FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1987
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VICTORIA BARRACKS INCLUDED IN OUTLINE ZONING PLAN
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FIVE AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT CENTRAL DISTRICT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN WERE PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE PLANNING AREA HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO INCLUDE VICTORIA BARRACKS.
THE BARRACKS SITE, COVERING 8.6 HECTARES, WILL BE FULLY DEVELOPED INTO A MAJOR RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE AREA BY THE URBAN COUNCIL IN MID-1991.
FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE A GREEN HOUSE, GARDEN THEATRE TERRACED GARDEN, WATER FEATURE, AN AVIARY AND SITTING-OUT AND PLAY AREAS.
BUILDINGS OF HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE, SUCH AS FLAGSTAFF HOUSE AND RAWLINSON HOUSE, WILL BE PRESERVED AND HAVE BEEN ZONED AS +GOVERNMENT-INSTITUTION-COMMUNITY (GIC)+ SITES. THEY HAVE BEEN RENOVATED AND CONVERTED INTO A TEAWARE MUSEUM AND A MARRIAGE REGISTRY.
OTHER +GIC+ SITES IN THE BARRACKS ARE OCCUPIED BY A FIRE STATION, A GOVERNMENT OFFICE, THE SUPREME COURT, AN INDOOR GAMES HALL AND SQUASH COURTS.
THE SECOND AMENDMENT INVOLVES ZONING SEVEN PIERS ALONG CENTRAL WATERFRONT AS +OTHER SPECIFIED USES+. ANY USES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE SPECIFIED PIER+ PURPOSE WILL REQUIRE APPROVAL FROM THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD.
THEY ARE QUEEN'S PIER, STAR FERRY PIER, BLAKE PIER, HONG KONG AND YAUMATE! VEHICULAR FERRY PIER, CENTRAL HARBOUR FERRY SERVICES PIER, OUTLYING DISTRICT FERRY SERVICES PIER AND GOVERNMENT PIER.
THE NEW MACAU FERRY TERMINAL, UNDER THE +OT HER SPECIFIED USES+ ZONING, HAS BEEN SPECIFICALLY DESİGNATED AS +PIER-HELICOPTER- LANDING PAD+.
OTHER AMENDMENTS ARE REZONING OF EXCHANGE SQUARE FROM +OTHER SPECIFIED USES (PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TERMINUS WITH COMMERCIAL USES ABOVE)+ TO +COMMERCIAL+, AND REZONING OF A SITE ADJOINING MURRAY ROAD MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK FROM +GIC TO +COMMERCIAL+.
WRITTEN OBJECTIONS TO THE AMENDMENTS SHOULD REACH THE SECRETARY OF THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD BY FEBRUARY 12.
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