XN000022-1990-10-12 — Page 29

28

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1990

FURTHER AMENDMENT TO THREE OUTLINE ZONING PLANS

THE

GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL

HAS REFERRED THREE OUTLINE ZONING PLANS FOR TAI PO, TSUEN WAN AND KWAI CHUNG BACK TO THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION AND AMENDMENT.

A TOWN PLANNING BOARD SPOKESMAN SAID THE THREE PLANS WERE NOT YET READY FOR APPROVAL BECAUSE FURTHER AMENDMENTS WERE EXPECTED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

HE ADDED THAT THE BOARD WOULD GIVE FURTHER CONSIDERATION ΤΟ THE PLANS AND DECIDE WHAT AMENDMENTS WOULD BE NECESSARY TO MEET THE PLANNING NEEDS OF THE THREE AREAS.

"POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS MIGHT INCLUDE THE INCORPORATION OF LATEST LAND USE PROPOSALS FOR THE PAK SHEK KOK AREA IN TAI PO AND KAU WAH KENG AREA IN KWAI CHUNG, AS WELL AS THE REZONING OF AN AREA WITHIN THE TSUEN WAN TOWN CENTRE FOR COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT, HE SAID.

UNDER THE TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE, ANY FUTURE AMENDMENTS TO THE THREE PLANS WOULD BE EXHIBITED FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AND ANY PERSON AFFECTED BY THE AMENDMENTS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LODGE OBJECTIONS TO THE BOARD.

ROADS TO BE REBUILT TO IMPROVE MONG KOK TRAFFIC

THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT PROPOSES TO RECONSTRUCT SECTIONS OF THE EXISTING CARRIAGEWAYS ALONG ARRAN STREET, PORTLAND STREET, SHANTUNG STREET, SOY STREET, NATHAN ROAD AND MONG KOK ROAD IN MONG KOK.

THE RECONSTRUCTION WORKS ARE PART OF THE WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR STAGE 4 PHASE I PROJECT.

THE PROPOSED WORKS ALSO INCLUDE:

*

RECONSTRUCTION OF SECTIONS OF EXISTING FOOTWAYS;

*

CONVERSION OF SECTIONS OF EXISTING FOOTWAYS CARRIAGEWAYS, CENTRAL DIVIDERS, ISLANDS AND VERGES;

INTO

CONVERSION OF SECTIONS OF EXISTING CARRIAGEWAYS FOOTWAYS, CENTRAL DIVIDERS, 1SLANDS AND VERGES;

INTO

CONVERSION OF EXISTING CENTRAL DIVIDERS, ISLANDS AND VERGES INTO FOOTWAYS AND CARRIAGEWAY.

/ON COMPLETION,