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FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1976.

MA TAU KOK OUTLINE ZONING PLAN

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THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD HAS APPROVED THE INCORPORATION OF NEW NOTES INTO THE APPROVED MA TAU KOK OUTLINE ZONING PLAN TO PROVIDE FOR GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DISTRICT.

THE NOTES LIST THE PERMITTED USES OF SITES WITHIN THE VARIOUS ZONES AS WELL AS THOSE USES THAT MAY BE PERMITTED ON APPLICATION TO THE BOARD.

ANYONE OBJECTING TO THE INCLUSION OF THE NOTES IN THE OUTLINE ZONING PLAN SHOULD DIRECT HIS OBJECTION IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, MURRAY BUILDING, HONG KONG, BEFORE JUNE 29, 1976.

THE OUTLINE ZONING PLAN COVERS ABOUT 113 HECTARES (280 ACRES). P.W.D. PLANNERS HAVE EARMARKED ABOUT 35 HECTARES (87 ACRES) OF THE AREA FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, 34 HECTARES (85 ACRES) FOR ROADS, 15.7 HECTARES (39 ACRES) FOR OPEN SPACE, 14.5 HECTARES (36 ACRES) FOR GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY USES, AND ABOUT 13.5 HECTARES (31 ACRES) FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.

COPIES OF THE OUTLINE PLAN ARE ON SALE AT $5 PER UNCOLOURED COPY AT THE P.W.D.'S CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, 19TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, HONG KONG.

THE PLAN MAY BE INSPECTED DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS UNTIL JUNE 29 AT THE TOWN PLANNING OFFICE, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, 17TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, OR AT THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (CENTRAL AND WESTERN) ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, HONG KONG, AND AT THE KOWLOON CITY C.D.0., 379 PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, KOWLOON.

FEBRUARY ACCOUNTS SHOW $247 M. SURPLUS

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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 1976 SHOW A SURPLUS OF $247 MILLION AS COMPARED WITH A SURPLUS OF $56 MILLION IN FEBRUARY LAST YEAR.

THIS HAS RESULTED IN AN ACCUMULATED SURPLUS OF $407 MILLION (EXCLUDING LOAN RECEIPTS OF $264 MILLION) FOR THE FIRST ELEVEN MONTHS OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1975-76, COMPARED WITH A DEFICIT OF $348 MILLION FOR THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.

TOTAL REVENUE FOR THE MONTH AT $713 MILLION WAS $124 MILLION MORE THAN IN FEBRUARY 1975 DUE MAINLY TO INCREASED RECEIPTS FROM INTERNAL REVENUE. THIS WAS THE RESULT PARTLY OF A MORE INTENSIVE EFFORT BY THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT TO COLLECT TAX BY THE DUE DATE. AND PARTLY BECAUSE FEWER SALARIES TAX- PAYERS THAN EXPECTED TOOK ADVANTAGE OF. THE FACILITY TO PAY THE TAX DUE IN TWO INSTALMENTS.

TOTAL EXPENDITURE AT $466 MILLION WAS $67 MILLION LESS THAN THE SAME MONTH IN 1975, MAINLY BECAUSE OF DECREASED . SPENDING ON PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS FOLLOWING THE SIGNIFICANT

DECLINE IN CONTRACT PRICES.

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