XN000022-1996-01-10 — Page 49

End

36

P

(c)

For a temporary domestic structure covered by a 10-year or longer CLL, a different rebuilding policy is applicable. Subject to the usual planning and environmental considerations, the structure can be rebuilt to a maximum dimension of 37.16 square metres in area and 2 storeys/5.18 metres in height with permanent materials, provided that it has been covered by a CLL and continuously held by the licensee or his immediate family for at least 10 years and there are no valid local objections to the proposed rebuilding. If rebuilding does not fall within the "Village" zone in a Development Permission Area/Outline Zoning Plan, a Section 16 application under the Town Planning Ordinance may be required in respect of the rebuilding. As a general guideline, the areas of rebuilding should exclude all catchment areas, country parks and military ranges.

Under this rebuilding policy, only one balcony, one canopy and one stairhood with a roof are permitted, subject to restrictions in their form and dimensions. Standard health requirements are also imposed. The rebuilt structure will remain temporary in nature and will still be covered by a CLL;

people living in the structures can apply for public rental housing through the General Waiting List or home ownership flats by using "white" forms; and

(d)

the policy of allowing the structures to be "converted" into permanent houses was discontinued in 1979 mainly because it led to an unsatisfactory effect of scattered distribution of village houses. This said, structures can still be rebuilt under the policy mentioned in (b) above. We have no intention to re-instate the former policy.