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"IT IS NOW WIDELY SUPPORTED AND RESPECTED BY THE COMMUNITY. ITS ACHIEVEMENTS ARE THE RESULTS OF THE VISION, HARD WORK AND ENORMOUS DEDICATION OF THE SUCCESSIVE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS, AND EXISTING STAFF OF THE ORGANISATION.
"THEIR COMMITTMENT IMPRESSES ALL THOSE WHO VISIT ST
LADY WILSON SAID.
AND PAST
JAMES'
SHE THANKED ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF FOR THEIR VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO HONG KONG, ADDING THAT SHE FELT PRIVILEGED TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT SHE HAD ONCE WORKED THERE.
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FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF TOWN PLANNING BOARD PUBLISHED
THE FIRST-EVER ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD HAS BEEN PUBLISHED.
THE ANNUAL REPORT TAKES AN ACTIVE AND INFORMING THE PUBLIC ON THE BOARD'S WORK FOR
SYSTEMATIC APPROACH IN THE YEAR OF 1990 AND
INFORMATION ON STATUTORY PLANNING AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES.
APART FROM A DESCRIPTION AND STATISTICS OF THE WORK DONE LAST YEAR, THE STATUTORY PLANNING PROCESS IN TERMS OF PLAN MAKING AND IMPLEMENTATION AND THE PLANNING PERMISSION SYSTEM ARE ALSO OUTLINED IN THE REPORT.
IN THE FOREWORD IN THE REPORT. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR GRAHAM BARNES, SAID FOLLOWING THE AMENDMENT TO THE TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE THIS YEAR TO PROVIDE INTERIM DEVELOPMENT CONTROL THROUGH THE DESIGNATION OF DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION AREAS AS WELL AS FOR ITS ENFORCEMENT, THE WORK OF THE BOARD WOULD EXPAND CONSIDERABLY AND ITS ROLE IN PLANNING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE TERRITORY WOULD BECOME MORE APPARENT.
THE REPORT IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS. THE FIRST ONE COVERS THE ESTABLISHMENT AND PROCEDURES OF THE BOARD AND THE SECOND PART GIVES AN ACCOUNT OF THE WORK OF THE BOARD LAST YEAR.
THE REMAINING PART OF THE PUBLICATION CENTRED ON SELECTED CASE REPORTS ON PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND OBJECTIONS TO PLANS THE BOARD.
PREPARED BY
THERE ARE SELECTED CASE REPORTS ON 12 PLANNING AND FOUR OBJECTIONS TO PLANS PREPARED BY THE BOARD.
APPLICATIONS
THE ANNUAL REPORT WITH TEXT IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE IS AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT $60 PER COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL.
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