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FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1985

NEW DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN PRODUCED

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THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD HAS PRODUCED A DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN FOR JARDINE'S LOOKOUT AND WONG NAI CHUNG GAP, COVERING 207.84 HECTARES FROM THE WESTERN SLOPES OF MOUNT BUTLER TO THE UPPER PART OF WONG NAI CHUNG VALLEY.

A BOARD SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE DRAFT PLAN WAS TO PROVIDE A STATUTORY LAND USE PATTERN AND ROAD NETWORK AS A BASIS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT OF LAND IN THE AREA, AND TO RETAIN THE EXISTING CHARACTER OF THE AREA.

LAND USE ZONINGS SHOWN ON THE DRAFT PLAN PRIMARILY REFLECT THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT AND KNOWN DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS FOR THE AREA, HE ADDED.

OF THE 207,84 HECTARES IN THE AREA, 0.17 HECTARE IS ZONED FOR COMMERCIAL USE. 29 HECTARES FOR RESIDENTIAL USE, 4.74 HECTARES FOR GOVERNMENT-INSTITUTION-COMMUNITY USES, 3.17 HECTARES FOR OPEN SPACE AND 32.33 HECTARES FOR OTHER SPECIFIED USES.

ANOTHER 132.93 HECTARES IS ZONED FOR GREEN BELT PURPOSE, MOST OF WHICH FORM PART OF TAI TAM COUNTRY PARK.

THE PLAN MAY BE INSPECTED AT THE TOWN PLANNING DIVISION, LANDS DEPARTMENT, FOURTH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG; CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, PUBLIC ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING ENTRANCE, HONG KONG AND WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE, TUNG WAH MANSION, 201 HENNESSY ROAD, GROUND, FIRST AND EIGHTH FLOORS, HONG KONG.

COPIES OF THE DRAFT PLAN ARE AVAILABLE AT THE MAP AND PLAN SALES SECTION, SURVEY DIVISION, LANDS DEPARTMENT,

GIFTH FL MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON MAP AND PLAN SALES SECTION, 382 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON AT 310 FOR UNCOLOLRES COPY AND $120 FOR COLOURED ONE.

ANY PERSON AFFECTED BY THE PLAN MAY SUBMIT HIS OBJECT N IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY OF TOWN PLANNING BOARD, C/O LANDS DEPARTMENT, FOURTH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG, BY OCTOBER 22.