTERS IN MA HANG VALLEY WILL BE RECTIFYING EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS CAUSED BY PIG COTTAGE INDUSTRIES IN THE VALLEY.
IN THEIR PLACE WILL BE A LOW-RISE PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE TO
THE ACCOMMODATE PRIMARILY
EXISTING SQUATTER
WITH RESIDENTS,
SOME ACCOMMODATION ADDITIONAL
FOR PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE THE IMMEDIATE STANLEY AREA. THIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WILL COVER AN AREA OF ABOUT HECTARES.
AND THE
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TO ENSURE THAT THE SCALE OF THE PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THE ADJOINING PRIVATE WILL BE TUNED IN WITH THE EXISTING LANDFORMS, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
AREA'S
A INFRASTRUCTURE,
MAXIMUM POPULATION TO BE HOUSED HEIGHT LIMIT OF 12 STOREYS APPLIES AND THE WILL BE RESTRICTED TO ABOUT 8,000 PEOPLE.
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