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SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1994
OPERATION TO REMOVE ILLEGAL FLOATING STRUCTURES COMPLETED
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THE MARINE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHED AN OPERATION AT ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTER THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING TO REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FLOATING STRUCTURES.
OF THE 15 PERSONS SERVED WITH REMOVAL NOTICES BY THE MARINE DEPARTMENT YESTERDAY, ONLY TWO FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER.
BY NOON.
A SALVAGE TEAM CLEARED THE ILLEGAL FLOATING STRUCTURES SET UP THESE TWO PERSONS IN THE OPERATION WHICH CONCLUDED SHORTLY BEFORE
MARINE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES AND A SCAVENGING TEAM COMPRISING MOTORISED SAMPANS, SPECIALISED SCAVENGING CRAFT WERE ALSO ENGAGED
THE OPERATION.
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THE SCAVENGING TEAM WILL CLEAR THE FLOATING DEBRIS IN THE TYPHOON SHELTER THIS AFTERNOON.
FOUR RURAL OUTLINE ZONING PLANS PUBLISHED
THE
TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY (SATURDAY) ANNOUNCED THE PUBLICATION OF FOUR DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLANS (OZPS) FOR TAI TONG, LAM TSUEN, TING KOK AND TSENG LAN SHUE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD SAID: "THESE RURAL OZPS REPLACE APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION AREA (DPA) PLAN FOR TAI TONG AND RECENTLY APPROVED DPA PLANS FOR LAM TSUEN, TING KOK AND TSENG SHUE.
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"THEY INDICATE DEFINITE AND COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE ZONES TO GUIDE AND CONTROL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREAS.
"SIMILAR ΤΟ DPA PLANS, UNAUTHORISED DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE OZPS ARE SUBJECT TO ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.
"THE FOUR OZPS AIM AT RETAINING THE RURAL PRESERVING EXISTING AGRICULTURAL LAND,"
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A TOTAL OF ABOUT 666 HECTARES OF LAND 'AGRICULTURE" IN TAI TONG, LAM TSUEN AND TING KOK.
ENVIRONMENT AND
HAS BEEN ZONED
ON ALL THE FOUR OZPS, SOME 455 HECTARES HAVE BEEN ZONED "CONSERVATION
AREA" ΤΟ PRESERVE THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE.
WITHIN THIS ZONE, USES RELATED TO CONSERVATION PURPOSE SUCH AS FIELD STUDY CENTRE, EDUCATION CENTRE AND VISITOR CENTRE ARE PERMITTED.
USES WHICH WOULD HAVE INSIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE COULD BE PERMITTED UPON APPROVAL BY THE BOARD.
IN ADDITION, TWO SITES OF ABOUT 40 HECTARES AND ONE ABOUT SIX HECTARES IN TING KOK AND LAM TSUEN RESPECTIVELY DESIGNATED AS "SITE OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST" (SSSI).
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