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LANDS DIVISION

Subject

LANDS AND WORKS BRANCH PROGRESS REPORT

1st February 1982 to 30th April 1982

Purpose

Progress Made & Present Position

Next Quarter Targets

機密

(e) Harbour

Reclamations and Urban Growth

(LW(SPU) 70/61/14)

CONFIDENTIAL

Mid-levels Area:

Geotechnical

Controls on Building

Development

5. Review of the

Streets (Alteration) Ordinance

9/3220/6!

To lift the

statutory moratorium on

building develop- ment in the Mid- levels and to introduce new geotechnical

controls to allow the safe develop- ment of Mid-levels lots within exist- ing lease restric- tions.

On 20th October 1981 following consideration of memorandum XCC(81) 115 (Gloucester Poad flyover) the

(e) Harbour Reclamations and Urban

Growth

Consultants were appointed in March 1982 for a study of the development potential of the inner city areas. A steering group was formed to oversee the study.

LegCo further extended the statutory moratorium until 31st July. EXCO memorandum with draft Bill and Regulations, enabling the new geotechnical controls to be applied under the Buildings Ordinance, has issued.

In view of the defects and defi- ciencies of the Streets (Alteration) Ordinance the Working Group con- cluded that the only sensible course of action was to draft afresh a comprehensive code relating to

(e) Harbour

Reclamations Urban Growth

Consultants to commence study

and

(completion mid- 1983 with two interim reports in 1982).

(a) Bill, Regulations

and Memorandum

to ExCo on 11.5.82.

(b) Bill to LegCo on

19.5.82 and 2.6.82.

(c) Ordinance to be

published on 4.6.82 and Regulations on 5.6.82 and

statutory

moratorium to be revoked simul- taneously.

Discussions with UMELCO if required.

Response to public representations.

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CONFIDENTIAL

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