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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1990

PUBLICATION OF INTERIM DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION AREA PLANS

THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED THE GAZETTING OF THREE MORE INTERIM DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION AREA (IDPA) PLANS FOR TING KOK, FU TEI AU AND SHA LING, AND SHAP 82 HRUNG IN THE NORTHEAST NEW TERRITORIES.

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A TOTAL OF 15 IDPA PLANS HAVE SO FAR BEEN PUBLISHED COVERING TOTAL AREA OF ABOUT 7,470 HECTARES SINCE THE TOWN PLANNING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990 WAS GAZETTED ON JULY 27.

ACCORDING TO A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, BOTH TING KOK AND SHAP SZ HRUNG ARE SITUATED IN THE MOST SCENIC PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.

ONE OF THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF DESIGNATING THE AREAS AS IDPA'S IS TO REGULATE DEVELOPMENT IN THESE AREAS SO AS TO CONSERVE THEIR RURAL SETTING AND TO PROTECT THEIR RECREATIONAL VALUE," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE TING KOK IDPA COVERS AN AREA OF 293 HECTARES WHILE THE SHAP SZ HEUNG IDPA 254 HECTARES.

IS

FU TEI AU AND SHA LING IDPA NORTH OF FANLING/SHEUNG SHUI NEW TOWN CROSSING AT MAN KAM TO.

SITUATED IMMEDIATELY ΤΟ TAR AND IS NEAR TO THE BORDER

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THERE IS MOUNTING PRESSURE FOR DEVELOPMENT SUCH AS OPEN STORAGE AND RURAL INDUSTRIES IN THE AREA.

MOREOVER, IMPROPER DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA WOULD FURTHER INCREASE THE RISK OF FLOODING TO THE NEARBY AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.

THEREFORE, THERE IS AN IMMEDIATE NEED TO REGULATE DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA. THE FU TEI AU AND SHA LING IDPA PLAN COVERS AN AREA OF 356 HECTARES.

UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE TOWN PLANNING (AMENDMENT) BILL BE SUBJECT TO 1990, DEVELOPMENT IN CONTRAVENTION OF THE PLANS WOULD ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS UPON COMMENCEMENT OF THE TOWN PLANNING (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE.

ON ENACTMENT, THE IDPA'S WOULD BE INCLUDED IN STATUTORY

AND THE DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION AREAS (DPA),

OF DIRECTOR

PLANNING

ΤΟ LAND

THE COULD THEN SERVE NOTICE REQUIRING REINSTATEMENT OF THE

BEFORE THE CONDITION IT WAS IN IMMEDIATELY

GAZETTING OF THE IDPA PLANS OR RESTORATION OF THE LAND TO HIS SATISFACTION.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT EXISTING USES WOULD BE WITHIN THE

PERMISSION GRANTED BY THE HONOURED WHEN THE IDPA'S ARE INCLUDED INTO STATUTORY DPA'8.

IDPA'S.

DIRECTOR

TOLERATED

WOULD

BE

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