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The Town Planning Board today (May 16) announced amendments to the draft Ma On Shan Outline Zoning Plan (OZP).

The amendments include the rezoning of the areas at the Whitehead headland and near Lok Wo Sha from "Undetermined" ("U") to "Comprehensive Development Area" ("CDA"), "CDA(1)", "Government, Institution or Community" ("G/IC"), "Green Belt", "Conservation Area" ("CA") and "Road", the rezoning of an area bounded by Sai Sha Road and Lok Wo Sha Lane from "Open Space" ("O") to "G/IC", and the rezoning of Nin Wah Road from "Residential (Group C)1" to area shown as "Road".

In addition, a set of Notes for the "CDA" and "CA" zones are incorporated and paragraph (9) of the covering Notes in relation to the "U" zone is deleted.

Some minor boundary adjustments to "Village Type Development", "G/IC" and "O" zones in respective areas have also been made in accordance with the existing and proposed roads.

The draft Ma On Shan OZP No. S/MOS/11, incorporating the amendments, is now available for public inspection during normal office hours at the following locations:

(I) the Secretariat of the Town Planning Board, 15/F, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point;

(ii) the Sha Tin, Tai Po and North District Planning Office, 13/F, Sha Tin Government Offices, 1 Sheung Wo Che Road, Sha Tin;

(iii) the Sha Tin District Office, 4/F, Sha Tin Government Offices, 1 Sheung Wo Che Road, Sha Tin; and

(iv) the Sha Tin Rural Committee, 248 Pai Tau Village, Sha Tin.

Any person affected by the amendments may submit a written objection to the Secretary of the Town Planning Board on or before June 6, 2003.

Copies of the draft OZP are available for sale at the Map Publications Centre in North Point and Yau Ma Tei. The electronic version of the plan is viewable from the Town Planning Board's website at http://www.info.gov.hk/tpb.

End/Friday, May 16, 2003

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