XN000022-1990-02-02 — Page 8

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1990

A SITE WITH AN AREA OF ABOUT 0.8' HECTARE TO THE SOUTH OF YEUNG SIU HANG VILLAGE IS REZONED FROM "VILLAGE TYPE DEVELOPMENT " TO "OPEN SPACE" TO PROVIDE AN EXTENSION AREA FOR THE YEUNG SIU HANG GARDEN WHICH HAS JUST BEEN OPENED TO THE PUBLIC.

THIS SITE WAS PREVIOUSLY DESIGNATED FOR THE EXPANSION OF THIS INDIGENOUS VILLAGE. TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LOSS OF THE ABOVE VILLAGE LAND, AN EXISTING FLAT PLATFORM TO THE WEST OF THE VILLAGE IS NOW REZONED FROM "OPEN SPACE" AND "GREEN BELT" TO "VILLAGE TYPE DEVELOPMENT".

ANOTHER AMENDMENT IS A ZONING REVISION то INCORPORATE A PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ABOVE A LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (LRT) TERMINUS AT SAM SHING WHICH FORMS PART OF THE PHASE II LRT SYSTEM IN TUEN MUN.

A GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE WOULD BE INCLUDED ON THE GROUND LEVEL OF THE LRT TERMINUS WHILE THE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS ARE PROPOSED ABOVE.

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IN RELATION TO THIS LRT TERMINUS DEVELOPMENT MINOR REVISIONS HAVE TO BE MADE TO THE ALIGNMENTS OF ROAD D3 AND THE PROPOSED LRT ROUTE IN THE AREA.

IN ADDITION, A PROPOSED OPEN SPACE TO THE IMMEDIATE SOUTHWEST OF THE LRT TERMINUS AND A "GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTION/COMMUNITY" ZONE то THE EAST OF THE TERMINUS HAVE BEEN INSERTED ON THE OUTLINE ZONING PLAN TO REFLECT THE LATEST LAND USE PROPOSALS FOR THE AREA.

THE PROPOSED OPEN SPACE WOULD ALSO SERVE AS A BUFFER BETWEEN THE PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ABOVE THE LRT TERMINUS AND INDUSTRIAL AND CARGO HANDLING AREAS TO THE SOUTHWEST.

A LARGE AREA NEAR SO KWUN WAT IS REZONED FROM "RESIDENTIAL (GROUP B)" TO "VILLAGE TYPE DEVELOPMENT". THIS ACCORDS WITH THE APPROVED LOCAL LAYOUT PLAN TO PROVIDE FOR A VILLAGE RESITE TO ACCOMMODATE THE NIM WAN VILLAGERS AFFECTED BY THE TERRITORIES LANDFILL PROJECT IN NORTHWESTERN TUEN MUN.

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AN AREA OF ABOUT 2.1 HRCTARES OF THE JUNCTION OF ROAD (TAI LAM) AND TSING TAI ROAD 18 REZONED FROM "GOVERNMENT/ INSTITUTION/COMMUNITY" TO RESIDENTIAL (GROUP B)". THIS AREA WAS PREVIOUSLY RESERVED FOR A GOVERNMENT USE WHICH IS NOW NOT REQUIRED.

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THE PROPOSED LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL USE IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING AND PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS ALONG CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND TO ACCORD WITH THE APPROVED LOCAL LAYOUT PLAN FOR THE AREA.

THE AMENDMENT PLAN CAN BE INSPECTED AT :

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THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, FOURTH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG;

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