THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1990
ADVISORY COMMITTEE SUPPORTS TOWN PLANNING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990
LAND
THE VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS REPRESENTED ON
FAVOUR OF THE NEW AND BUILDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE ARE GENERALLY IN ARRANGEMENTS STATED IN THE TOWN PLANNING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990.
DISCUSSION AT THE COMMITTEE'S MEETING TODAY (THURSDAY)
ON THE AMENDMENT BILL.
TOLD
THAT LACK
THE COMMITTEE WAS DEVELOPMENT IN THE NON-URBAN AREAS HAS YEARS.
USES HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT
CENTRED
ON CONTROL STATUTORY OF BECOME A PROBLEM IN RECENT
TO OPEN STORAGE AND ALLIED
AND HAPHAZARD
PROBLEMS,
AS SUCH
MANNER, CASES
DISORDERLY AND IN MANY CAR DUMPS, CONTAINER
CONVERSION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND
CREATING RESULTING IN INCOMPATIBLE LAND STORAGE AND VEHICLE PARKS.
ENVIRONMENTAL
AND
IN A
TRAFFIC
USES
TO CONTROL
ACTIVITIES IN THE RURAL AREAS, 1990 WAS INTRODUCED:
PROLIFERATION THE
THE
THESE OF TOWN PLANNING
UNPLANNED URBAN BILL (AMENDMENT)
*
TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE
A
AS TO PROVIDE AND CONTROL PRIVATE
TO EXTEND THE JURISDICTION OF THE TO COVER THE RURAL NEW TERRITORIES SO STATUTORY PLANNING FRAMEWORK TO GUIDE DEVELOPMENT IN THE RURAL AREAS;
TO EMPOWER THE TOWN DESIGNATE
PLANNING
FOR
ANY AREAS AS A "DEVELOPMENT
PERMISSION IS (DPA)", WITHIN WHICH PLANNING ANY PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY EXEMPTED; AND
TO PROVIDE FOR MEANS DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE DPA.
HONG KONG
BOARD TO
PREPARE
PERMISSION
REQUIRED
PLANS TO AREA
AGAINST UNAUTHORISED
OF ENFORCEMENT
PLANNERS OF
INSTITUTE
THE
CONSIDERED
THAT THE
TO PROPER LAND USE
AMENDMENT BILL WILL ALLOW A LONG OVERDUE START TO BE MADE
NEW TERRITORIES THE LAND USE PLANNING IN
BY INSTITUTING CONTROL IN THOSE RURAL AREAS NOT WITHIN COUNTRY PARKS.
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