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FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1994

FOR CRANES AND OTHER HEAVY PLANT, MR BLAKE SAID, STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS, SUCH AS REQUIRING THESE HEAVY EQUIPMENT TO BE EXAMINED BY REGISTERED ENGINEERS AND OPERATED BY QUALIFIED OPERATORS, ARE ALSO BEING CONSIDERED FOR IMPROVING SITE SAFETY.

CODES OF PRACTICE FOR SAFE OPERATION AND CARE OF LIFTING EQUIPMENT ARE ALSO BEING PREPARED, HE SAID

THE WORKING GROUP WAS SET UP IN JUNE LAST YEAR TO CONSIDER REGULATIONS AND CONTROL OF CONSTRUCTION SITE HEAVY MACHINERY COULD TIGHTENED.

HOW

BE

IT CONSISTS OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE WORKS BRANCH, LABOUR DEPARTMENT, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, HOUSING DEPARTMENT AND ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THE GROUP HAS BEEN EXPANDED ΤΟ INCLUDE PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION ADVISORY BOARD WHICH THE VIEWS OF THE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS' ASSOCIATION, THE CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION AND THE HONG KONG ELECTRICAL AND CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION.

REFLECTS HONG KONG MECHANICAL

DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN FOR TUNG CHUNG GAZETTED

*

THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THE GAZETTING OF THE DRAFT TUNG CHUNG TOWN CENTRE AREA OUTLINE ZONING PLAN.

PLANNING PRINCIPLES FOR BAY CHUNG

THE DRAFT PLAN ILLUSTRATES THE BROAD DEVELOPMENT IN THE RECLAMATION AREA AROUND TUNG LANTAU.

ON NORTH

THE PLANNING SCHEME AREA EXTENDS FROM ΚΕΙ TAU TOK ON NORTH IT IS BOUNDED LANTAU ISLAND AT THE EAST TO LAU FAU SHA AT THE WEST.

SLOPES MOUNTAIN BY THE FUTURE RECLAMATION LIMIT ON THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH.

THE CHEK CHANNEL.

ON

LAP KOK AIRPORT THE NORTH LANTAU UP THE AREA

THE AREA IS SEPARATED FROM BY A 200-METRE WIDE SEA

LINK PASS THROUGH THE SEA CHANNEL TO AIRPORT BY BRIDGES.

ISLAND EXPRESSWAY WITH THE

WILL

NEW

120

HECTARES, THE AREA WILL

194 THE AREA COVERS A TOTAL LAND AREA OF ABOUT HECTARES OF WHICH ARE RECLAIMED LAND, UPON COMPLETION, HOUSE ABOUT 55,000 PEOPLE.

IN THE DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN, ABOUT 50 HECTARES HAVE BEEN

COMMERCIAL RESERVED FOR RESIDENTIAL,

AND COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AREA USES; ABOUT 16 HECTARES FOR GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTION/COMMUNITY USE;

58 BELT USES;

HECTARES ABOUT 68 HECTARES FOR OPEN SPACE AND GREEN FOR ROADS AND TWO HECTARES FOR OTHER SPECIFIED USES.

THE DRAFT PLAN NO. S/I-TCTC/1 IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE FOLLOWING OFFICES UNTIL MARCH 14:

* PLANNING DEPARTMENT,

ROAD, HONG KONG;

16TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN

/* LANTAU AND