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FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1989

VARIETY

THESE SPECIAL CONTROL AREAS ARE MAINLY CONCERNED WITH BUILDING

COVERAGE HEIGHT. PLOT RATIO AND SITE

RESTRICTIONS

BEEN WHICH HAVE IMPOSED THROUGH THE LEASES FOR A

OF REASONS. SUCH AS THE LIMITED CAPACITY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE NEED TO PRESERVE VIEWS MAINTAIN THE EXISTING CHARACTER AND AMENITY OF THE AREAS.

AND

FOLLOWING A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW. THE BOARD HAS DECIDED TO INCORPORATE THESE DEVELOPMENT RESTRICTIONS

STATUTORY PLAN FOR MORE EFFECTIVE CONTROL.

INTO THE

THESE THE PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF PLANNING ORDINANCE ALSO ALLOW THE PUBLIC AN AND COMMENT ON THESE RESTRICTIONS IF THEY FEEL NECESSARY.

ACHIEVE

THE OBJECTIVE,

RESTRICTIONS UNDER THE TOWN

то OPPORTUNITY

KNOW OF

THE HAVE EACH

VARIOUS

t

TO

OF SUB-AREAS (GROUP C) 'RESIDENTIAL (GROUP BI' AND THE 'RESIDENTIAL

ZONES

WITH DETAILED DESIGNATED

FOR DEVELOPMENT RESTRICTIONS SUB-AREA SPECIFIED IN THE REVISED NOTES OF THE PLAN.

BEEN

PLAN FOR

MINOR SECTION

PROVISION IS ALSO MADE IN THE REVISED RELAXATION OF THE STATED DEVELOPMENT RESTRICTIONS THROUGH THE 16 PLANNING APPLICATION PROCEDURE.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROVISION IS TO ALLOW THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD TO CONSIDER DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS WHICH DO NOT STRICTLY COMPLY WITH THE STATED DEVELOPMENT RESTRICTIONS SO AS TO ENCOURAGE

ADAPTED TO IMAGINATIVE DESIGNS

THE

OF CHARACTERISTICS SITES, EACH PROPOSAL WILL BE CONSIDERED STRICTLY ON ITS MERITS.

PARTICULAR

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO CLARIFIED THAT BUILDING PROPOSALS APPROVED BY THE NEW BY THE BUILDING AUTHORITY BEFORE TODAY WERE NOT AFFECTED

ACCORDING TO DEVELOPMENT RESTRICTIONS AND BUILDING WORKS MAY PROCEED THE APPROVED BUILDING PLANS.

PLAN INCLUDE OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE

THE EXTENSION OF THE AREA SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE PLANNING SCHEME AREA TO INCORPORATE THE BETWEEN TAI HANG ROAD AND WONG NAI CHUNG GAP ROAD WHICH PARCEL OF THE WONG NAI CHUNG AREA BUT HAS HITHERTO NOT IN THE SUBJECT STATUTORY PLAN.

IS PART AND BEEN INCLUDED

COVERAGE FOR

PLANNING THIS IS ONL TO COMPLETE THE STATUTORY THE AREA. THE EXISTING PATTERN OF USES OF WHICH WILL BE MAINTAINED.

+

SOUTHERN SIDE OF

+ GROUP! RESIDENTIAL

BI TO TOMMERCIAL ISES

FOLLOWING A LAND USE REVIEW, AN AREA ON TUE KING KWONG STREET HAS BEEN REZONED FROM

'RESIDENTIAL (GROUP A}' TO PERMIT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ON THE LOWER FLOORS OF BUILDINGS ALONG THE STREET.

SITE AT

STABLE THE ZONING OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY (LUB SHAN KWONG ROAD HAS ALSO BEEN AMENDED TO PERMIT THE DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SPORTS RECREATION COMPLEX AS WHICH 18 MUCH NEEDED IN THE AREA.

WELL AS

A PUBLIC

OPEN

OF A SPACE

THE AMENDMENT