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They will be accompanied by Mr Michael Sze, Secretary for the Civil Service and Mr Joshua Law, Principal Assistant Secretary for the Civil Service.
End/Thursday, November 23, 1995
Earlier consultation on reclamation projects
The Town Planning Board (TPB) has endorsed a government proposal to consult TPB members and the general public at an earlier stage on significant reclamation projects in the future.
The new administrative arrangement will enable TPB to consider, at an early planning stage, the proposed land uses, impacts and the overall town planning implications of future reclamation projects other than those exceptional cases that involve small-scale reclamation required for the construction of piers, landing points, utility and other facilities along the shoreline.
This will be made possible by incorporating proposals for reclamations in the process of preparing new town plans or amending existing plans under the provisions of the Town Planning Ordinance.
Once a draft town plan that involves reclamations is endorsed by TPB, it will be displayed for public inspection just like all other draft town plans.
Public views on draft town plans including objections, if there is any, will be considered by TPB under the existing provision of the Town Planning Ordinance.
The TPB's final recommendations on the draft town plans will be submitted to the Executive Council for consideration and approval.
On completion of the town planning procedures, reclamation projects will be required to be gazetted under the Foreshore and Sea-bed (Reclamations) Ordinance for affected sections of the community to make claims or raise objections.
Unresolved objections will be submitted to the Executive Council for a decision on whether the proposed projects should be authorised.