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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1987

ENVIRONMENT OF SOUTHERN HK TO BE PRESERVED

A MAJOR POSITIVE STEP HAS BEEN TAKEN BY THE TOWN BOARD TO PRESERVE THE PLEASANT AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF

PLAN HILL AND REPULSE BAY BY ISSUING A DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING AREA.

PLANNING SHOUSON FOR THE

WAS CONTROL

ΤΟ

PLAN A SPOKESMAN OF THE BOARD SAID THE PURPOSE OF THE PUT DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA UNDER STATUTORY AND TO MAINTAIN ITS CHARACTER AND AMENITIES.

"THE PLAN AT THE SAME TIME IMPOSES STRICT CONTROLS ON THE AMOUNT OF BUILDING IN THE AREA THROUGH INTRODUCING SPECIFIC

AND PLOT RESTRICTIONS ON BUILDING HEIGHT, SITE COVERAGE

RATIO," HE

SAID.

THE AREA COVERED BY THE NEW PLAN INCLUDES SHOUSON HILL, DEEP CHUK WATER BAY, REPULSE BAY AND SOUTH BAY AREA. IT IS BOUNDED BY WONG HANG ROAD AND ABERDEEN TUNNEL IN THE WEST, ABERDEEN COUNTRY PARK IN THE NORTH AND TAI TAM COUNTRY PARK IN THE EAST.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE PARKS CREATED A VERY PLEASANT BACKGROUND OF AESTHETIC AND VISUAL VALUE IN THE AREA.

BAY, REPULSE "FOUR SCENIC BATHING BEACHES, NAMELY, DEEP WATER

SOUTH BAY, ARE BAY, MIDDLE BAY AND

INCLUDED IN THE PLAN. THESE AND HOUSES OF POPULAR BEACHES, TOGETHER WITH THE WELL-WOODED SLOPES

HIGH AMENITY VALUE HIGH ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY, GIVE THE AREA A

AND RENDER IT A RECREATIONAL ASSET FOR THE TERRITORY.

"SHOUSON HILL AND REPULSE BAY ARE HIGH QUALITY RESIDENTIAL

WHICH ARE DISTRICTS ON HONG KONG ISLAND,

PREDOMINANTLY FILLED WITH

ACTIVITIES THE COMMERCIAL

ARE LOW-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS. MAINLY TO SERVE LOCAL RESIDENTS AND BEACH-GOERS.

"THE SCALE OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS IS

OF THE

SURROUNDING

REGULATED TO ENSURE

THAT THE

NOT AMENITY

NEIGHBOURHOOD WILL

SUBJECT ADVERSELY AFFECTED. SITES WITHIN THE COMMERCIAL ZONES ARE

MAXIMUM OF TWO STOREYS OR A BUILDING HEIGHT RESTRICTION OF A

EXISTING BUILDINGS WHICHEVER IS HEIGHT OF THE

THE GREATER,

SPOKESMAN SAID.

BE ΤΟ

THE

THE

81'

ALSO INCLUDED IN THE PLAN IS WHICH WILL CONNECT ABERDEEN TO REPULSE BAY, STANLEY AND TAI TAM.

A PROPOSED CHAJ WAN

TRUNK

'ROUTE ROAD, VTA DEEP WATER BAY,

THE LONG-TERM

HOWEVER, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, SCHEME WAS UNLIKELY TO BE IMPLEMENTED BEFORE 1992.

ROAD

DEVELOPMENT

THE PRESENT POPULATION OF THE

IS ABOUT 9,000 DEVELOPMENT.

AND IT WILL

ACCOMMODATE

PLANNED AREA

20,000

OF 400

HECTARES

PEOPLE UPON FULL

WRITTEN CBJECTIONS