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TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1991

FIRST LDC DEVELOPMENT SCHEME PLAN APPROVED

THE QUEEN'S

ROAD

STREET CENTRAL/JUBILEE

DEVELOPMENT

SCHEME DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY

PLAN, WHICH IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND PREPARED BY THE LAND CORPORATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF URBAN RENEWAL, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL RECENTLY.

THE PLAN

IS

PREPARED UNDER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ORDINANCE.

IT IS TO PROVIDE A

CENTRAL/JUBILEE

QUEEN'S ROAD EXISTING

LAND USE

THE

PROVISIONS

OF

THE LAND

STREET PATTERNS AND

FRAMEWORK FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF

BY RESTRUCTURING ARRA PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES

THE

THE

FOR

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS.

THE PLAN COVERS AN AREA OF ABOUT 0.87 HECTARE

FRINGE OF CENTRAL DISTRICT AND TO THE WEST OF THE CENTRAL MARKET.

ROAD QUEEN'S AREA IS BOUNDED BY JUBILEE

STREET,

LOCATED AT THE THE CENTRAL, GILMAN'S

CHARACTER

CREATED BY

ACTIVITIES

ALONG

NARROW THEM,

LANEWAYS

MOST

AND NOTABLY

THE

THE

BAZAAR AND DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL.

ין

HAS A

TRADING SPEC LALISED CLOTH-SELLING ALLEY IN WING ON STREET.

PRE-WAR SHOPS/RESIDENCES

EXISTING BUILDINGS WITHIN THE AREA ARE

CONDITION,

IN

POOR

LACKING

GENERALLY THREE-STOREY

MANY

BASIC

FACIL ITIFS.

PLAN,

THE AREA WELL BE OPEN SPACES AND A FACILITIES FOR THE HAWKER

BAZAAR,

DAY

ACCORDING TO THE DEVELOPMENT SCHEME RFDPVELOPED FOR OFFICE DEVELOPMENT INCORPORATING AND COMMUN 1TY GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTION RANGE OF

FOOD COOKED

CENTRE,

AS

SHEUNG WAN AREA, SUCH NURSERY AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES.

THE DEVELOPMENT SCHEME PLAN WAS EXHIBITED BY THE TOWN

IN MARCH LAST YEAR.

PLANNING

BOARD FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AND OBJECTION

PRIOR TO ITS

EXHIBITION,

THE CENTRAL

AND WESTERN DISTRICT

BOARD WAS ALSO CONSULTED ON THE PLAN.

DISTRICT

BOARD

MEMBERS

RECOGNISING

THAT COMPREHENSIVE

MUCH-NEEDED

GOVERNMENT,

INSTITUTION

NO HAD

REDEVELOPMENT WOULD

AND COMMUNITY

TO OBJECTION

PLAN, THE PROVIDE THE AND FACILITIES

IMPROVE THE GENERAL, ENVIRONMENT.

BEFORE SUBMITTING THE PLAN TO GOVERNOR

THE CONSIDERED

PLANNING BOARD HAD FULLY

IN COUNCIL. THE TOWN OBJECTIONS LODGED, TAKING AFFECTED AND THE PUBLIC GAINS REDEVELOPMENT AND

INTO ACCOUNT THE INTERESTS OF THOSE WHICH WOULD ONLY BE ACHIEVED THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE REPLANNING OF THE AREA.

/AT PRESENT,