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waterfront. Regarding residential developments, major private residential development projects offer about 1.5 km of waterfront that are accessible to the public for recreational use. As for public housing estates, only the Ap Lei Chau Estate and the North Point Estate have direct waterfrontage but they have not been designed with amenity facilities for public enjoyment.
The second part asks whether the Council has any policy on seeking the provision of land along the waterfront, newly reclaimed land and redeveloped urban areas for developing UC promenades and whether there is any town planning policy or legislation which gives priority to promenade use along the waterfront.
On the provision of promenades, the Council has a policy to suitably develop land allocated as open space for community use and the Department has been, acting on behalf of the Urban Council, actively negotiating with the Government for more lands for open space developments which also include waterfront promenades. Current examples are the waterfronts at Western Park Phase II and Siu Sai Wan. As regards town planning policy or legislation, Members may wish to note that one of the objectives of the Metroplan is 'to maximise the amenity and recreational value of the harbour and its shoreline and of urban fringe foothills'.
The third part asks whether the Council's Five Year Capital Works Programme has included projects which will increase the number and area of promenades up to year 2000. According to the Capital Works Programme, the main promenade project will be in Phase I of the Central Reclamation. About 0.41 ha of which will be developed by the Government and another 0.49 ha by the Hong Kong Ferry Co, both of which will be accessible to the public. In addition, there will be public open space development above a pier and above a pedestrian walkway system. There are also other waterfront park developments including Phase II of the park at Western Reclamation, a playground in Stanley and a local open space project at North Ap Lei Chau. These projects together will offer an addition of about 1 km of waterfront for Council's use. Furthermore, much of the waterfront at Hung Hom Reclamation, West Kowloon Reclamation, Wan Chai Reclamation, Siu Sai Wan and Aldrich Bay Reclamation has been reserved for promenade or waterfront park developments. Development of these sites will be included in the Capital Works Programme when more definite land availability dates are known.
The fourth part asks whether the Council has discussed with Marine Department to step up enforcement action against illegal mooring and occupation of waterfront and whether discussion has been held with the Planning Department and the Marine Department to gradually relocate the public cargo working areas in the urban area or to replace them by more space-saving piers to enable the Council to have more waterfront for the development of promenades.
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waterfront. Regarding residential developments, major private residential development projects offer about 1.5 km of waterfront that are accessible to the public for recreational use. As for public housing estates, only the Ap Lei Chau Estate and the North Point Estate have direct waterfrontage but they have not been designed with amenity facilities for public enjoyment.
The second part asks whether the Council has any policy on seeking the provision of land along the waterfront, newly reclaimed land and redeveloped urban areas for developing UC promenades and whether there is any town planning policy or legislation which gives priority to promenade use along the waterfront.
On the provision of promenades, the Council has a policy to suitably develop land allocated as open space for community use and the Department has been, acting on behalf of the Urban Council, actively negotiating with the Government for more lands for open space developments which also include waterfront promenades. Current examples are the waterfronts at Western Park Phase II and Siu Sai Wan. As regards town planning policy or legislation, Members may wish to note that one of the objectives of the Metroplan is 'to maximise the amenity and recreational value of the harbour and its shoreline and of urban fringe foothills'.
The third part asks whether the Council's Five Year Capital Works Programme has included projects which will increase the number and area of promenades up to year 2000. According to the Capital Works Programme, the main promenade project will be in Phase I of the Central Reclamation. About 0.41 ha of which will be developed by the Government and another 0.49 ha by the Hong Kong Ferry Co, both of which will be accessible to the public. In addition, there will be public open space development above a pier and above a pedestrian walkway system. There are also other waterfront park developments including Phase II of the park at Western Reclamation, a playground in Stanley and a local open space project at North Ap Lei Chau. These projects together will offer an addition of about 1 km of waterfront for Council's use. Furthermore, much of the waterfront at Hung Hom Reclamation, West Kowloon Reclamation, Wan Chai Reclamation, Siu Sai Wan and Aldrich Bay Reclamation has been reserved for promenade or waterfront park developments. Development of these sites will be included in the Capital Works Programme when more definite land availability dates are known.
The fourth part asks whether the Council has discussed with Marine Department to step up enforcement action against illegal mooring and occupation of waterfront and whether discussion has been held with the Planning Department and the Marine Department to gradually relocate the public cargo working areas in the urban area or to replace them by more space-saving piers to enable the Council to have more waterfront for the development of promenades.
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