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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1988

THE BOARD ALSO PUBLISHED THE APPROVED OUTLINE ZONING

WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE MID-LEVELS EAST DECEMBER ↑ LAST YEAR.

I

POR

PLAN COUNCIL ON

THE DRAFT PLAN FOR THE AREA WAS GAZETTED

EXHIBITED FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.

NO

AND WAS RECEIVED.

9:

ON AUGUST

1985, OBJECTION HAS BREN

THE PLAN COVERS AN AREA OF 62.49 HECTARES ROAD ON THE NORTH, STUBBS ROAD ON THE EAST, BOWEN AND THE 200-230 METRE CONTOUR ON THE SOUTH.

BOUNDED BY KENNEDY ROAD ON THE WEST

BELT

AS A RESIDENTIAL THE EXISTING CHARACTER OF THE PLANNING AREA

FRINGED BY AN EXTENSIVE GREEN AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE RETAINED.

THE A BOARD SPOKESMAN STATED THAT THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF

PATTERN AND ROAD NETWORK IS TO PROVIDE A STATUTORY LAND USE BASIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT OF THE AREAS.

PLANS A8

CONSTRUCTION OF TWO NEW CEMETERIES

TWO NEW

YUEN

CEMETERIES, NAMELY, THE LAI CHI

CEMETERY

AND (A PUBLIC CEMETERY)

THE JUNK BAY CHINESE PERMANENT CEMETERY FIFTH SCHEDULE TO THE (A PRIVATE CEMETERY) HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES ORDINANCE, CHAPTER 132.

THIS WAS INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES

FIFTH SCHEDULE) (AMENDMENT OF

ORDER 1988, GAZETTED EARLIER THIS

MONTH.

THE LAI CHI YUEN CEMETERY, LOCATED IN MUI WO ON LANTAU HAS BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION SINCE APRIL LAST YEAR.

ISLAND,

THERE WILL BE THREE PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT FOR THIS CEMETERY

2,700 BURIAL SPACES. THE WHICH, ON COMPLETION, WILL PROVIDE

FIRST BY AUGUST PHASE, WITH 300 BURIAL SPACES, IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED THIS YEAR.

MEANWHILE, CONSTRUCTION WORK FOR THE JUNK BAY CHINESE PERMANENT CEMETERY LOCATED IN SAI KUNG WILL START SOON.

THERE WILL BE FOUR PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT BURIAL WHICH, ON COMPLETION, WILL PROVIDE 30,000 PHASE, WITH 9,115 BURIAL SPACES, IS EXPECTED TO BE END OF NEXT YEAR.

FOR THIS CEMETERY SPACES. THE FIRST COMPLETED BY THE

A MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH SPOKESMAN TODAY (FRIDAY) SAID

CEMETERIES

FIFTH IN THE

SCHEDULE THE INCLUSION OF THE TWO NEW

REGIONAL COUNCIL TO CHAPTER 132 IS TO ENABLE THE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF CEMETERIES IN ITS AREA.

THAT TO

EXERCISE OVERALL

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