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The Town Planning Board today (April 20) announced amendments to the approved Yau Ma Tei Outline Zoning Plan (OZP).
The amendments mainly involve rezoning land at the junction of Princess Margaret Road and Wylie Road from "Comprehensive Development Area" ("CDA") to "Residential (Group B)2" ("R(B)2") and "Road"; rezoning a site at 855-865 Canton Road from "Government, Institution or Community" ("G/IC") to "Residential (Group A)" and an area at Canton Road from "Open Space" ("O") to "G/IC".
Amendments have also be made to the Notes of the Plan. They include deletion of the Notes for the "CDA" zone; revision to the Remarks of the Notes for the "Residential (Group B)" zone to incorporate development restrictions for land zoned as "R(B)2"; refinement to the planning intention in the Notes for the "O" zone and revision to the definitions of "existing use of any land or building" and "existing building" in the covering Notes.
The draft Yau Ma Tei OZP No. S/K2/18 incorporating the amendments is now available for public inspection during office hours at the Secretariat of the Town Planning Board, the Planning Enquiry Counters in North Point and Sha Tin, the Tsuen Wan and West Kowloon District Planning Office and the Yau Tsim Mong District Office.
Any person can make written representation in respect of the amendments to the Secretary of the Town Planning Board on or before June 20, 2007. Representations made to the Town Planning Board will be available for public inspection.
Copies of the draft OZP are available for sale at the Map Publications Centres in North Point and Yau Ma Tei. The electronic version of the OZP can be viewed at the Town Planning Board's website at http://www.info.gov.hk/tpb.
Ends/Friday, April 20, 2007
Issued at HKT 14:45
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