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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1991

APPEALS PROCEDURES AGAINST PLANNING PERMISSION REFUSÅL

THE TOWN PLANNING (APPEALS) REGULATIONS 1991 WHICH SET OUT THE PROCEDURES FOR APPEALS UNDER SECTION 17 OF THE TOWN ORDINANCE, WERE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

PLANNING'

(AMENDMENT)

THIS FOLLOWS THE ENACTMENT OF THE TOWN PLANNING

IN JULY THIS YEAR WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE (NO.2) ORDINANCE 1991

AGAINST DECISIONS SETTING UP OF AN APPEAL BOARD TO DEAL WITH APPEALS OF THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD (TPB) ON PLANNING APPLICATIONS.

FOR THE AGAINST THE

THE BASIC APPROACH 18 TO SUBSTITUTE THE APPEAL BOARD GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL AS THE INDEPENDENT CHANNEL OF APPEAL TPB'S DECISION ON PLANNING APPLICATIONS.

THIS ADDRESSES MUCH OF THE CONCERN ON THE INADEQUACIES OF THE ANY APPEAL PRESENT SYSTEM OF APPEALS. THE APPEAL BOARD'S DECISION ON SHALL BE FINAL.

APPELLANT MUST INCLUDE RIGHTS OF WITNESSES, REQUIREMENTY AND PARTICULARS

BE FILED BEFORE

THE REGULATIONS COVER MATTERS THAT AN IN THE NOTICE OF APPEAL, SPECIFY RELATING TO NOTICE OF HEARING HEARING.

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ABANDON THE

OF

FOR AN APPELLANT то THEY ALSO MAKE PROVISIONS WHOLE OR PART OF HIS APPEAL BEFORE THE HEARING, SPECIFY THE EFFECT

THE SECRETÁRY FAILURE TO APPEAR BEFORE THE APPEAL BOARD, AND REQUIRE TO THE APPEAL BOARD TO KEEP A WRITTEN RECORD FOR EACH APPEAL.

BE TABLED AT THE THE REGULATIONS WILL

LEGISLATIVE MEETING ON OCTOBER 23 AND, SUBJECT TO ANY AMENDMENTS MEMBERS COUNCIL MAY HAVE, BECOME EFFECTIVE ON NOVEMBER 18 THIS YEAR.

COUNCIL OF THE

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YAU TSIM BUILDING MANAGEMENT CAMPAIGN STARTS SUNDAY

THE 1991-92 YAU TSIM DISTRICT BUILDING MANAGEMENT PROMOTION CAMPAIGN WILL BEGIN WITH A SEMINAR IN THE HOLIDAY INN GOLDEN MILE, TSIM SHA TSUI ON SUNDAY (OCTOBER 20).

SPONSORED BY THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT BOARD, THE CAMPAIGN IS ORGANISED BY A COMMITTEE COMPRISING DISTRICT BOARD AND AREA COMMITTER MEMBERS, BUILDING MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS, AND THE DISTRICT'g BUILDING MANAGEMENT CO-ORDINATION TEAM.

A LAUNCHING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD

AT

2.30 PM PRIOR TO THE

SEMINAR.

/OFFICIATING AT