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TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1993

THEY INCLUDE REVIEW OF RESIDENTIAL AREAS, COMPREHENSIVE

DENSITY

GUIDELINES FOR PRIVATE REVIEW OF SPECIAL CONTROL AREAS COMMERCIAL FACILITIES IN FO TAN INDUSTRIAL AREA, REDEVELOPMENT OF UNDER-DEVELOPED GOVERNMENT SITES AND PLANNING OF PORT DEVELOPMENTS KOWLOON BAY, TSEUNG KWAN O AND TUEN MUN,

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ELABORATING ON THE MAJOR WORK ITEMS LAST YEAR,

DR PUN POINTED OUT THAT THE INITIAL CONCLUSION FOR COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE WOULD BE PUT INTO THE FORM OF A WHITE BILL FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION LATER THIS YEAR.

THE REPORT ON THE TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY REVIEW WAS EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION IN MID-1993, HE ADDED.

ALSO TO BE RELEASED SHORTLY WILL BE A BILINGUAL "EXECUTIVE SUMMARY" OF THE REVIEW OF THE PORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY.

AS REGARDS THE REVIEW OF THE SOUTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES AND NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, DR PUN SAID HE AIMED TO PRODUCE INTERIM RECOMMENDED STRATEGIES BY MID-1993.

"ACCORDING TO CURRENT WORK PROGRAMME, REVIEW OF THE NORTHEAST NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT WILL BEGIN IN MAY THIS YEAR. THESE SUBREGIONAL, STRATEGIES WILL HELP PROVIDE A BASIS FOR THE CONVERSION OF DPA PLANS INTO STATUTORY OUTLINE ZONING PLANS," HE SAID.

IN THE MAIN URBAN AREAS, DR PUN SAID DEVELOPMENT STATEMENTS FOR WEST KOWLOON AND TSUEN WAN/KWAI TSING HAD BEEN COMPLETED TO TRANSLATE THE METROPLAN CONCEPTS INTO MORE DETAILED DISTRICT PROPOSALS.

THE CONCERNED DISTRICT BOARDS WOULD BE BRIEFED ON THE KEY ITEMS TO BE TACKLED AND WOULD BE FURTHER BRIEFED ON THE MAJOR PROPOSALS BEFORE THE FINAL REPORTS WERE COMPLETED.

REFERRING TO THE DEVELOPMENT STATEMENT FOR SOUTHEAST KOWLOON (COVERING THE KAI TAK AIRPORT SITE, KOWLOON BAY RECLAMATION AND ADJOINING AREAS OF KOWLOON CITY AND ΤΟ KWA WAN), DR PUN SAID A PREFERRED DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT HAD BEEN PRODUCED TO ACCOMMODATE ABOUT 260,000 - 280,000 PEOPLE.

"THE FINAL REPORT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE BY MID-1993. IN ADDITION, GROUND WORK FOR THE PREPARATION OF A DEVELOPMENT STATEMENT FOR HONG KONG ISLAND WEST (THAT IS WESTERN DISTRICT AND THE PROPOSED GREEN ISLAND RECLAMATION) IS UNDER WAY, HE SAID.

OF THE TECHNICAL CATCHMENTS AND WATER DEEP BAY

DR PUN POINTED OUT THAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS REPORT ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OF DEEP BAY AND ITS WOULD PROVIDE A CROSS-BORDER FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH AIR QUALITY PROBLEMS AND ASSOCIATED LAND USE ISSUES AFFECTING AND ITS CATCHMENTS COULD BE DEALT WITH.

GOVERNOR THAT ALL

REFERRING TO THE PERFORMANCE PLEDGE ANNOUNCED BY THE IN HIS POLICY SPEECH LAST YEAR, DR PUN ASSURED THE PUBLIC PLANNING SERVICES WOULD BE DELIVERED AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AND TIMELY AS RESOURCES PERMIT.

/EARLIER, DR