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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1991

THE OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE SELECTED STRATEGY INCLUDED:

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PROVISION IS MADE FOR THE GROWTH OF THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT THROUGH EXTENSIONS ONTO THE CENTRAL-WAN CHAI RECLAMATION BUT A MAJOR STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE IS TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW OFFICE AND HOTEL NODES AROUND KEY TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE POINTS, FOR EXAMPLE, WEST KOWLOON, DIAMOND HILL AND QUARRY BAY;

AT KWUN TO

PARTS OF CERTAIN OBSOLETE INDUSTRIAL AREAS SUCH AS TONG SOUTH, SAN PO KONG AND CENTRAL KWAI CHUNG WILL HAVE BE REPLANNED AND REDEVELOPED FOR OTHER USES BUT PROVISION IS ALSO MADE FOR NEW, CLEAN, HIGH VALUE-ADDED INDUSTRY NEAR THE KWAI CHUNG CONTAINER PORT AND AT KAI TAK, CLOSE TO PORT FACILITIES;

AREAS WHERE THERE ARE CONCENTRATIONS OF OBSOLETE PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES ESPECIALLY IN EAST KOWLOON AND KWAI CHUNG WILL BE REDEVELOPED BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TO IMPROVED STANDARDS, LINKED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW HOUSING ESTATES ON NEARBY RECLAMATIONS AND THROUGH THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE KAI TAK AIRPORT SITE;

V

MONG

AREAS OF OBSOLETE PRIVATE HOUSING, SUCH AS TO KWA WAN,

AND CENTRAL KOK

TSUEN WAN, WILL BE THINNED

THROUGH OUT REDEVELOPMENT TO NEW TOWN STANDARDS WITHIN THE PLANNING FRAMEWORK OF COMPREHENSIVE ACTION PLANS.

LAND

DEVELOPMENT

THE HOUSING SOCIETY AND PRIVATE DEVELOPERS WILL ALL PLAY A ROLE;

CORPORATION,

THE

ON NEW AREAS OF RECLAMATION AND IN AREAS WHERE COMPRESSIVE REDEVELOPMENT CAN BE ACHIEVED, PROVISION WILL BE MADE FOR AN INTERLINKED

OF OPEN SPACES. THERE WILL ALSO BE A

SYSTEM

TOTAL OF 33 KILOMETRE OF WATERFRONT PROMENADES;

BUT THEIR

SITES FOR A TOTAL OF 15 URBAN FRINGE PARKS

BEEN HAVE

IDENTIFIED

DETAILED FEASIBILITY NEEDS TO BE ESTABLISHED.

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ACHIEVE ITS OBJECTIVES, THERE IS A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE POLICIES, PROGRAMMES, AGENTS AND MECHANISMS AVAILABLE IN THE SECTOR THAT CAN BE DEPLOYED.

OF PUBLIC

AT THE POLICY LEVEL, THE LAND DEVELOPMENT POLICY COMMITTEE WILL FOR THE CONTINUE TO BE THE BODY TO ENDORSE STRATEGIC PLANNING GOALS METRO AREA AND ALSO TO MONITOR AND REVIEW THE ACHIEVEMENT OF METROPLAN OBJECTIVES.

THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD WILL BE HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE SETTING SINCE THE OF

OBJECTIVES FOR METROPLAN AT A DISTRICT PLANNING LEVEL REVIEW OF STATUTORY PLANS WILL BE A MAJOR PART OF THE PROCESS.

LAND

OF WOULD

HE DISCLOSED

A THAT

SPECIAL SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE DEVELOPMENT POLICY COMMITTEE, TO BE CHAIRED BY A DEPUTY SECRETARY

PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS BRANCH HAD BEEN SET UP AND CONCENTRATE INITIALLY ON THE STEPS REQUIRED TO START TRANSLATING METROPLAN'S BROAD CONCEPTS INTO MORE DETAILED PROPOSALS.

/HE SAID

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