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FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1994

THE AGRICULTURAL LAND IN HO CHUNG VALLEY HAS BEEN MAIN AGRICULTURAL AREAS IN SAI KUNG.

ONE OF

THE

*THE HO CHUNG/LUK

INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES ARE MAINLY LOCATED IN MEI AREAS ADJACENT TO THE HIRAM'S HIGHWAY.

BOARD

SAID:

"THE

HO CHUNG

OZP

IS TO

ACCORDANCE WITH THE

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE REPLACE THE EXISTING HO CHUNG DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION AREA (DPA) PLAN.

"DPA PLANS ARE INTERIM PLANS PREPARED IN PROVISIONS OF THE TOWN PLANNING (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1991.

RURAL

LAND USES IN THE WITHIN THE DPAS

"THE PLANS PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND CONTROL ON

DEVELOPMENTS UNAUTHORISED NEW TERRITORIES.

ARE SUBJECT TO ENDORSEMENT.

"THESE PLANS ARE ONLY EFFECTIVE FOR A

PERIOD OF THREE YEARS

FROM THE DATE OF THEIR PUBLICATION AND ARE TO BE REPLACED BY OZPS.

"

ALTHOUGH THE DPAS

ARE REPLACED

BY

OZPS,

THE ENFORCEMENT

POWERS PROVIDED THEREIN WILL CONTINUE.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE PLANNING

IMPROVEMENT OF RESERVE LAND FOR THE

TYPE VILLAGE RESIDENTIAL FUTURE

AND

INTENTION FOR THE AREA INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES

DEVELOPMENTS.

WAS TO FOR

•

AND

IT WAS ALSO INTENDED TO CONSERVE THE PERIPHERAL HILLSLOPES TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE HO CHUNG VALLEY AND TO PROVIDE PLANNING CONTROL ON THE UNDESIRABLE OPEN STORAGE USES, HE ADDED.

HECTARES

OF LAND HAVE BEEN

ZONED

142 ABOUT ON THE PLAN, 'CONSERVATION AREA TO PROTECT THE EXISTING NATURAL CHARACTER.

STUDY

ONLY USES RELATED TO CONSERVATION PURPOSES SUCH AS FIELD CENTRE, EDUCATION CENTRE AND VISITOR CENTRE ARE PERMITTED AS OF RIGHT.

USES

WHICH

WOULD

IMPACT ON INSIGNIFICANT THOSE

HAVE

SUCH AS TENT CAMPING ENVIRONMENTAL AND INFRASTRUCTURAL PROVISIONS, GROUND MAY BE PERMITTED UPON APPROVAL OF APPLICATION TO THE BOARD.

TO PROTECT THE RICH FLORA AND

HO

THE RARE PLANT OF ENKIANTHUS

A VALLEY,

OF SPECIAL QUINQUEFLORUS IN THE UPPER SCIENTIFIC INTEREST' OF ABOUT THREE HECTARES HAS BEEN DESIGNATED.

CHUNG

'SITE

ACTIVITIES OR USES

WILL

BE

RESTRICTED

то

THOSE

SUSTAIN THE SITE OR TO SERVE EDUCATION PURPOSES.

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HECTARES

OF LAND

ABOUT ADDITION, IN 'AGRICULTURE' TO RETAIN AND SAFEGUARD GOOD ARABLE LAND, ARE CURRENTLY UNDER ACTIVE CULTIVATION.

VILLAGE

TYPE

ALSO THERE ARE

DEVELOPMENT

46 ABOUT

HECTARES

ΤΟ

OF INCLUDE EXISTING

SUITABLE FOR VILLAGE EXPANSION.

NEEDED

TO

HAVE

BEEN ZONED MOST OF WHICH

FOR LAND DESIGNATED

VILLAGE AND AREAS

/OTHER LAND

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