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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1987

THE MAJOR AMENDMENT TO THE OTHER

IS

REZONING

OF

SITES

WEST

THREE OF

DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING

NATHAN ROAD

FROM

PLANS

' COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL' AND 'RESIDENTIAL' TO 'RESIDENTIAL (GROUP A)'.

ALSO, SITES ALONG

JORDAN ROAD AND NATHAN ROAD ARE REZONED OR RETAINED AS 'COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL'.

EITHER

THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMERCIAL

THREE FLOORS, INCLUDING THE ARE PERMITTED AS OF RIGHT IN THE LOWER BASEMENT OF BUILDINGS ZONED 'RESIDENTIAL (GROUP A)'.

USES

BUILDINGS

HE SAID COMMERCIAL USES ON ANY OTHER FLOORS IN THESE WOULD REQUIRE PLANNING PERMISSION FROM THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD.

ALSO

A NUMBER OF MINOR AMENDMENTS TO THE FOUR DRAFT PLANS WERE

WERE WHICH

PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED, DETAILS OF GAZETTE.

SUBMIT HIS WRITTEN ANY PERSON AFFECTED BY THE AMENDMENTS MAY

OCTOBER 30 OBJECTIONS TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD BY OUTLINE ZONING FOR SHEK KIP

PLANS, AND DECEMBER 9 FOR THE YAU MA TEI AND MONG KOK OUTLINE ZONING PLANS.

MEI

AND

CHEUNG

SHA WAN

INCREASED GOVT HOUSING COMMITMENT IN LONG TERM HOUSING STRATEGY AND HOUSING AUTHORITY RE-ORGANISATION

HOUSING HOUSING

THE LONG TERM HOUSING STRATEGY AND THE RE-ORGANISATION OF THE AUTHORITY NOT ONLY AFFIRM THE GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TOWARDS BUT ALSO SHOW ITS INTENTION TO INCREASE THIS COMMITMENT, THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING, MR THOMAS CHAN, SAID TODAY.

SPEAKING AT A LIONS CLUB OF HONG KONG ISLAND LUNCHEON MEETING, MR CHAN SAID THE NEW HOUSING STRATEGY WOULD PROVIDE MORE OPTIONS FOR THOSE IN LOAN SCHEME (HPLS) NEED OF HOUSING IN THE FORM OF THE HOME PURCHASE

SCHEME (HOS) AND PRIVATE AND THE PRODUCTION OF MORE HOME OWNERSHIP SECTOR PARTICIPATION SCHEME (PSPS) FLATS.

IN ADDITION

TO THIS, FAMILIES

100 000 REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES.

"FURTHERMORE, UNDER TIE, NEW STRATEGY, THE GOVERNMENT IS SATISFY ALL HOUSING DEMANDS BY THE YEAR 2001,

--

HE ADDED.

HE SAID, THE WOULD BE IMPROVED

CONDITIONS OF MORE THAN LIVING

THE EXISTING BY EXTENDING

1

COMMITTED TO

/MR CHAN