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LAND, PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES

and interested bodies, a seminar was organised to gauge opinions on the future role and location of commercial and industrial activities. The public comments received provide very useful inputs to the final phase of work on Metroplan which will involve, inter alia, the formulation of more specific land use transport proposals and various development guidelines. This work will take account of the results emerging from feasibility studies for major reclamation projects at Central/Wan Chai, West Kowloon and Green Island. The target completion date for the whole study is early 1991.

Territorial Development Strategy

The Territorial Development Strategy provides a broad long-term land use/transport/ environmental framework for the planning and development of the territory. The strategy aims to facilitate the territory to continue its growth as a regional and international city. A comprehensive review of the strategy has commenced to assess the implications of the proposed port and airport development and the current policies on the environment and transport. The changing role of the territory in the context of recent developments in the Pearl River Delta region will also be taken into consideration in the review. On completion of the review, the strategy will lay down the framework for infrastructure provision to satisfy long-term development needs, especially in the distribution of population, employ- ment and economic activities. Sectoral land use policies for housing, industry and offices will be formulated to provide guidelines for future development.

Sub-regional Plan

Since the decision on the replacement airport in Chek Lap Kok and port expansion made in October 1989, the review of the Non-metropolitan Development Strategies (formerly known as Sub-regional Planning Statements) has commenced. The review of the North- West New Territories and South-West New Territories Development Strategies started in early and mid 1990 respectively. It is anticipated that these review studies would each take 18 months to complete. They will comprehensively review the development pressures and opportunities emanating from the Port and Airport Development Strategy and other strategic studies currently being undertaken, as well as the recommendations of the Rural Planning and Improvement Strategy. Each development strategy will comprise a land use/transport/environment plan, with a target design year of 2011 to guide future developments, and will provide a framework for preparation of district plans.

District Planning

Most developments and projects are implemented at district level. Two types of plans, statutory and departmental, are prepared at this level. Their purposes are to regulate and guide types of land use, building volume and development characteristics of individual sites to meet the demand of the territory's growing population, and to ensure adequate provision of community facilities and public utility services.

Statutory outline zoning plans for various districts of the main urban areas are prepared under the provisions of the Town Planning Ordinance at the direction of the Town Plan- ning Board (TPB).

The Metroplan area is now covered by a total of 40 outline zoning plans. They indicate the proposed broad land use patterns and major road systems of particular districts and serve as development guides to public and private investments. They have statutory effect

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