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TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1994

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DEVELOPMENT STATEMENTS FOR THREE METRO DISTRICTS COMPLETED

SENIOR GOVERNMENT

PLANNERS

TODAY

THE

BRIEFED (TUESDAY) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL'S LANDS AND WORKS PANEL ON THE RECENTLY COMPLETED DEVELOPMENT STATEMENTS FOR WEST KOWLOON, SOUTH EAST KOWLOON AND WAN/KWAI TSING.

TSUEN

FOR PLANNING, THE PLANNING DR TED

SECRETARY THE BRIEFING WAS GIVEN BY THE DEPUTY ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS (LAND POLICY), MR CANICE MAK, AND DEPARTMENT'S PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT TOWN PLANNER (TERRITORIAL),

PRYOR.

THE EXPLAINING

BACKGROUND OF THE PREPARATION OF THESE DEVELOPMENT STATEMENTS, DR PRYOR SAID IN SEPTEMBER 1991, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAD APPROVED METROPLAN AS A LAND USE-TRANSPORT-ENVIRONMENTAL

THE METRO AREA OF HONG PLANNING FRAMEWORK FOR RESTRUCTURING ISLAND, KOWLOON, NEW KOWLOON AND TSUEN WAN.

KONG

AND

IN

"MANY PARTS OF THE METRO AREA HAVE BECOME OBSOLETE

DISTRICTS

RESTRUCTURED SHOULD BE METROPLAN ENVISAGES THAT SUCH

IN WEST KOWLOON, ASSOCIATION WITH DEVELOPMENTS ON NEW RECLAMATIONS

WAN CHAI, GREEN ISLAND, HUNG HOM BAY, SOUTH EAST KOWLOON, CENTRAL ALDRICH BAY AND TSUEN WAN BAY.

"DEVELOPMENT STATEMENTS

ARE, THEREFORE, BEING PRODUCED FOR

THE TRANSLATE

BROAD METROPLAN EACH OF THE SEVEN METRO DISTRICTS TO

BE USED CONCEPTS INTO MORE SPECIFIC OUTLINE PROPOSALS WHICH CAN THEN

BASIS FOR DETAILED PLANNING AND

HE AS A

IMPLEMENTATION,"

SAID.

PROJECT

THE THREE

DEVELOPMENT STATEMENTS

THE

то PRESENTED PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

LEGCO TODAY OF THE

SERVE AS FRAMEWORKS TO GUIDE THREE BROAD DISTRICTS UP TO 2001.

ENVIRONMENTAL

THEY DESCRIBE THE MAJOR LAND USES, TRANSPORT AND PROBLEMS AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED IN THE RESPECTIVE METRO DISTRICTS.

OF

RESPECT IMPROVEMENTS,

THEY ALSO STATE THE SECTORAL PLANNING PROPOSALS IN COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS, URBAN RENEWAL, TRANSPORT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS, URBAN DESIGN, LANDSCAPE AND RECREATION.

LAND

MEANWHILE, THE STATEMENTS USE TYPES, PARAMETERS FOR

PROVIDE GUIDELINES IN RESPECT DEVELOPMENT INTENSITIES AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT AREAS FOR WHICH DETAILED LAYOUT OR REDEVELOPMENT

OF

PROPOSALS WILL NEED TO BE PREPARED.

"THESE STATEMENTS WILL, WHERE APPROPRIATE,

SERVE AS A BASIS

FOR PREPARING OR REVISING OUTLINE ZONING PLANS AND OTHER TOWN PLANS.

PLANNING

AND OR REDEVELOPMENT AREAS,

"THEY ALSO PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR DETAILED PROGRAMMING FOR THE DESIGNATED DEVELOPMENT DR PRYOR ADDED.

/DISTRICT BOARDS