SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 1989
TWO DRAFT OZP'S REFERRED BACK FOR REVISIONS
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THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS REFERRED TWO DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLANS, WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO FURTHER REVISIONS, BACK ΤΟ THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION AND AMENDMENTS.
THEY ARE THE DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLANS COVERING POK FU LAM AREA AND TSING YI ISLAND.
"THE BOARD HAS A DUTY UNDER THE TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE TO SUBMIT DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLANS TOGETHER WITH ANY OUTSTANDING OBJECTIONS TO THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL, A TOWN PLANNING BOARD SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.
"HAVING CONSIDERED THE SUBMITTED PLANS AND THE OBJECTIONS, IT IS THE USUAL PROCEDURE FOR THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL TO REFER THE PLANS BACK ΤΟ THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD SHOULD THEY REQUIRE FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ANTICIPATED DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA.
"THE POK FU LAM PLAN IS LIKELY TO BE AMENDED AS A RESULT OF REVISED PLANNING PROPOSALS SUCH AS THOSE FOR THE RECLAMATION AT TELEGRAPH BAY.
"AMENDMENTS TO THE TSING YI PLAN ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED DUE ΤΟ THE VARIOUS DEVELOPMENT INVESTIGATIONS SUCH AS THE ALIGNMENT OF 'ROUTE 3' AND THE PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY STUDY CURRENTLY BEING UNDERTAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT, HE ADDED).
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AS BOTH PLANS ARE STILL SUBJECT TO REVISIONS, THEY ARE NOT READY FOR APPROVAL AT THIS STAGE.
"DUE TO RAPID DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG, IT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR MORE PLANS TO BE REFERRED BACK TO THE BOARD IN SUCH A MANNER IN FUTURE," THE SPOKESMAN CONTINUED.
HE FURTHER SAID THAT SHOULD THE PLANS BE AMENDED IN THE FUTURE, THE AMENDMENTS WOULD BE EXHIBITED FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS AND OLJECTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE.
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