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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1991

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TOWN PLANNING MANUAL AVAILABLE FOR SALE

A COMPREHENSIVE TOWN PLANNING MANUAL, THE HONG KONG PLANNING

GUIDELINES STANDARDS AND

(HKPSG), WILL ВЕ, FOR THE FIRST TIME, AVAILABLE FOR SALE TO THE PUBLIC.

TO A THE PUBLICATION, IN A SERIES OF 11 CHAPTERS EACH DEVOTED

WILL BE SOLD PARTICULAR GROUP OR ASPECT OF LAND USES OR FACILITIES,

THREE NOW READY ON AN INDIVIDUAL CHAPTER BASIS, WITH THE FIRST

FOR

PURCHASE.

THE HKPSG IS A GOVERNMENT MANUAL OF CRITERIA THE SCALE, LOCATION AND SITE REQUIREMENTS OF VARIOUS FACILITIES. IT CAN BE APPLIED IN

STUDIES, REVISION OF TOWN PLANS AND DEVELOPMENT CONTROL.

PLANNING

FOR DETERMINING LAND USES AND PREPARATION OR

ALLOCATION OF

THE THE MANUAL PROVIDES AN EQUITABLE BASIS FOR THE SCARCE LAND RESOURCE AS WELL AS LOCATIONAL GUIDELINES THAT CAN USED AS THE CRITERIA FOR DISTRIBUTING VARIOUS TYPES OF LAND FACILITIES.

BE

USES AND

IT WAS ORIGINALLY PREPARED FOR INTERNAL USE. EARLIER THIS YEAR,

FOR THE LAND DEVELOPMENT POLICY COMMITTEE AGREED TO HAVE IT PUBLISHED

INFORMATION SALE SO AS TO DISSEMINATE

ON PLANNING STANDARDS AND

GUIDELINES.

STARTS WITH

OF TOPICS

FACILITIES, LEISURE CONCLUDES WITH ENVIRONMENTAL

THE PUBLICATION'S GENERAL ARRANGEMENT HOME, CONTINUES WITH RELATED COMMUNITY AND WORKPLACES, TRANSPORT AND SERVICES AND QUALITY AND CONSERVATION.

USES AND AND

LAND THE CHAPTERS COVER COMPREHENSIVELY ALL GENERAL FACILITIES, INCLUDING

FULL RANGE OF LOCAL, DISTRICT TERRITORIAL FACILITIES ESSENTIAL TO THE COMMUNITY'S WELL-BEING.

THE

CHAPTER ONE, WHICH IS AN

INTRODUCTION, IS

PROVIDED FREE OF THE

TO FACILITATE

CHARGE TO PURCHASERS OF OTHER CHAPTERS. IT SERVES UNDERSTANDING OF THE PURPOSE AND APPLICATION OF THE HKPSG.

SUBSEQUENT CHAPTERS DEAL WITH SPECIFIC STANDARDS AND

GUIDELINES.

FOR

CHAPTER TWO, RESIDENTIAL

"RESIDENTIAL

DENSITIES

LIKELY

DENSITIES"

TO BE

CONTAINING GUIDELINES IN ACHIEVED

VARIOUS ASSESSING THE RESIDENTIAL ZONES, IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR DESIGN POPULATION OF RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND DISTRICTS.

JUDICIAL,

CHAPTER THREE, "COMMUNITY FACILITIES", COVERS THE STANDARD

EDUCATIONAL, REQUIREMENT OF A WIDE RANGE OF FACILITIES WHICH PROVIDE

CULTURAL,

TO MEDICAL,

PUBLIC SERVICES

COMMUNITY.

AND

SOCIAL

AND

THE

CAN NOW

THE TWO CHAPTERS, AT $24 AND $20 A COPY RESPECTIVELY,

CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, BE PURCHASED FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL.

THE OTHER CHAPTERS WILI. BE READY FOR SALE WITHIN NEXT YEAR.

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