FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1991
BY MEANS OF THIS ZONING, IT IS AIMED TO CREATE A GOOD TOWNSCAPE SO THAT THE BUILDING HEIGHT DESCENDS SMOOTHLY FROM THE CORE OF THE TOWN TO THE EDGE AREAS AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT.
RESIDENTIAL
FOUR SITES HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED 'COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AREAS'. THEY INCLUDE THE TAI KIU TSUEN, THE INDUSTRIAL AREA LOCATED THE TWO SITES ΤΟ THE EAST OF YUEN LONG PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE AND
TERMINUS TO THE FUTURE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT LOCATED ADJACENT EASTERN END OF YUEN LONG TOWN.
IN
THE
UNDER THIS ZONING, DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS IN THE FORM OF LAYOUT PLAN SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD APPROVAL.
MASTER FOR
THE FOR
TWO SITES CLOSE TO THE FUTURE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT TERMINUS, GIVEN THEIR STRATEGIC LOCATION, THERE WILL BE POTENTIALS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW LARGE SHOPPING AND AMUSEMENT COMPLEX A HIGH ORDER OF RETAIL GOODS IN THE NORTH WEST NEW
THE
PROVIDING TERRITORIES.
NEEDS
ADEQUATE AREAS HAVE BEEN RESERVED ON THE PLAN FOR THE PROVISION OF GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES TO MEET THE OF THE LOCAL POPULATION.
AS THE
FULLY
IN
THE
BEEN CORE AREAS OF YUEN LONG. TOWN HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED, THESE PLANNED FACILITIES WILL MAINLY BE PROVIDED WESTERN AND SOUTHERN EXTENSION AREAS.
FOR
ABOUT 58 HA OF LAND ARE ZONED 'OPEN SPACE' TO PROVIDE LAND
THE THESE INCLUDE
NEWLY BOTH ACTIVE AND PASSIVE RECREATIONAL USES.
NEAR YUEN OPENED YUEN LONG TOWN PARK IN THE WEST, THE SPORTS GROUND LONG KAU HUI AND THE TOWN SQUARES IN THE CORE AREAS OF YUEN LONG TOWN.
BEEN MINIMISE
A STRIP OF OPEN SPACE WITH A WIDTH OF ABOUT 80 METRES HAS RESERVED TO THE NORTH OF YUEN LONG SOUTHERN BYPASS SO AS TO THE IMPACT OF THE ROAD ON THE ADJOINING DEVELOPMENT.
THREE WONG TO THE CHUN HING
IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE EXISTING NATURAL SETTING OF WELL-VEGETATED KNOLLS, 'GREEN BELT' ZONING IS DESIGNATED TO CHU LING, WHICH IS AT THE SOUTH OF YUEN LONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE; KNOLL NORTH OF YUEN LONG KAU HUI AND THE ONE NORTHEAST OF SAN TSUEN.
LAND AREAS HAVE BEEN RESERVED ON THE PLAN FOR MAJOR HIGHWAY AND FUTURE RAIL PROJECTS.
THE ALIGNMENT OF THE YUEN LONG SOUTHERN BYPASS IS SHOWN ON
THE
PLAN.
THIS
PROPOSED
NEW HIGHWAY WILL FORM PART OF THE SYSTEM AND ROAD
A WILL PROVIDE CIRCULAR
NEW ROUTE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC BYPASSING YUEN LONG TOWN.
FOR
TERRITORIES THROUGH
/IT IS
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