FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1994
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THE AMENDMENT PLAN (NO. 5/H5/8) IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UNTIL AUGUST 10 AT:
* PLANNING DEPARTMENT,
16TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING,
GARDEN ROAD,
HONG KONG
* HONG KONG DISTRICT PLANNING OFFICE,
11TH FLOOR, LEIGHTON CENTRE,
77 LEIGHTON ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY,
HONG KONG; AND
* WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE,
PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, 2 O'BRIEN ROAD, WAN CHAT, HONG KONG.
ANY PERSONS AFFECTED BY THE AMENDMENTS MAY SEND WRITTEN OBJECTIONS TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD, C/O PLANNING DEPARTMENT, 13TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 10.
COPIES OF THE AMENDMENT PLAN ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT THE SURVEY AND MAPPING OFFICE, LANDS DEPARTMENT, 14TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON MAP SALES OFFICE, 382 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.
FOUR RURAL OUTLINE ZONING PLANS PUBLISHED
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THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED THE GAZETTING OF FOUR DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLANS (OZPS) FOR THE RURAL AREAS IN LAU FAU SHAN, TSIM BEI TSUI, SHEUNG PAK NAI, HA PAK NAI AND HA TSUEN IN NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES AS WELL AS HMBR HAVEN IN SOUTHEAST NEW TERRITORIES.
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"THESE OZPS REPLACE THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION AREA (DPA) PLANS COVERING THE SAME AREAS IN THE RURAL NEW TERRITORIES THEY INDICATE DEFINITE AND COMPREHENSIVE LAND USK ZONES TO GUIDE AND CONTROL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREAS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD SAID.
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"SIMILAR TO DPA PLANS, UNAUTHORISED DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE OZPS ARE SUBJECT TO ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
THE LAU FAU SHAN AND TSIM BEI TSUI OZP COVERS ABOUT 680 HECTARES OF LAND WITH FISH PONDS, FARMLAND, VILLAGES AND TEMPORARY INDUSTRIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
A MAIN FEATURE IN THE AREA IS THE PRESENCE OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST (SSSIS). THEY ARE TSIM TSIM BEI TSUI EGRETRY AND THE INNER DEEP BAY SSSI.
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THREE SITES OF BEI TSUI SSST,
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