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FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1989

AMENDMENTS TO DRAFT STANLEY OZP

AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT STANLEY OUTLINE ZONING PLAN WERE ANNOUNCED BY THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY).

A TOWN PLANNING BOARD SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THESE AMENDMENTS WERE MADE AFTER THE BOARD HAD GIVEN THOROUGH TO THE OBJECTIONS MADE TO THE OUTLINE ZONING PLAN,

CONSIDERATION

THE PROPOSED PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT IN MA HANG VALLEY WAS ORIGINALLY ZONED "RESIDENTIAL (GROUP A) 1" ON THE OUTLINE ZONING PLAN.

AFTER HEARING THE OBJECTIONS LODGED AGAINST THE ZONING, THE BOARD DECIDED TO REZONE IT TO "COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AREA".

ACCORDINGLY, THE PLAN AND THE NOTES ATTACHED TO THE PLAN HAVE

BEEN AMENDED.

THIS AMENDMENT ENABLES THE BOARD то HAVE ADDITIONAL CONTROL OVER THE DESIGN AND LAYOUT OF THE FUTURE HOUSING ESTATE, AS ANY DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THIS ZONE WOULD HAVE TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH A MASTER LAYOUT PLAN APPROVED BY THE BOARD UNDER SECTION 16 OF THE TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE.

TO CLEARLY SPELL OUT THE INTENTION TO RETAIN POPULAR TEMPLES WHICH ARE CLOSELY LINKED WITH THE HISTORY AND THE DISTRICT CHARACTER OF STANLEY, THE BOARD HAS DECIDED ΤΟ REZONE THE SITES OF TIN HAU TEMPLE, KWUN YUM TEMPLE AND PAK ΤΑΙ TEMPLE TO "GOVERNMENT/ INSTITUTION/COMMUNITY".

RECOGNISING ITS DIFFICULT TOPOGRAPHY AND LIMITED DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL, THE "OPEN SPACE" AREA AT THE END OF CHUNG HOM KOK ROAD IS REZONED TO "GREEN BELT". THE REZONING WILL HELP TO PRESERVE THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID IT SHOULD BE EMPHASISED THAT THE PLANNING OF THE STANLEY AREA IS STILL UNDER REVISION IN STAGE II OF THE STANLEY PLANNING STUDY.

VARIOUS ASPECTS IN RELATION TO ENVIRONMENT, RECREATION, TRAFFIC, PARKING, PEDESTRIANISATION AS WELL AS DETAILED LAND USE PLANNING IN STANLEY CORE AREA AND ITS WATERFRONT WOULD BE FURTHER EXAMINED.

PENDING THE RESULTS OF THIS STUDY, THE DRAFT STANLEY OUTLINE ZONING PLAN WILL BE FURTHER REVISED WHEN NECESARY.

THE AMENDED PLAN MAY BE INSPECTED DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

THE TOWN PLANNING OFFICE, BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, FOURTH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG;

PUBLIC ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE, WEST WING ENTRANCE, HONG KONG;

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