. 16-NOV-1990 19:26
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Speech by H. Martin Lewis, JP
Acting Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands
in the Legislative Council on 7 November 1990
Town Planning (Amendment) Bill 1990
I move the second reading of the Town
(Amendment) Bill 1990.
Planning
2.
Last week in this Council the Secretary for Planning,
Environment and Lands spoke at length on points of principle
relating to this Bill. I do not propose to repeat these points
today, but will concentrate on the technical aspects of the Bil1.
3.
The present Town Planning Ordinance was enacted in 1939
to provide for the systematic preparation and approval of zoning
plans for future lay-out of existing and potential urban areas.
It provides for the appointment of a Town Planning Board;
specifies the contents of the plans that the Board may make;
establishes an exhibition and objection procedure for draft
plans; and sets up a procedure for amendment and approval of .
plans, the granting of planning permission and the right of
review of the Board's refusal.
4.
Control in all the rural and village areas is carried
out through lease conditions and administrative means. Such
control is, however, limited to the construction of buildings on
agricultural land and noxious activities, and does not apply to
situations when a landowner changes the use of his land.
During
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