FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1986
THE PROPOSED SHAU KEI WAN TRAM DEPOT BENEATH THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR NEAR HING MAN STREET HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE PLAN. THIS INVOLVES REZONING 7 000 SQUARE METRES OF LAND FROM +OPEN SPACE+ TO +OTHER SPECIFIED USES (TRAM DEPOT)+.
THE NEW DEPOT WILL REPLACE ONE IN WAN CHAI.
A 4 300 SQUARE METRES SITE ON THE RECLAMATION HAS ALSO BEEN RESERVED FOR A SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO START OPERATING IN 1989.
THOUGH SHAU KEI WAN IS ADEQUATELY PROVIDED WITH SCHOOLS TO SERVE EXISTING NEEDS, ADDITIONAL SCHOOL SITES HAVE BEEN RESERVED TO MEET FUTURE DEMAND.
ALSO INCLUDED IN THE PLAN ARE SITES FOR A FIRE STATION, AN AMBULANCE DEPOT, TEMPLES, MARKETS, A WHOLESALE FISH MARKET, BUS TERMINI, SERVICE RESERVOIRS AND COMMUNITY CENTRES.
THE AREA TO THE EAST OF KORNHILL HAS BEEN ZONED AS +GREEN BELT+, WHILE OTHER SITES IN THE SAME LOCATION HAVE BEEN REZONED FROM +GREEN BELT+ TO +GOVERNMENT-INSTITUTION-COMMUNITY+.
+GREEN BELT AREAS ON THE PLAN OCCUPY MORE THAN 54 HECTARES,
OR 27 PER CENT OF THE PLANNING AREA.
A TOWN PLANNING BOARD SPOKESMAN SAID THE PLAN AIMED AT PROVIDING MORE LAND FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES SUCH AS OPEN SPACE AND OTHER
THIS WOULD IMPROVE THE GOVERNMENT-INSTITUTION-COMMUNITY USES, GENERAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE DISTRICT.
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE POPULATION OF THE PLANNING AREA WOULD BE ABOUT 110 000 ON FULL DEVELOPMENT,
ANY PERSON AFFECTED BY THE AMENDMENTS SHOULD WRITE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD BY OCTOBER 23.
WOODHOUSE TO ATTEND REFUGEE TALKS *****
MR KEN
THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SECURITY WOODHOUSE, WILL LEAVE FOR GENEVA TOMORROW (SATURDAY) TO ATTEND A TWO-WEEK EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSION FOR REFUGEES AS A MEMBER OF THE BRITISH DELEGATION.
/HE SAID
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