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Task Force Black Spot continues its works in NT
The Task Force Black Spot (TFB) of the Lands Department continues to make progress in cleaning up environmental black spots in the New Territories.
In a progress report submitted to the Special Committee on Cleaning Up the New Territories chaired by Legislative Councillor, Dr Samuel Wong, the TFB reported that landscaping work for 42 sites of government land comprising an area of 0.74 hectares in the North District (East) Action Area had been completed.
"Landscaping work for the remaining government land sites in the area will be carried out in the next planting season.
"All the illegally occupied government land in the area outside the limits of the road projects, comprising 71 sites with an area of 2.71 hectares, will be cleared and fenced off by the end of this month," the Government Land Agent, Mr Allan Hay, said today (Saturday),
Meanwhile, the confirmation of the planning status of all the 261 industrial undertakings in the area had been completed.
"In January next year, the TFB will redeploy staff resources on processing the in-situ environmental improvement works for 113 existing use undertakings," said Mr Hay.
Turning to the Pat Heung Pilot Action Area, Mr Hay said that up to November 1 this year, the TFB had considered 127 cases covering a total of 16.6 hectares.
"Of these cases, 42 existing use undertakings with an area of 5.9 hectares have satisfactorily completed the required in-situ environmental improvement works."
On the container action areas, Mr Hay said the TFB was arranging concerted government enforcement actions against one existing use container depot in the Ha Tsuen Container Action Area that had refused to implement the Code of Practice.
"A 1.5-hectare government land site at Fu Tei Au in Man Kam To Road has been tentatively identified for lorry and container tractor or trailer parking, and detailed assessments of the clearance and rehousing commitments are being worked
out.