FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1990
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OUTLINE ZONING PLAN FOR TSING YI PUBLISHED
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THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY) PUBLISHED THE DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN FOR TSING YI ISLAND.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD SAID THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PLAN IS TO INDICATE THE BROAD LAND USE ZONING AND MAJOR ROAD NETWORKS WITHIN WHICH THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF LAND MAY BE LEGALLY CONTROLLED.
"TO KEEP ABREAST WITH NEW DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS AND
LAND USE CHANGES ON THE ISLAND, AMENDMENTS TO THE PLAN ARE NEEDED. THESE AMENDMENTS WILL PROVIDE A BASIS TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT OF TSING YI," HE SAID.
THE DRAFT PLAN OUTLINES NINE AMENDMENTS TO THE PRECEDING THESE INCLUDE REZONING OF A BOATYARD AREA ON THE ISLAND REDEVELOPMENT OF THE EXISTING OIL DEPOT SITE AT NGAU YING CHAU.
PLAN.
AND
THE EXISTING BOATYARDS IN AREA 9 HAVE BEEN A SOURCE OF NOISE NUISANCE TO THE RESIDENTS IN CHEUNG ON ESTATE, CHING TAI COURT AND A NEARBY SCHOOL,
TO CREATE A BUFFER BETWEEN THE BOATYARDS AND THE RESIDENTIAL PART OF THE EXISTING BOATYARD AREA IS REZONED TO "OPEN SPACE", "GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTION/COMMUNITY" AND "GREEN BELT".
AREA,
UPON ROAD.
THE AFFECTED BOATYARDS WILL BE RELOCATED FURTHER TO THE WEST COMPLETION OF THE RECLAMATION AND THE EXTENSION OF TAM KON SHAN
TO FACILITATE THE RELOCATION OF THE OIL DEPOT AT NGAU YING CHAU TO ENABLE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE FOR COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL THE SITE IS REZONED TO COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AREA AND OPEN
AND USES, SPACE.
THE RELOCATION OF THIS OIL DEPOT WILL ACHIEVE THE PLANNING INTENTION OF SEGREGATING INDUSTRIAL USES FROM RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS WHICH ARE LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST SECTOR OF TSING YI.
THE "OPEN SPACE" IS INTENDED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CONTINUOUS 30 METRES WATERFRONT PROMENADE STRETCHING FROM CHING TAI COURT IN THE NORTH TO THE TSING YI BAY RECLAMATION AREA IN THE EAST.
AN
SITE
INDUSTRIAL
IN AREA 23 IS REZONED TO "GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTION/COMMUNITY" FOR THE POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF A TECHNICAL COLLEGE WHICH IS CONSIDERED TO BE A MORE COMPATIBLE LAND USE WITH THE ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
WITH THE COMPLETION OF TSING YI ROAD WEST, TWO SMALL SITES ABUTTING TSING YI ROAD WEST IN AREA 10 HAVE BEEN FORMED. ONE OF THEM IS REZONED TO "GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTION/COMMUNITY" TO CATER ANY FUTURE REQUIREMENT WHICH MAY ARISE.
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