SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1988
LANDSCAPE STRATEGY FOR METROPLAN
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FOUR FIRMS OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS HAVE BEEN COMMISSIONED PREPARE CONCEPT STUDIES FOR 12 MAJOR SITES WITHIN THE URBAN AREA AS PART OF THE LANDSCAPE STRATEGY FOR METROPLAN, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LANDS AND WORKS BRANCH ANNOUNCED TODAY (SUNDAY).
GOVERNMENT TOWN PLANNER, DR E.G. PRYOR, OF THE BRANCH'S STRATEGIC PLANNING UNIT, WHO SIGNED THE $240,000 AGREEMENTS, SAID THE FIRMS WOULD HAVE UNTIL NOVEMBER TO SUBMIT THEIR CONCEPT STUDIES.
THE FIRMS ARE BCP HK LTD., BELT COLLINS HK LTD., TEAM 73 HK AND SHANKLAND COX LTD.
DR PRYOR EXPLAINED THAT ALTHOUGH LANDSCAPE STRATEGIES HAVE BEEN PREPARED FOR EACH OF THE NEW TOWNS IN HONG KONG, NO LANDSCAPE STRATEGY HAS YET BEEN PREPARED FOR THE URBAN AREA.
THE FIRST STAGE OF THE LANDSCAPE STRATEGY COVERS THE URBAN FRINGE AND REMAINING RURAL AREAS, NATURAL LANDSCAPE FEATURES AND COASTLINE WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN AREA.
THE MAIN ISSUES HERE INCLUDE THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE URBAN FRINGE WITH ALL SUITABLE AREAS BEING DEVELOPED FOR PUBLIC RECREATION AND AMENITY USE, THE REINSTATEMENT AND AFTERUSE OF DEGRADED LANDSCAPE SUCH AS QUARRIES AND CONTROL TIPS AND THE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG ISLAND SOUTH AS A RECREATION ZONE.
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THE SECOND STAGE OF THE LANDSCAPE STRATEGY CONCENTRATES ON URBAN AREA AND ISSUES SUCH AS URBAN RENEWAL, PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE WATERFRONT AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTRYSIDE, THE RETENTION OF PRINCIPAL VIEWS TO THE HARBOUR AND THE HILLS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FRAMEWORK OF OPEN SPACES THROUGHOUT THE URBAN AREA.
IN ORDER TO ILLUSTRATE CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE METROPLAN LANDSCAPE STRATEGY, A NUMBER OF SITES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR INITIAL LANDSCAPE STUDIES.
"THESE SITES ARE LOCATED EITHER ON THE URBAN FRINGE, OF DEGRADED LANDSCAPE OR ON PROMINENT RURAL SITES.
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'WITHIN THE KOWLOON PENINSULA, SITES ARE LOCATED AT DIAMOND HILL, JORDAN VALLEY, NORTH KOWLOON FOOTHILLS, MA LEI YUE MUN AND SAI TSO WAN.
ON AREAS
TSING YI, YAU TONG,
"ON HONG KONG ISLAND, SITES ARE LOCATED AT MOUNT BUTLER, VALLEY, DEEP WATER BAY, MIDDLE ISLAND/CHUNG HOM WAN AND TAI TAM DR PRYOR SAID.
HAPPY WAN,
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