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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1993

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CHANGES TO NORTH POINT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN

THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED AMENDMENTS THE NORTH POINT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN.

OF

TO

"THE SITE OF A TWO-STOREY GOVERNMENT BUILDING NEAR THE JUNCTION JAVA ROAD AND KING'S ROAD HAS BEEN REZONED FROM 'GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTION/COMMUNITY' TO ' COMMERCIAL' DUE TO ITS ACCESSIBLE LOCATION AND PROXIMITY TO THE MTR NORTH POINT STATION," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD SAID.

FOUR OTHER SITES AT PAK FUK ROAD, THE EASTERN END OF TIN HAU TEMPLE ROAD,

THE SOUTHERN END OF BRAEMAR HILL ROAD AND THE WESTERN SIDE OF YEE KING ROAD, ALL LARGELY COMPRISING STEEP SLOPES WITH NATURAL

VEGETATION,

BEEN

REZONED

FROM 'GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTION/COMMUNITY' TO 'OPEN SPACE' AND 'GREEN BELT' TO CONSERVE THEIR NATURAL LANDSCAPE.

HAVE

"TO COMPENSATE THE LOSS OF 'GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTION/COMMUNITY' OPPORTUNITIES HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO REZONE THE 'OPEN SPACE' SITE ON WAI TSUI CRESCENT TO 'GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTION/COMMUNITY'.

SITES,

THE HONG

"THE EXISTING ROCK SLOPE AT PAK FUK ROAD ADJOINING KONG FEDERATION OF YOUTH GROUP AND THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG HAS

BEEN

REZONED

FROM

GREEN

BELT'

ΤΟ 'GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTION/COMMUNITY' USE ΤΟ FACILITATE A JOINT REDEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL BY THE TWO ORGANISATIONS," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

OTHER AMENDMENTS INCLUDE REZONING OF TWO STEEP SLOPES AT TIN HAU TEMPLE ROAD/PAK FUK ROAD AND LAI TAK TSUEN ROAD FROM 'OPEN SPACE' TO 'GREEN BELT', DELETION OF THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF TIN HAU TEMPLE ROAD AND BRAEMAR HILL ROAD, AND ADDITION OF A TURNING CIRCLE EASTERN END OF THE EXISTING TIN HAU TEMPLE ROAD TO FACILITATE MOVEMENT.

TO TRAFFIC

THE

THE AMENDMENT PLAN (NO. S/H8/5) AND THE SCHEDULE of AMENDMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UNTIL JANUARY 26 NEXT YEAR AT THE FOLLOWING OFFICES:

* THE HONG KONG DISTRICT PLANNING OFFICE, 11TH FLOOR, LEIGHTON

CENTRE, 77 LEIGHTON ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY;

*

THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, 16TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, CENTRAL;

THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE. GROUND FLOOR, HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL;

THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, EASTERN LAW COURTS BUILDING, 29 TAI ON STREET, SAI WAN HO; AND

THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE, PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, 2 O'BRIEN ROAD.

/ANY PERSON