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FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1988

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DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER OF STANLEY TO BE PRESERVED

PART OF HONG KONG

THE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER OF THE SOUTHERN ISLAND IS TO BE PRESERVED AMIDST DEVELOPMENTS OR REDEVELOPMENTS.

A DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN AIMING AT MAINTAINING THE EXISTING CHARACTER

WHILE OF STANLEY

AT THE SAMB TIME

FOR PROVIDING

CHARACTER WAS IMPROVEMENTS WHICH CAN FURTHER ADD TO THIS DISTINCTIVE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD SAID THIS PLAN WAS

SERIES FOR THIS PART LAST IN THE

KONG OF HONG

ISLAND AND ITS BOARD PUBLICATION ALSO MARKED THE COMPLETION OF PLANS PREPARED BY THÊ TO COVER THE MAIN URBAN AREA.

THE THE AREA COVERED IS BOUNDED BY THE TAI TAM COUNTRY PARK TO

THE CHUNG HOM NORTH, AND COMPRISES THE ENTIRE STANLEY PENINSULA AND KOK AREA, WITH A TOTAL LAND AREA OF ABOUT 395 HECTARES.

PLOT OR

EXISTING CHARACTER AND AMENITY, HEIGHT, SITE COVERAGE AND

THAT NEW DEVELOPMENTS

THE PATTERN,

"IN ORDER TO RETAIN THE SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS ON BUILDING RATIO HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED TO ENSURE REDEVELOPMENTS WILL CONFORM TO THE EXISTING

SAID.

HAVE STATION

SPOKESMAN

ALSO

BEEN

"OTHER SIGNIFICANT LANDMARKS SUCH AS THE STANLEY FORT, STANLEY PRISON AND THE TELECOMMUNICATION RETAINED," HE ADDED.

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THE STRENGTHEN

SATELLITE

HAVR

BEEN EFFICIENT

EXISTING ATTRACTIONS OF STANLEY AS A AND SHOPPING

PROPOSALS AREA, RESIDENTIAL, RECREATIONAL INCORPORATED IN THE PLAN TO PROVIDE BETTER HOUSING AND MORE TRANSPORT IN THE AREA.

REMOVED WITH A VIEW TO REARING AND

SQUATTERS IN MA HANG VALLEY WILL BE RECTIFYING EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS CAUSED BY PIG COTTAGE INDUSTRIES IN THE VALLEY.

IN THEIR PLACE WILL BE A LOW-RISE PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE TO

THE ACCOMMODATE PRIMARILY

EXISTING SQUATTER

WITH RESIDENTS,

SOME ACCOMMODATION ADDITIONAL

FOR PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE THE IMMEDIATE STANLEY AREA. THIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WILL COVER AN AREA OF ABOUT HECTARES.

AND THE

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TO ENSURE THAT THE SCALE OF THE PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THE ADJOINING PRIVATE WILL BE TUNED IN WITH THE EXISTING LANDFORMS, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT

AREA'S

A INFRASTRUCTURE,

MAXIMUM POPULATION TO BE HOUSED HEIGHT LIMIT OF 12 STOREYS APPLIES AND THE WILL BE RESTRICTED TO ABOUT 8,000 PEOPLE.

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