FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1988
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LAI CHI KOK OUTLINE ZONING PLAN APPROVED
THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY) PUBLISHED OUTLINE ZONING PLAN FOR LAI CHI KOK AREA.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD SAID THAT THE DRAFT AREA WAS FIRST GAZETTED AND EXHIBITED FOR PUBLIC NOVEMBER 8, 1985.
THE APPROVED
PLAN FOR THE INSPECTION ON
FOURTEEN OBJECTIONS WERE RECEIVED SUBSEQUENTLY WITHDRAWN.
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THE PLAN WAS APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL ON JANUARY 5 THIS YEAR.
THE PLAN COVERS AN AREA OF 229.35 HECTARES SITUATED ON THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF KOWLOON PENINSULA. THE EXISTING CHARACTER OF THE PLANNING AREA THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN MEI FO0 SUN CHUEN AND CHING LAI COURT WOULD BE PRESERVED.
AN EXTENSIVE RECLAMATION AREA IS EARMARKED FOR CONTAINER TERMINAL NO. 6 AND POSSIBLE FUTURE CONTAINER PORT AS WELL AS THE WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY.
IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE CONTAINER PORT EXTENSION AND THE WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY, A 150-METRE OPEN SPACE BUFFER BETWEEN THESE DEVELOPMENTS AND THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS HAS BEEN PROPOSED.
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THE SPOKESMAN FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF PLAN IS TO PROVIDE A STATUTORY LAND USE PATTERN AND ROAD NETWORK AS A BASIS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT OF LAND IN THIS AREA.
PLANNING OFFICE, BUILDING, GARDEN PUBLIC ENQUIRY
THE PLAN CAN BE INSPECTED AT THE TOWN BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, SIXTH FLOOR, MURRAY ROAD AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING ENTRANCE, HONG
KONG.
COPIES OF THE APPROVED PLAN ARE AVAILABLE AT THE MAP AND PLAN SALES SECTIONS OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT,
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