FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1994
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FOUR DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION AREA PLANS APPROVED
DEVELOPMENT
THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS APPROVED FOUR PERMISSION AREA (DPA) PLANS FOR LAU FAU SHAN AND TSIM BEI TSUI, NAM SANG WAI, KAM TIN SOUTH AND KAM TIN NORTH IN YUEN LONG, THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THEY ARE RURAL AREAS ENGAGED IN OPEN STORAGE AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES MIXED WITH RURAL SETTLEMENTS.
IN RECENT YEARS, MANY FISH PONDS AND AGRICULTURAL LAND HAVE BEEN CONVERTED INTO CAR-REPAIRING YARDS AND CONTAINER STORAGE USE.
"THESE USES HAVE DEGRADED THE RURAL ENVIRONMENT AND CREATED VARIOUS PROBLEMS SUCH AS TRAFFIC CONGESTION, VISUAL BLIGHT AND FLOODING.
"THE DPA PLANS ARE PUBLISHED ΤΟ INTRODUCE PROPER PLANNING CONTROL AND DEVELOPMENT GUIDANCE FOR THE RURAL AREAS AND TO PREVENT THE PROLIFERATION OF UNCO-ORDINATED DEVELOPMENTS SO THAT THE RURAL ENVIRONMENT WILL NOT BE DEGRADED FURTHER, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD SAID.
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THREE SITES OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST (SSSIS) OF ABOUT HECTARES HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED IN TSIM BEI TSUI AND AROUND THE INNER DEEP BAY.
"THESE SITES ARE IMPORTANT EGRETRIES PROVIDING A NESTING PLACE FOR DIFFERENT SPECIES OF EGRET AND HERON IN THE TERRITORY. THEY ARE ALSO THE LARGEST AND THE MOST IMPORTANT DWARF MANGROVE COMMUNITIES IN HONG KONG,
"ALL THE SSSIS ARE LOCATED WITHIN DEEP BAY BUFFER ZONE ONE. THE PLANNING INTENTION FOR BUFFER ZONE ONE IS TO PROTECT THE SPECIAL ECOLOGICAL VALUE OF THE INNER DEEP BAY AREA AND THE MAI PO NATURE RESERVE IN PARTICULAR.
"NEW DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THIS ZONE WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED UNLESS IT IS REQUIRED TO SUPPORT THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL FEATURES IN THE AREA," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
MEANWHILE, 'OPEN STORAGE' ZONES OF ABOUT 22 HECTARES AND SEVEN HECTARES HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED IN THE KAM TIN NORTH DPA PLAN AND THE NAM SANG WAI DPA PLAN RESPECTIVELY TO PROVIDE LAND FOR OPEN STORAGE USES.
OPEN STORAGE USES WHICH HAVE NO ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT WOULD BE PERMITTED THERE.
DEGRADATION, SUCH
STORAGE USES WHICH MAY CAUSE ENVIRONMENTAL AS FOR CAR BREAKING AND DANGEROUS GOODS, WOULD REQUIRE PLANNING PERMISSION FROM THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD.
PLANNING PERMISSION IS ALSO REQURIED 'UNSPECIFIED USES' AREAS EXCEPT THOSE WHICH THE NOTES OF THE PLANS.
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