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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1993

TOWN PLANNING BOARD PUBLISHES ANNUAL REPORT

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THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD HAS RECENTLY PUBLISHED AN ANNUAL REPORT THAT GIVES AN ACCOUNT OF ITS WORK LAST YEAR.

THE REPORT ALSO INFORMS THE PUBLIC, PLANNERS AND PLANNING- RELATED PROFESSIONALS OF THE PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT IN STATUTORY PLANNING, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

AND IT PROMOTES PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE STATUTORY PLANNING PRACTICE IN HONG KONG, HE ADDED.

THE ANNUAL REPORT COMPRISES FOUR MAIN PARTS: ESTABLISHMENT AND FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD; PREPARATION OF DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION AREA PLANS ; THE BOARD'S WORK IN 1992; AND SELECTED CASE REPORTS ON RIGHT PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND FOUR OBJECTIONS TO STATUTORY PLANS.

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REPORT ALSO OUTLINES THE EXISTING STATUTORY PLAN-MAKING PROCESS, PLAN IMPLEMENTATION AND THE PLANNING PERMISSION SYSTEM. IT PROVIDES A VALUABLE REFERENCE TO THE STATUTORY PLANNING SYSTEM IN HONG KONG," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE BOARD IS AN INDEPENDENT STATUTORY BODY ESTABLISHED UNDER THE TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE.

ITS MAIN FUNCTIONS ARE TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH SYSTEMATIC OF OUTLINE ZONING PLANS AND DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION AREA

CONVENIENCE PREPARATION PLANS.

THE BOARD ALSO CONSIDERS APPLICATIONS FOR PLANNING PERMISSION AND DEVELOPMENT SCHEME PLANS PREPARED BY THE LAND DEVELOPMENT

CORPORATION.

THE REPORT IS ON SALE AT $38 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, HONG KONG.

GREEN GROUP THANKED FOR CONSERVATION EFFORTS

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LAWRENCE LEE,

THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR TODAY (SUNDAY) THANKED THE CONSERVANCY ASSOCIATION FOR ITS UNFAILING SUPPORT OVER THE PAST YEARS TO THE DEPARTMENT'S NATURE CONSERVATION WORK.

DR LEE DELIVERED HIS VOTE OF THANKS TO THE ASSOCIATION WHEN ADDRESSING THE EMBANKMENT CEREMONY OF THE "WALK FOR THE ENVIRONMENT 1993" AT THE HUNG MUI KUK NATURE TRAIL, TO MARK THE ASSOCIATION'S SILVER JUBILEE.

/HE NOTED