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MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1989

TOWN PLANNING IN HK BOOKLET PUBLISHED

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CONCEPT OF TOWN BY THE TOWN

A BOOKLET EXPLAINING THE FUNCTIONS AND PLANNING IN THE LOCAL CONTEXT HAS JUST BEEN PUBLISHED PLANNING OFFICE OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT.

ENTITLED "TOWN PLANNING IN HONG KONG" AND WELL ILLUSTRATED WITH MAPS AND CHARTS, THE BOOKLET IS A MINE OF INFORMATION AND USEFUL REFERENCE MATERIALS ΤΟ ACADEMICS, PROFESSIONALS, DEVELOPERS AND ORDINARY INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS ALIKE.

APART FROM GIVING A CLEAR EXPLANATION ON THE PLANNING PROCEDURE AND THE ORGANISATIONAL SET-UP INVOLVED IN TOWN PLANNING, THE BOOKLET ALSO IDENTIFIES THE MAJOR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN THE TERRITORY AND TOUCHES ON THE MAJOR PLANNING ACTIVITIES IN RECENT YEARS.

REFERENCE IS ALSO MADE TO THE TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT

STRATEGY

DEALING WITH FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT TOWN PLANNER AND HEAD OF THE TOWN PLANNING OFFICE. DR PETER PUN, SAID THE ENGLISH PUBLICATION IS AIMED AT HELPING THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF TOWN PLANNING IN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT, URBAN RENEWAL AND OVERALL AND LAND DEVELOPMENT IN THE TERRITORY.

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AN EARLIER ENGLISH VERSION OF THE PUBLICATION AS A CHINESE TRANSLATION OF IT HAVE BOTH BEEN WELL RECEIVED PUBLIC. THIS LATEST PUBLICATION WILL NO DOUBT ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT FOR TOWN PLANNING," DR PUN ADDED.

BUILDING

WELL AS BY THE PUBLIC

COPIES OF THE BOOKLET ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF GPO BUILDING IN CENTRAL AND AT THE TWO MAP SALES OFFICES OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT AT 14TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG AND 382 NATHAN ROAD, GROUND FLOOR, KOWLOON, AT $45 PER COPY.

WATER STORAGE FIGURE

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 35.4 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 207.498 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 282.521 CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 48.2 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

MILLION

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