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FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1988
DRAFT TSIM SHA TSUI OUTLINE ZONING PLAN AMENDED
AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT TSIM SHA TSUI OUTLINE ZONING PLAN WERE ANNOUNCED BY THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY).
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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD SAID THE MAJOR AMENDMENT INVOLVED REZONING OF A SITE BOUNDED BY SALISBURY ROAD/NEW WORLD CENTRE/HONGKONG CULTURAL CENTRE/HARBOUR FROM "OPEN SPACE" TO "OTHER SPECIFIED USES" ANNOTATED "PUBLIC OPEN SPACE WITH UNDERGROUND COMMERCIAL COMPLEX AND CARPARK".
THE NEW ZONING 1S TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TWO-LEVEL UNDERGROUND COMMERCIAL COMPLEX AND A TWO-LEVEL BASEMENT CARPARK WITH A PUBLIC GARDEN AT STREET LEVEL.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT A "GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTION/COMMUNITY" SITE ON CANTON ROAD HAS BEEN REZONED ΤΟ "COMMERCIAL" WITH THE INCORPORATION OF A PUBLIC TRANSPORT TERMINAL.
THIS AMENDMENT IS ΤΟ MEET THE HIGH DEMAND FOR COMMERCIAL FLOORSPACE IN TSIM SHA TSUI,
MOREOVER, THE ANNOTATION OF THE "OTHER SPECIFIED USES" ZONE FOR THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY STATION HAS BEEN AMENDED TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A POSSIBLE SHOPPING MALL LINKING THE STATION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT IN HUNG HOM BAY, AND THE EXTENSION OF THE KCRC PIER.
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THE OPPORTUNITY IS ALSO TAKEN TO INCORPORATE THE ALIGNMENT OF THE PROPOSED HUNG HOM BYPASS INTO THE PLAN. A WIDE PROMENADE LINKING THE EXISTING WATERFRONT PROMENADE IN TSIM SHA TSUI EAST TO THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN HUNG HOM BAY IS PROPOSED ALONGSIDE THE BYPASS.
THERE ARE SOME OTHER MINOR EXISTING USES OF THE VARIOUS SITES.
AMENDMENTS MADE ΤΟ REFLECT THE
THE AMENDMENT TO THE DRAFT PLAN CAN BE INSPECTED AT:
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THE TOWN PLANNING OFFICE, BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, FOURTH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG
PUBLIC ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT WING ENTRANCE, HONG KONG
OFFICE, WEST
YAU TSIM DISTRICT OFFICE, HOP FAT COMMERCIAL 490-492, NATHAN ROAD, GROUND FLOOR, KOWLOON
CENTRE,
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