MONDAY, MAY 23, 1994
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PLANNING APPLICATION FORM AND GUIDANCE NOTES REVISED
THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD HAS REVISED THE FORM AND GUIDANCE NOTES FOR PLANNING APPLICATIONS MADE UNDER SECTION 16 OF THE TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE IN RESPECT OF AREAS COVERED BY OUTLINE ZONING PLAN (OZPS), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY).
NEED
THE SPOKESMAN SAID: "THE CURRENT FORM ONLY CATERS FOR THE OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS IN THE MAIN URBAN AREAS AND NEW TOWNS WHERE BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
"THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON PLANNING PROPOSALS SUCH AS SITE FORMATION AND INFRASTRUCTURAL PROVISIONS.
"WITH THE GRADUAL PUBLICATION OF RURAL OZPS WHICH REPLACE THE DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION AREA PLANS IN THE RURAL NEW TERRITORIES, IT IS NECESSARY TO AMEND THE CURRENT APPLICATION FORM SO THAT THE BOARD WILL HAVE SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
SO FAR, A TOTAL OF THREE RURAL OZPS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED. THEY ARE PING KONG OZP, FA SAM HANG AND KWUN YAM SHAN OZP AND HO CHUNG O2P.
COPIES OF THE REVISED FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, 16TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG; THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD SECRETARIAT, 13TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING; AND THE DISTRICT PLANNING OFFICES OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
WATER STORAGE FIGURE
STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 64.7 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 379.403 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
299. 432
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED CUBIC METRES OF WATER REPRESENTING 51.1 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.
MILLION
CLOSURE OF KWUN TONG UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURE SOUGHT
THE BUILDING AUTHORITY IS SEEKING ΤΟ CLOSE AN UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURE IN KWUN TONG SO THAT IT CAN BE
WITHOUT CAUSING DANGER TO OCCUPANTS AND THE PUBLIC.
DEMOLISHED
THE SINGLE-STOREY STRUCTURE, USED FOR DWELLING PURPOSE, IS ON THE ROOFTOP OF A BUILDING AT 20 YUET WAH STREET.
ORDER FROM THE ON SEPTEMBER
ORDINANCE
A NOTICE OF INTENTION APPLYING FOR A CLOSURE HONG KONG DISTRICT COURT UNDER THE BUILDINGS 27 WAS POSTED ON THE PREMISES TODAY (MONDAY).
DEMOLITION WORK IS EXPECTED TO START AS SOON AS THE CLOSURE ORDER IS ISSUED.
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