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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1993

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COMPARED TO THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED PLOT RATIO IN THE BUILDING (PLANNING) REGULATIONS, THE RECOMMENDED PLOT RATIOS SEEM TO HAVE INDUCED A TIGHTER CONTROL.

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"HOWEVER, IN ACTUAL FACT, THIS IS NOT THE CASE. MANY SITES KOWLOON ACTUALLY CANNOT ACHIEVE THE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE PLOT RATIO IN THE REGULATIONS DUE то THE AHRS. THE LEASE CONDITIONS OR THR RESTRICTIONS IN THE EXISTING OZPS, HE NOTED.

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THE RECOMMENDED PLOT RATIOS ARE INTENDED TO RELEASE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL COMPARED WITH THE RESTRICTIONS UNDER THE TCO, CREATING SOME INCENTIVES FOR REDEVELOPMENT AND ALLOWING A MODERATE LEVEL OF REDEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR WITHOUT LEADING TO A MATERIAL DETERIORATION IN THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENT.

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DR PUN POINTED OUT THAT SOME 79 PER CENT OF RESIDENTIAL 89 PER CENT OF INDUSTRIAL SITES AND 31 PER CENT OF OFFICE SITES HAVE A HIGHER OR EQUIVALENT PERMISSIBLE PLOT RATIO COMPARED WITH WHAT IS

PERMITTED UNDER THE TCO.

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RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN PARTS OF MONG KOK, SHAM SHUI PO, HUNG HOM, TAU KOK AND KOWLOON CITY WOULD GAIN IN PERMISSIBLE PLOT RATIO, THOUGH THE GAIN MAY NOT BE FULLY REALISED UNTIL THE AHRS ARE LIFTED UPON THE RELOCATION OF THE AIRPORT.

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INDUSTRIAL AREAS IN KWUN TONG, KOWLOON BAY AND CHEUNG SHA WHICH ARE IN NEED OF REDEVELOPMENT, WOULD BE THE MAIN "GAINERS"

ALTHOUGH 69 PER CENT OF OFFICE SITES WOULD HAVE LOWER PERMISSIBLE PLOT RATIOS, THE DIFFERENCE WOULD BE LESS THAN ONE IN PLOT RATIO FOR THE MAJORITY.

THE OFFICE SITES SUBJECT TO LOWERED PLOT RATIOS ARK MAINLY LOCATED IN TSIM SHA TSUI AND ALONG THE NATHAN ROAD CORRIDOR.

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THE RESTRICTION ON COMMERCIAL PLOT RATIO IS REQUIRED TO THAT THE OPERATION OF THE MTR WOULD BE WITHIN ITS CAPACITY LIMITS.

ACCORDING TO DR PUN, THE STRATEGIC TRANSPORT NETWORK IN MOST PARTS OF KOWLOON IS ANTICIPATED TO FUNCTION REASONABLY WELL UNDER RECOMMENDED PLOT RATIO CONTROLS.

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ALL DEVELOPMENTS IN KOWLOON COVERED BY THE 16 AMENDMENT OZPS WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROPOSED PLOT RATIO STIPULATED ON THE PLANS, THE CURRENT AHRS AS WELL AS CONTROLS UNDER OTHER PREVAILING LEGISLATION, INCLUDING THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE.

"THE MORE STRINGENT OF THESE CONTROLS WILL APPLY, HE SAID.

THE 16 OZPS HAVE ALSO INCORPORATED OTHER AMENDMENTS TO REFLECT THE LATEST PLANNING INTENTIONS IN THE KOWLOON AREA.

DETAILS OF

DISTRICT PLANNING RELEVANT OZPS ARE KOWLOON.

ALL THE AMENDMENTS ARE DISPLAYED IN THE KOWLOON OFFICE AND THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS. ALSO DISPLAYED AT RESPECTIVE DISTRICT OFFICES

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