FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1988
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AMENDMENTS TO DRAFT KWAI CHUNG OZP PUBLISHED
AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT KWAI CHUNG OUTLINE ZONING PLAN HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED BY THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD IN TODAY'S (FRIDAY) GAZETTE.
A BOARD SPOKESMAN SAID THE AMENDMENTS WERE TO INCORPORATE LATEST CHANGES IN LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS IN THE AREA AS WELL AS TO UPDATE THE NOTES OF THE PLAN.
BOUNDARY OF THE PLAN
UNDER THE AMENDMENTS, THE SOUTHEASTERN HAS BEEN EXTENDED AND ADJUSTED TO INCORPORATE THE BUTTERFLY VALLEY TO GENERALLY COINCIDE WITH THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE KWAI TSING AND SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICTS, AND WITH THE BOUNDARY OF KAM SHAN COUNTRY PARK.
EXISTING FACILITIES WITHIN THE EXTENSION AREA SUCH AS WAH KENG SERVICE RÉSERVOIRS, THE 0 PUI SHAN BOYS' HOME ELECTRICITY SUB-STATION
HAVE
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ZONED
BEEN RETAINED AND "GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTION/COMMUNITY" ON THE PLAN. THE REST OF THE AREA IS ZONED "GREEN BELT".
ANOTHER MAJOR AMENDMENT IS THE INCORPORATION OF THE NEW CONTAINER PORT ROAD WHICH IS THE KEY LINK TO THE EXISTING CONTAINER TERMINALS AND ALSO THE FUTURE TERMINALS 6 AND 7.
A NUMBER OF SITES WITH A TOTAL AREA OF ABOUT 12 HECTARES HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED FOR CONTAINER-RELATED USES TO ACCOMMODATE SUCH OFF-TERMINAL BACK-UP FACILITIES AS CONTAINER FREIGHT STATION, CONTAINER REPAIR AND STORAGE, AND CONTAINER TRACTOR/TRAILER PARKING AND REPAIR.
MOST OF THESE SITES HAVE OVER THE YEARS ALREADY BEEN USED FOR SUCH PURPOSES ON A TEMPORARY BASIS. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WILL RECTIFY THE EXISTING USES WHICH ARE IN GREAT DEMAND IN THE AREA ADJACENT TO THE CONTAINER TERMINAL.
THE PLAN WILL INCLUDE A RECLAMATION LOCATED ΤΟ THE WEST OF PILLAR ISLAND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LAND FOR A PROPOSED SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT AND TO CATER FOR THE EXTENSION OF CONTAINER TERMINAL NO. 5. AS A RESULT, THE TOTAL LAND AREA DESIGNATED FOR CONTAINER TERMINAL USE ON THE PLAN AMOUNTS TO ABOUT 92 HECTARES.
LAND HAS BEEN RESERVED FOR A ROAD INTERCHANGE AT THE JUNCTION OF TEXACO ROAD AND KWAI FUK ROAD. THIS INTERCHANGE FORMS PART OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT TO TEXACO ROAD WHICH WILL BECOME AN IMPORTANT LINK BETWEEN ROUTE 5, TSUEN WAN ROAD AND TSING TSUEN BRIDGE.
TWO SITES HAVE BEEN
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REZONED TO RESIDENTIAL (GROUP A)" то PROVIDE LAND FOR PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA.
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