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FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1991

IN ORDER TO COPE WITH THE RAPID EXPANSION OF THE SCHOOL, ANOTHER SCHOOL BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 1936 AT TIN KWONG ROAD, HOMANTIN. THE ORIGINAL SCHOOL WAS RENAMED THE CENTRAL BRITISH SCHOOL. IT WAS DESIGNATED THE KING GEORGE V SCHOOL IN 1948.

ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT CLEAR WHEN THE BUILDING AT NATHAN ROAD VACATED BY THE SCHOOL, RECORDS HAD SHOWN THAT THE BUILDING PROBABLY USED BY THE FAMILY WELFARE SOCIETY AFTER WORLD WAR II.

FROM 1957 UNTIL RECENTLY, IT WAS OCCUPIED BY THE TSIM SHA

ASSOCIATION, KAIFONG WELFARE

WHICH HAS NOW BEEN RELOCATED PURPOSE-BUILT MULTI-STOREY COMPLEX TO THE EAST OF THE BUILDING.

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THE BUILDING HAS BEEN ALLOCATED то THE ANTIQUITIES

AND CULTURE BRANCH, MONUMENTS OFFICE, RECREATION

AS FOR USE

PERMANENT

RESTORATION HOME.

WORK IS BEING CARRIED OUT

THE BY DEPARTMENT AND IT ANTIQUITIES SECTION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED LATER THIS YEAR.

THE ORIGINAL SCHOOL HALL WILL BE USED ΤΟ MOUNT DISPLAY. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES WILL ALSO BE ORGANISED THERE то PROMOTE. PRESERVATION OF HERITAGE IN THE TERRITORY.

0

SHA TIN OZP REFERRED BACK FOR AMENDMENTS

THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS REFERRED THE SHA TIN OUTLINE

IN FOR AMENDMENTS

ORDER TO ZONING PLAN TO THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD

IN THE KEEP ABREAST OF CHANGES IN LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS AREA.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY) SAID THE NEED FOR REFUSE AMENDMENTS WAS MAINLY RELATED TO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF A

BE LOCATED AT TRANSFER STATION (RTS) AND DANGEROUS GOODS GODOWNS TO

CURRENTLY ZONED THE TURRET HILL QUARRY IN, SHA TIN AREA 65B WHICH WAS 'GREEN BELT' ON THE APPROVED PLAN.

THE ON

PROPOSED SITE TO 'OTHER PLAN

TO SO AS

"IN VIEW OF THE SCALE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE RTS, IT IS CONSIDERED MORE APPROPRIATE TO REZONE THE SPECIFIED USES' WITH APPROPRIATE ANNOTATION REFLECT THE PROPOSED RTS USE," HE SAID.

TWO REPLACE THE 11 AND 14 FOR

HE ALSO SAID ADJACENT TO THE RTS DEVELOPMENT, IN AREA 65B,

TO GODOWNS SITES HAD BEEN PROPOSED FOR DANGEROUS GOODS INDUSTRIAL SITES CURRENTLY RESERVED IN SHA TIN AREAS THE SAME PURPOSE.

WAS

ΤΟ CONSIDERED

BE HE EXPLAINED THAT THE PROPOSED AREA

A DANGEROUS GOODS GODOWNS BECAUSE BETTER LOCATION FOR

IT WOULD BE OF THE FURTHER AWAY FROM AREAS OF POPULATION CONCENTRATION. REZONING AREA FROM 'GREEN BELT' TO 'INDUSTRIAL' IS NECESSARY.

/MEANWHILE, IN