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FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1989

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THESE FACILITIES WOULD BE CENTRALLY LOCATED IN RELATION TO THE NEARBY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TOWN CENTRE.

ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT PROGRAMME, THEY ARE SCHEDULED TO COMPLETED BY THE MID-1990's.

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A VEGETATED KNOLL AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS WITH AN AREA OF ABOUT FIVE HECTARES LOCATED TO THE NORTH OF TSING YI GARDEN ARE REZONED FROM 'GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTION/COMMUNITY' AND

' COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL' TO 'OPEN SPACE'.

THIS SITE WILL FORM THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PROPOSED TOWN PARK FOR TSING YI ISLAND.

A STRIP OF LAND WITH AN AREA OF ABOUT TWO HECTARES LOCATED TO THE SOUTH OF TSING YI GARDEN IS REZONED FROM 'COMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL' AND 'RESIDENTIAL (GROUP A}' TO 'OPEN SPACE'.

THIS WILL SERVE AS AN OPEN AREA BETWEEN THE HIGH-RISE RESIDENTIAL TOWERS IN TSING YI GARDEN AND THE LOW-RISE RESIDENTIAL TOWERS IN TSING YI GARDEN AND THE LOW-RISE HOUSES AND TEMPLES IN AND NEAR CHUNG MEI TSUEN.

THE AMENDMENTS DO NOT RESULT IN ANY POPULATION INCREASE IN TSING YI TOWN CENTRE AS THEY ARE ONLY SWAPPING OF SITES FOR RESIDENTIAL USE AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE AREA OF LAND ZONED FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES WILL BE DECREASED BY ABOUT FIVE HECTARES, WHILST THE AREA FOR OPEN SPACE WILL BE INCREASED BY ABOUT SEVEN HECTARES.

ENHANCE

THE INCREASED OPEN SPACE PROVISION WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY THE GENERAL AMENITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF THE TOWN CENTRE OF THE ISLAND.

APART FROM THE AMENDMENTS, IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT FURTHER REVISIONS TO THE PLAN WOULD LIKELY BE REQUIRED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THESE INCLUDE THE POSSIBLE LAND USE REVISIONS IN TSING YI NORTH.

AND

THE CURRENT CONSULTANCY STUDIES ON CONTAINER PORT EXPANSION AND ROUTE 3 ARE STILL IN PROGRESS AND DECISIONS ON THE LOCATION ALIGNMENT OF THESE FACILITIES ARE YET TO BE MADE BY GOVERNMENT.

TO THE PLAN WILL BE EXHIBITED FOR

ANY FURTHER AMENDMENTS

PUBLIC COMMENTS,

THE AMENDMENT PLAN CAN BE INSPECTED AT:

TOWN PLANNING OFFICE, BUILDINGS AND LANDS FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HK.

DEPARTMENT,

4TH

KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE, 10TH FLOOR, KWAI GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, 166-174 HING FONG ROAD, CHUNG.

HING

KWAI

TSING