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City Hall car park
Following is a question by the Hon Jimmy McGregor and a reply by the Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands, Mr Bowen Leung, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Taking into account the shortage of car parking spaces in the Central District, will the Government inform this Council whether there are any restrictions on the rebuilding and reconstruction of the City Hall Car Park to multiply the parking spaces available to the public by several hundred per cent; if so, whether these restrictions can be removed by negotiation in the public interest?
Answer:
Mr President,
The City Hall Car Park is a Government-owned car park. The site is zoned "Government/Institution/Community" on the current draft Central District Outline Zoning Plan and is not subject to statutory planning restrictions on the number of public parking spaces to be provided.
However, the car park site together with the City Hall complex forms part of a plan to redevelop the Central District under Phase III of the Central Reclamation Project. The planning proposals are only at a preliminary stage and are subject to further discussions within the Administration and with the Urban Council. But in the meantime we do not consider it prudent to proceed with any redevelopment of the car park on its own.
End/Wednesday, June 21, 1995