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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1993

LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PLAN FOR MONG KOK APPROVED

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THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (LDC) DEVELOPMENT SCHEME PLAN FOR AN AREA IN MONG KOK UNDER THE TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE PLAN COVERS AN AREA OF 1.59 HECTARES BOUNDED BY ARGYLE STREET, RECLAMATION STREET, SHANTUNG STREET AND PORTLAND STREET.

THE APPROVED "ARGYLE STREET/SHANGHAI STREET DEVELOPMENT SCHEME PLAN" PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK TO RESTRUCTURE THE EXISTING LAND USE PATTERN OF THE OLD AREA AND OPPORTUNITIES IMPROVEMENT.

IT ALSO MAKES PROVISION FOR COMMERCIAL,

FOR ENVIRONMENTAL

OFFICE, GOVERNMENT,

INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES, A PUBLIC OPEN SPACE OF ABOUT 1,100 SQUARE METRES AND A PUBLIC LIGHT BUS TERMINUS.

THE

"THIS IS THE FOURTH LDC DEVELOPMENT SCHEME PLAN APPROVED GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL AND IS THE FIRST ONE APPROVED FOR AN AREA KOWLOON," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE PLAN (NO.

BY

IN

S/K3/LDC 1/2) IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION

FOR ONE WEEK AT THE FOLLOWING OFFICES:

* YAU TSIM/MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICE,

MONG KOK GOVERNMENT OFFICES,

GROUND FLOOR, 30 LUEN WAN STREET, KOWLOON; AND

PLANNING DEPARTMENT,

16TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING,

GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG.

COPIES OF THE PLAN ARE ON SALE AT THE SURVEY AND MAPPING OFFICE, LANDS DEPARTMENT, 14TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON MAP SALES SECTION, 382 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON,

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MAGISTRATES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993 GAZETTED

THE MAGISTRATES (AMENDMENT) BILL

1993,

WHICH SEEKS TO GIVE OF SUMMONSES IN THE

EFFECT TO THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROCESSING MAGISTRACIES, WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

SUMMONSES ARE NOW PROCESSED IN THE MAGISTRACIES BY A

WAS COMPUTERISED CASE AND SUMMONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WHICH

INTRODUCED

LAST YEAR. ON JULY 1

BEFORE THAT DATE SUMMONS ES WERE PROCESSED

MANUALLY.

THE COMPUTERISED CASE AND SUMMONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HAS ΤΟ ВЕ A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT OVER THE MANUAL PROCESSING SUMMONSES.

PROVED

OF

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