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FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1988

ENVIRONMENT OF TAI TAM AND SHEK O TO BE PRESERVED

POSITIVE

STEP

AND

THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD HAS TAKEN ANOTHER MAJOR TO PRESERVE SOUTHERN HONG KONG ISLAND WITH ITS HIGH AMENITY VALUE

BY OPPORTUNITIES RECREATIONAL IMPORTANT

ISSUING A DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN FOR THE TAI TAM AND SHEK O AREA.

A DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN WHICH PRESERVES NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF SHOUSON HILL AND REPULSE BAY SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR.

THE

PLEASANT AND WAS GAZETTED IN

THE HECTARES, WITH A TOTAL LAND AREA OF SHEK O AREA IS BOUNDED BY THE TAI TAM COUNTRY PARK CHAI WAN TO THE NORTH.

1.124

ΤΑΙ TAM AND то THE WEST AND

PLAN

TO

IS DESIGNATING BY INTRODUCING

THE DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING THE MAJOR PURPOSE OF MAINTAIN THE EXISTING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AREA THROUGH

AND HECTARES EXTENSIVE GREEN BELT ZONES OF SOME 950 STRICT CONTROLS ON THE AMOUNT OF BUILDING DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED.

UNDEVELOPED

MOST OF THE AREA COVERED BY THE PLAN IS RELATIVELY WITH 53 PER CENT OF THE LAND LOCATING INSIDE THE SHEK O COUNTRY PARK.

FOUR POPULAR BEACHES

-

TURTLE COVE, BIG WAVE BAY, ROCKY BAY AND SHEK O BEACH ARE INCLUDED IN THE PLAN.

-

SLOPES,

FOR

THESE BEAUTIFUL BEACHES, TOGETHER WITH THE WELL-WOODED CREATE A PLEASANT SCENIC SETTING AND MAKE IT A RECREATIONAL ASSET THE TERRITORY.

LOW IN THOSE

ΤΟ IS MAINLY CONFINED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA TO MEDIUM DENSITY. HIGH-RISE APARTMENTS ARE PERMITTED ONLY AREAS ALREADY COMMITTED TO SUCH DEVELOPMENT.

BUILDING HEIGHT CONTROL IS ALSO INTRODUCED IN TO ENSURE THAT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OR REDEVELOPMENT SCALE.

SHEK 0 VILLAGE IS COMPATIBLE IN

ALSO

INDICATED ON

THE PLAN

A

ROAD, IS

PROPOSED TRUNK WAN TO ABERDEEN VIA TAI TAM, "ROUTE 81", WHICH WILL CONNECT CHAI

LONG TERM DEVELOPMENT STANLEY, REPULSE BAY AND DEEP WATER BAY, THIS SCHEME, HOWEVER, IS UNLIKELY TO BE IMPLEMENTED BEFORE 1992.

OF ABOUT 4,300 AT THE PLAN AREA CONTAINS A SMALL POPULATION

THE FORECAST POPULATION UPON FULL THE TIME OF THE 1986 BY-CENSUS.

WOULD REACH AROUND DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING 1,600 SQUATTER POPULATION, 9,600.

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