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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1990

OF

"DURING RECENT YEARS, WE HAVE SEEN CHANGES IN THE CHARACTER A CONSIDERABLE PROPORTION OF THE NEW TERRITORIES LAND AREA, MAINLY DUE WHICH IN TURN HAS ΤΟ

OF LAND FOR OPEN STORAGE PURPOSE, CONVERSION GIVEN RISE TO OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL

SUPPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURAL

PROBLEMS.

**THE INDICATIONS ARE THAT SUCH ACTIVITIES CONTINUE TO INCREASE," HE SAID.

ARE LIKELY

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MR LEWIS SAID THE GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG AN DEMAND FOR OPEN STORAGE, AND ACCEPTED THAT SUCH ACTIVITIES SERVED ECONOMIC NEED IN HONG KONG.

BE

то HOWEVER, IT WAS EQUALLY NECESSARY FOR SUCH ACTIVITIES PLANNED AND PROVIDED THROUGH PROPER MANAGEMENT OF LAND USE AND TO MEET CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL, INFRASTRUCTURAL AND PLANNING REQUIREMENTS.

RELEVANT

EXISTING

HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD EXAMINED ALL ORDINANCES WITH A VIEW TO THE INTRODUCTION OF SUITABLE AMENDMENTS ACHIEVE THE CONTROL.

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"IT HAS BEEN CONCLUDED THAT ONLY THE TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE IS A SUITABLE VEHICLE FOR SUCH A PURPOSE BUT IN ITS PRESENT FORM CONTAINS NO SUCH POWERS, HE ADDED.

TOWN

то REMEDY THE SITUATION, THE AMENDMENTS CONTAINED IN THE PLANNING (AMENDMENT) BILL WOULD MAKE THE FOLLOWING MAIN CHANGES TO THE EXISTING ORDINANCE:-

FIRST, CLAUSES 2 AND 5 REMOVE THE CONSTRAINTS ORDINANCE RESTRICTING ITS PROVISIONS TO URBAN AND POTENTIAL URBAN

BOARD'S AREAS; AND ADDS TO THE TOWN PLANNING THE DESIGNATION OF DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION AREAS;

IN

THE

DUTIES

ITS

SECONDLY, CLAUSE 4 ALLOWS THE BOARD TO DELEGATE SOME OF DUTIES TO COMMITTEES APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, OR TO PUBLIC OFFICERS;

THIRDLY, CLAUSE 6 (A) EXPANDS THE TYPES OF ZONING WHICH TOWN PLANNING BOARD MAY INCLUDE IN A DRAFT PLAN; AND

THE

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FOURTHLY, CLAUSE

PREPARING DRAFT 8 CREATES PROVISION FOR

OF PLANS DESIGNATING AREAS WITHIN WHICH A PERMISSIVE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CONTROL WOULD THEN APPLY, AND POWERS TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SYSTEM.

THE

BILL ALSO PROPOSES A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS TO

OF OF OPERATION

THE ORDINANCE WITH THE INTRODUCTION DEFINITIONS NEEDED FOR THE EFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ORDINANCE.

IMPROVE THE

A

SERIES OF

CLAUSE PRESCRIBING

PERSON MAY

A

THE PERIOD WITHIN WHICH A APPEAL TO THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL WHEN HE IS AGGRIEVED BY THE DECISION OF THE BOARD ON A REVIEW IS ALSO INCLUDED.

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