According to the proposed zoning plan, 40 out of the total 50 hectares would be conservation areas, 2.22 hectares would be used for scientific interests and 7.78 hectares would be assigned for the village zone. The village zone consists of land in each of the five different village areas of Tai Long Wan. However, some areas are considered difficult for housing construction; in particular, the cost would be too high for the transportation of building materials. As the villagers' idea for lowering the cost of housing construction, local people expressed willingness to accept reduction of the inner village zone areas in exchange for land in Ham Tin, one of the villages of Tai Long Wan which is located on the coast. By building a pier in Ham Tin, local people expected that it could serve as a regular means of transportation between their villages and the outside world. Although a pier in Ham Tin was requested, it would not be an all-season facility for the villagers. Mr. Cham raised the point that: "The successful parking as well as utilization rate will be 70 to 80 per cent from May to October, and it will drop down to 10 to 15 per cent during the rest of the year." Still, he believed that it would be better than remaining with only the 2-hour walking path to depend on.
Nonetheless, the planning officials deferred a village house zoning decision for Tai Long Wan, on 4 November 2000, and mentioned that more ecological impact studies would be needed. One of the key factors was because of the rare plant Glochidion philippicum which grows in that area. An English-language daily reported as follows:
A spokesman for the Conservancy Association said the site also had Carex pumila - a plant which grows nowhere else in the territory.
A board spokeswoman said other objections to the plan included a trekkers' group who wanted no developments other than the villages already there.
However, a villagers' group wanted more development potential on the southern tip of the site in Ham Tin.
The present village area is home to just 14 people. After rezoning, it could provide as many as 370 small units with the potential to house 1,000.
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According to the proposed zoning plan, 40 out of the total 50 hectares would be conservation areas, 2.22 hectares would be used for scientific interests and 7.78 hectares would be assigned for the village zone. The village zone consists of land in each of the five different village areas of Tai Long Wan. However, some areas are considered difficult for housing construction; in particular, the cost would be too high for the transportation of building materials. As the villagers' idea. for lowering the cost of housing construction, local people expressed willingness to accept reduction of the inner village zone areas in exchange for land in Ham Tin, one of the villages of Tai Long Wan which is located on the coast. By building of a pier in Ham Tin, local people expected that it could serve as a regular means of transportation between their villages and the outside world. Although a pier in Ham Tin was requested, it would not be an all season facility for the villagers. Mr. Cham raised the point that: "The successful parking as well as utilization rate will be 70 to 80 per cent from May to October, and it will drop down to 10 to 15 per cent during the rest of the year.' Still, he believed that it would be better than remaining with only the 2-hour walking path to depend on.
Nonetheless, the planning officials deferred a village house zoning decision for Tai Long Wan, on 4 November 2000, and mentioned that more ecological impact studies would be needed. One of the key factors was because of the rare plant Glochidion philippicum which grows in that area. An English-language daily reported as follows:
A spokesman for the Conservancy Association said the site also had Carex pumila - a plant which grows nowhere else in the territory.
A board spokeswoman said other objections to the plan included a trekkers' group who wanted no developments other than the villages already there.
However, a villagers' group wanted more development potential on the southern tip of the site in Ham Tin.
The present village area is home to just 14 people. After rezoning, it could provide as many as 370 small units with the potential to house 1,000.
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