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Sha Lo Tung DPA plan published
The Town Planning Board announced today (Friday) the draft Sha Lo Tung Development Permission Area (DPA) Plan.
Located about 3.8 kilometres to the north of Tai Po New Town, the Sha Lo Tung area covers about 57 hectares of land which is almost enclosed by the Pat Sin Leng Country Park.
Sha Lo Tung is an upland basin made up mostly of abandoned agricultural land. Some low-gradient streams meander through the area and support an extremely diverse community of dragonflies.
"The DPA plan serves to provide proper planning guidance and development control to the land uses in the area. It aims to preserve existing sensitive wildlife habitats from human disturbance," a spokesman for the board said.
"The board, when preparing the plan, has taken into consideration the traditional rights of the indigenous villagers and the existing rights of land owners."
On the plan, about 22 hectares of land, or 39 per cent of the total area, have been zoned "Site of Special Scientific Interest" to safeguard the stream courses in the area from pollution and to preserve the nearby woodlands, which provide habitats for the wildlife in the areas, in particular dragonflies.
About two hectares of land have been reserved for "Village Type Development" and 33 hectares have been zoned "Unspecified Use".
The draft plan (No DPA/NE/SLT/1) is available for public inspection until March 24 during office hours at:
Planning Department, 16th floor, Murray Building, Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong;
Sha Tin, Tai Po and North District Planning Office,
ground floor, Sha Tin Government Offices,
6 Tung Lo Wan Hill Road, Sha Tin, New Territories; and
Tai Po District Office, Tai Po Government Offices Building, Ting Kok Road, Tai Po, New Territories.
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